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Line 1: − '''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> − + + + + + − + +
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[[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.]]
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>
'''John Ronald Reuel Tolkien''' (1892-1973) was a professor of the [[Anglo-Saxon language]] and author of several influential [[fantasy]] books such as [[The Hobbit]], [[The Silmarillion]], and [[The Lord of the Rings]].
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> A sometime resident of the [[England|English]] [[Midlands]], Tolkien based his vision of [[Mordor]] on the city of [[Birmingham]], and other parts of Middle-Earth upon other parts of England.
He and several others (among them [[C.S.Lewis]]) were members of a right-wing literary club called the [[Inklings]]. <ref> [[Heroes of the Faith, C.S.Lewis]] by Sam Wellman, Barbour Publishing, Inc., 1997. </ref>
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