J.R.R. Tolkienauthor profile |
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| born | December 13, 1901 |
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| died | September 02, 1973 |
| gender | male |
| place of birth | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| website | http://www.tolkiensociety.org/ |
| genre | Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction, Children's Books |
| influences | His love of myths and devout faith came together in his assertion that he believed that mythology is the divine echo of "the Truth". This view was expressed in his poem Mythopoeia, and his idea that myths held "fundamental truths" became a central theme of the Inklings in general. |
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about this author
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, hailed by many as the great linguist of the modern ages,was an English writer, poet, philologist and university professor, best known as the author of the fantasy classics The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. After his death, Tolkien's son, Christopher, published a series of works based on his father's extensive notes and unpublished manuscripts, including The Silmarillion. These, together with The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, form a connected body of tales, poems, fictional histories, invented languages, and literary essays about an imagined world called Arda, and Middle-earth within it. Tolkien applied the word legendarium to the totality of these writings. |
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books by J.R.R. Tolkiencombine editionsavg rating: 4.19 | 146074 ratings | 345 distinct works see all books by J.R.R. Tolkien » |
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quotes by J.R.R. Tolkien
"All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by frost."
— J.R.R. Tolkien
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by frost."
— J.R.R. Tolkien
"Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends."
— J.R.R. Tolkien
— J.R.R. Tolkien
"The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say"
— J.R.R. Tolkien
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say"
— J.R.R. Tolkien