The fantasy writer who invented a world

Read about J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of Middle-Earth.

When the author J.R.R. Tolkien tucked his children into bed at night, he would tell them bedtime stories about a fantasy world called Middle-Earth. Read on to find out about the author and how he invented a fantastical world that has enthralled fans for more than 80 years. Who was J.R.R. Tolkien? John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (known as Ronald to his family) was born on 3 January 1892. He was very interested in languages all his life, and as a teenager he learned several, including Latin, Greek and Finnish. Tolkien was also fascinated by Anglo-Saxon (an old form of English) literature and studied English Language and Literature at Oxford University. After he graduated, he joined the army to fight in the First World War (1914–1918). On his return, he worked…

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