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    This document provides a timeline of important events in J.R.R. Tolkien's life: 1. He was born in South Africa in 1892 and moved to England as a child after his father died. He began inventing languages as a youth and attended Oxford University, where he met friends who inspired parts of his legendarium. 2. During World War I, Tolkien served in the British army and saw combat in the Battle of Somme. After being discharged due to illness in 1916, he began developing his legendarium in earnest. 3. In the following decades, Tolkien wrote and published his famous works like The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy while

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    This document provides a timeline of important events in J.R.R. Tolkien's life: 1. He was born in South Africa in 1892 and moved to England as a child after his father died. He began inventing languages as a youth and attended Oxford University, where he met friends who inspired parts of his legendarium. 2. During World War I, Tolkien served in the British army and saw combat in the Battle of Somme. After being discharged due to illness in 1916, he began developing his legendarium in earnest. 3. In the following decades, Tolkien wrote and published his famous works like The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy while

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    Tolkien Timeline

    Transféré par

    jihaneabouzeid
    This document provides a timeline of important events in J.R.R. Tolkien's life: 1. He was born in South Africa in 1892 and moved to England as a child after his father died. He began inventing languages as a youth and attended Oxford University, where he met friends who inspired parts of his legendarium. 2. During World War I, Tolkien served in the British army and saw combat in the Battle of Somme. After being discharged due to illness in 1916, he began developing his legendarium in earnest. 3. In the following decades, Tolkien wrote and published his famous works like The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy while

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    Tolkien Time-line
    1892. January 3. J.R.R.T. born Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now S. Africa) to Arthur and Mabel Tolkien 1895. April. Mother and 2 sons (JRRT and Hilary) to England, stay with mothers family in Birmingham 1896. 15 February. Arthur Tolkien, ill with rheumatic fever, dies in Bloemfontein. 1896. Summer. Mabel and sons move to Sarehole Mill outside Birmingham. At some time in this period Tolkien begins inventing languages 1900. June. Mabel converts to Catholicism, precipitating breach with family 1900. September JRRT enters King Edwards School. Family moves back to Birmingham. 1904. November. Mabel, ill with diabetes, dies at age 34, leaving sons in care of Fr. Francis Morgan 1905. J.R.R.T. meets Christopher Wiseman at King Edwards. 1908. J.R.R.T. meets Edith Bratt 1909 . Fr. Francis orders no contact with Edith until J.R.R.T. 21. 19 11. Formation of TCBS: JRRT, Wiseman, Rob Gilson, G.B. Smith J.R.R.T. reads Kalevala at King Edwards Autumn. Goes up to Oxford. 25 November. Checks out Eliot's A Finnish Grammar from Exeter College Library. 1912-14. Begins "The Story of Kullervo." 1913. 21st birthday. Reunion with Edith on 8 January. 1914 . 4 August. World War I begins. September. Writes The Voyage of Earendel. October. At work on "The Story of Kullervo." December. Council of London last meeting of TCBS. 1915. JRRT gets First Class Honors in Oxford finals. Begins military training. Writes The Shores of Faery. 1916. 22 March Tolkien and Edith married 4 June leaves for France and war. 1 July Battle of the Somme begins. 20,000 allied troops killed. Rob Gilson killed. November 8 JRRT sent home to England with trench fever. November 29 G. B. Smith wounded, dies December 3. 1917. JRRT begins The Book of Lost Tales which becomes The Silmarillion November 16. Birth of eldest son John. 1918. 11 November. Armistice.

    2 JRRT discharged from army. Returns to Oxford. Works on OED. 1920. Appointment at Leeds University. October. Birth of second son Michael. 1922. Begins collaboration with E.V. Gordon on edition of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. 1924. November 21. Birth of third son Christopher. 1925. Moves to Oxford as Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and Fellow of Pembroke College. Roverandom begun on summer vacation. 1926. Friendship with C.S. Lewis 1929. June 18. Birth of daughter Priscilla. 1930. Begins story of The Hobbit for his children. 1932. Uncompleted Hobbit read by C.S. Lewis Writes and illustrates Mr. Bliss. Farmer Giles of Ham begun some time in 30s. 1936. October. The Hobbit in completed state sent to Allen & Unwin. 9-year-old Rayner Unwin's review recommends publication. November. Delivers Gollancz Memorial Lecture Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics to British Academy. 1937. September The Hobbit published by Allen & Unwin. December Tolkien starts new Hobbit (Lord of the Rings) at publishers request. 1939. March. Delivers Andrew Lang Lecture On Fairy-stories at University of St. Andrews, Scotland. September. World War II begins. 1945. 9 May. V-E Day. Germany surrenders and the European war ends. 6 Aug. Hiroshima. Tolkien becomes Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College. Writes Leaf by Niggle. 1949. Completes The Lord of the Rings. 1954. The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers published 1955. The Return of the King published. 1959. Retires from Merton College 1964-67. Writes Smith of Wootton Major. 1971. November. Edith Tolkien dies. 1973. 2 September. JRR Tolkien dies.

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