John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, creator of a world. When someone who knows Tolkien is asked about his works, one thought comes to mind, Middle Earth. This was the playground in his mind that such vivid descriptions of fantasylands came from. It is the base of his most well known stories, where dreams are just the norm. J.R.R. may owe much of his success to his diverse beginnings. On April 16, 1891, Mabel Suffield and Arthur Reuel Tolkien were married in Bloemfontein, South Africa. They soon gave birth to John Ronald Reuel Tolkien on January 3, 1892, who was christened later...
in a private hospital in Bournemouth.

After his death, The Silmarillion 1977, which presents the mythological beginnings of Middle Earth, and Unfinished Tales 1980, which contains unincorporated stories, were edited and completed by Tolkien"s son, Christopher Tolkien.

Tolkien was a professor of English at Oxford, husband, father of four, and a "Maker of A World". Through his words, we can live through another time of magic, elves, dwarves, goblins, dragons, and hobbits. He created his books with the very essence of "fantasy" in them. If you have yet to experience Tolkien"s brilliance, do yourself a favor, look him up!