j.r.r. tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born January 3rd, 1892, in Bloemfontein ,
South Africa. His parents were Arthur and Mabel Tolkien. Hilary John’s brother
was born when he was 3. Tolkien probably didn’t remember his town of birth very
well because at the age of four his father died so they moved to the West Midlands
in England. This was a mixture of industrial and rural area. Shortly after that they
moved to more pleasant Birmingham suburb of Edgebaston. Tolkien’s family didn’t
live well but they were not in poverty.
In 1904, something tragic happened, Mabel Tolkien was diagnosed with
diabetes which was incurable. She died later on that year which left her two boys
orphaned. The family’s Catholic minister looked after the boys, but they were
South Africa. His parents were Arthur and Mabel Tolkien. Hilary John’s brother
was born when he was 3. Tolkien probably didn’t remember his town of birth very
well because at the age of four his father died so they moved to the West Midlands
in England. This was a mixture of industrial and rural area. Shortly after that they
moved to more pleasant Birmingham suburb of Edgebaston. Tolkien’s family didn’t
live well but they were not in poverty.
In 1904, something tragic happened, Mabel Tolkien was diagnosed with
diabetes which was incurable. She died later on that year which left her two boys
orphaned. The family’s Catholic minister looked after the boys, but they were
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up his own languages. When Tolkien was sixteen he became close with a friend
Edith Bratt. His minister, Father Francis found out about this and disallowed him
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