3. Influences of
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Born January 3, 1892 in South Africa. Settled in England at age 4 after his
father’s death.
Fought in WWI, seeing combat and casualties.
Specialized in Anglo Saxon and Germanic languages in college,
later as a professor at Oxford.
Began a writing club at Oxford with C.S. Lewis and Owen
Barfield.
"Every path you've trod, through wilderness, through war, has led to this road.”
- Elrond
