J.+R.+R.+Tolkien

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In Bloemfontein, South Africa J. R. R. Tolkien was born. January 3, 1892 would be the day that was published in all the backs of his books as his birthday. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien spent his early years in Worcestershire country of England. Mr. Tolkien grew from the roots of his mother; she taught him his earliest recognition of imagination. He began to be able to manifest his thoughts when he attended King Edward’s School, learning the proper techniques and grammar to express himself. Once he began to attend Exeter College where he met Joseph Wright. Under his direction, Mr. Tolkien said his “Elvish language” began to formulate.

Critical Issue
After teaching at Oxford University, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien’s rise to fame really is depicted through his literary masterpiece, The Fellowship of the Ring.n the Third Age of the Middle Earth, the story focuses on a ring torn between good and evil. For some, this ring will lead them to vanish from the world, while other will be able to control the world under their gold plated finger. As you can imagine, the story plays out into a struggle between the ring’s betrothed. Frodo, the proclaimed good guy, must protect the world from the ring’s powers in the hands of the Lord of Mordor. This story set the pace for Mr. Tolkien’s career. Ultimately, this book would result in the three volume, The Lord of the Rings, saga.

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The idea for such a story was derived from a lecture on fairy tales at the University of Glasgow. On that day, in 1938, the creative juices began to flow. In 1966 The Fellowship of the Ring began to flourish, and the world was baffled. “This year, the unquestioned literary god on college campuses is a three-foot-high creature with long curly hair on his feet, a passion for six vast meals a day, and the improbable name of Frodo Baggins. And would you believe that Frodo is a hobbit?” was TIME magazines reaction to the unorthodox tale. In actuality the story had been published twelve years prior to the uprising. But with all great stories, they ripen with age. 


 Yet, despite its delayed success, a printed paperback was sent to the stores. The Lord of The Rings then sold 250,000 copies within ten months; as said by J. R. R. Tolkien, “in a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” The Lord of the Rings seemed to reach its pinnacle when buttons proclaiming “Froto Lives” and “Go Go Gandalf” could be seen on jackets. This 500,000 word collection was not of ordinary linguistics. A new language, as mentioned in the Background, had even begun to percolate. I will now leave you with a common Elvish salutation, “May the hair on your toes grow ever longer.”

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