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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.]]

'''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]].  

'''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]]'' trilogy.  

He created the land of [[Middle Earth|Middle-earth]] which is inhabited by men, [[elves]], [[dwarves (Middle-earth)|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 created the land of [[Middle Earth|Middle-earth]] which is inhabited by men, [[elves]], [[dwarves (Middle-earth)|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 literary club called the [[Inklings]]. Tolkien and Lewis were good friends, and Tolkien had a large role in Lewis' eventual embracing of [[Christianity]]<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 literary club called the [[Inklings]]. Tolkien and Lewis were good friends, and Tolkien had a large role in Lewis's eventual embracing of [[Christianity]]<ref>''[[Heroes of the Faith, C.S.Lewis]]'' by Sam Wellman, Barbour Publishing, Inc., 1997.  </ref>

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