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 ...

September marks half a century since the death of JRR Tolkien, yet signs of him are everywhere – in videogames, software programs, Star Wars and Game of Thrones Wednesday, Jun 25, 2025 New Delhi o C ...

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 ...

JRR Tolkien’s translation of Beowulf, the epic that helped inspire The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, is to be published for the first time almost 90 years after completion.