J.R.R. Tolkien had a fascinating life that influenced his famous work The Lord of the Rings. He was born in South Africa in 1892 and moved to England as a child after his mother's death. There he met his future wife Edith and began studying at Oxford University, where he would later teach. Tolkien served in World War I and was deeply affected by his experiences in the trenches of the Somme. After the war he returned to Oxford and eventually published The Hobbit in 1937 and The Lord of the Rings between 1954-1955, which became one of the best-selling works of fiction of all time.

1. TOLKIEN & THE LORD OF THE RINGS:MORE THAN A FAIRY TALE BY ANDREA CAROLINA PLAZAS

5. HismotherconvertedtoCatholicism in 1900.

6. In 1904 hismotherdied.

8. In 1915, Tolkien wasrecruited in the Lancashire Fusiliers and beganhis training in Bedford and Staffordshire.

10. 1930 He begantowrite The Hobbit.

11. 1949 He finished The Lord of The Rings.

12. In 1971 Edith died at theage of 82

20. PRIVATE ASPECTS IN TOLKIEN’S WORK

21. LANGUAGES MIDDLE EARTH

22. THE STORY OF BEREN AND LUTHIEN

23. PITY, TREACHERY, ENEMIES

24. CHARACTERS

25. PLACES