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… ...

We may know him best for giving us the world of Middle-earth, but J.R.R. Tolkien was a man of many talents. As an esteemed scholastic linguist, he gave an influential lecture at Oxford about the ...

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 ...

J.R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is generally considered to be the crème de la crème of fantasy epics, and served to define the genre for all who came afterward. Yet for all of LOTR's ...

To this day, it remains a landmark series that revitalized fantasy in pop culture and introducting J.R.R. Tolkien to a new generation. In celebration of its 15th anniversary, here are 15 facts ...

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.

There are two types of authors: those whose lives are better known than their writing, and those whose books are more famous than they are. J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), the author of The Lord of ...

Top 10 facts about JRR Tolkien Not only is today Hobbit Day (as September 22 was the birthday of both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins) but the entire week is celebrated (by the American TolkienSociety at ...

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 ...

Fans of fantasy novels long had an affinity for the work of J.R.R. Tolkien. As kids, they likely read “The Hobbit,” and then, in time, they graduated to “Lord of the Rings.” Could Tolkien ...

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.