J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, served in the First World War and afterwards became a Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University. Author of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, Tolkien died in 1973 at the age of 81.
J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, served in the First World War and afterwards became a Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University. Author of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, Tolkien died in 1973 at the age of 81.