J.R.R. Tolken

In 1919 he received his MA after working on it for two years as an assistant on the Oxford English Dictionary. He now lies beside his wife Edith just north of Oxford (Doughan). There were always people trying to visit him at his house or reporters and photographers trying to get a picture (Doughan). In later interviews with the writer, he stated that he himself was a hobbit at heart, but not in size (Taylor).

In England, Ronald’s mother took up the job of educating him; already a gifted linguist, Mable began tutoring her precocious firstborn son in German, French, and Latin. Many people say that it is because of the horrors of WWI and having to witness his close friends fall around him. ” (Tea Club, Barrovian Society) named after the meeting place where they read each other’s literary works until 1916 (Carpenter). On many occasions he pronounced himself “dead stuck,” he despaired of ever completing his tale, and suspected that if he did succeed in that task, the books would never appeal to more than a handful of readers (Taylor). When he finally retired in 1959 he had hoped for a quiet life but did not find one. Later that year his second son, Michael, was born (Coren 41). On his quest Bilbo happens to find a magic ring, forged by the wicked enchanter Sauron, the Lord of Darkness, from the land of Mordor (Moritz 416). After she died exhausted on November 14, 1904 Ronald and his brother were given to the custody of Father Francis Morgan (Doughan). Ronald eventually became one of the primary reasons for CS Lewis’ return to Christianity (Doughan). This was when he finally created his highest form of Elvish, which is called Qenya (Doughan).