There are plenty of things even the most ardent fans don't know about The Lord of the Rings author John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, who was born on January 3, 1892.Here are 10 of them. 1. J.R.R. Tolkien ...

For many of us, it began with a hole – a hobbit hole. But for J.R.R. Tolkien, he started elsewhere. Born on Jan. 3, 1892, in South Africa, Tolkien had a difficult childhood. While he may be b… ...

Click through this gallery and read up on the life and work of J.R.R. Tolkien, ... StarsInsider. Interesting facts about J.R.R. Tolkien. Story by Stars Insider • 2w. 1 / 30 ...

1. The initials of JRR Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings, stand for John Ronald Reuel. 2. The family name Reuel means “son of God” in Hebrew. It was one name of Moses’s ...

Jan. 3, 2016 marks the 125th birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien, author of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings." The famous writer lived an eventful life, from his young traumas of being orphaned and ...

The ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy hit that increasingly rare sweet spot between the critics and the box office, combining to win 30 Oscars and gross $2.9 billion worldwide. To this day, it ...

J.R.R. Tolkien, the acclaimed fantasy writer best known for his “Lord of the Rings” trilogy and “the Hobbit,” would have celebrated his 125th birthday Tuesday were he alive.

Actors Sir Ian McKellen and Martin Freeman are leading a £4.5m crowdfunding campaign to buy JRR Tolkien's former home in north Oxford.