A few facts about J. R. R. Tolkien and the sources where the information was found:
- Born 3 January 1892
- Died 2 September 1973 (aged 81)
- works The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion
- In 1914 the United Kingdom entered the First World War. Tolkien's relatives were shocked when he elected not to immediately volunteer for the British Army.
- settled in England as a child
- Tolkien retired from professorial duties in 1959,
- Some people like to claim that Tolkien’s fantasy epic was influenced by the events of World War II, but the truth is the story was formed earlier than that and was actually influenced greatly by Tolkien’s experiences fighting in World War I
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- All of the people are basically white, except for the dark-skinned orcs that are irredeemably evil. We have even pointed out before that white nationalists have tried to claim The Lord of the Rings supports their views and that the black and white aspect of much of the novel is largely due to Tolkien’s belief that the white race is superior.
- Tolkien is well known for being a writer, and his reputation as a master storyteller is well deserved, but Tolkien was far more interested in language than he was in writing fantasy epics.