J. R. R. Tolkien (1892 - 1973)

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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born of British parents in Bloemfontein, South Africa in January of 1892, but moved with his mother, Mabel Tolkien, to England, at the age of three. Tolkien lost his father when he was very young. In 1904 Tolkien's mother died, and the young John Ronald Reuel moved with his brother Hilary to his aunt's home in England (the West Midlands). Then they moved to the Birmingham suburb of Edgbaston. Mabel and her children became estranged from both sides of the family in.. Continue..

Some of J. R. R. Tolkien Poems

All That is Gold Does Not Glitter

All Woods Must Fail

All Ye Joyful

Athelas

Bath-Song

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	A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid.

- J. R. R. Tolkien

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