| | [[Image:Jrrt 1972 pipe.jpg|right|thumb|Tolkien in 1972, in his study at Merton Street.]] | | [[Image:Jrrt 1972 pipe.jpg|right|thumb|Tolkien in 1972, in his study at Merton Street.]] |
| − | '''J.R.R.Tolkien''' (1892-1973) was author of several books such as [[Hobbit|The Hobbit]], [[Silmaril|The Silmarillion]], and [[The Lord of the Rings]]. He was born on January 3, 1892 and died on September 2, 1973. He created the land of Middle-earth which is inhabited by men, elves, dwarves, wizards, goblins and hobbits.<ref> [[The Hobbit]] by J.R.R.Tolkien, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1937. </ref> | + | '''J.R.R. Tolkien''' (1892-1973) was author of several books such as [[The Hobbit]], [[Silmaril|The Silmarillion]], and [[The Lord of the Rings]]. He was born on January 3, 1892 and died on September 2, 1973. He created the land of [[Middle Earth|Middle-earth]] which is inhabited by men, [[elves]], [[dwarves]], [[wizards]], [[goblins]] and [[hobbits]].<ref> [[The Hobbit]] by J.R.R.Tolkien, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1937. </ref> |
| − | He and several others (among them [[C.S.Lewis]]) were members of a club called the Inklings. <ref> [[Heroes of the Faith, C.S.Lewis]] by Sam Wellman, Barbour Publishing, Inc., 1997. </ref> | + | He and several others (among them [[C.S.Lewis]]) were members of a club called the [[Inklings]]. <ref> [[Heroes of the Faith, C.S.Lewis]] by Sam Wellman, Barbour Publishing, Inc., 1997. </ref> |