J. R. R. Tolkien : The Living-Dead Who Created A Whole New World

J. R. R. Tolkien is most famous for his works of writing. He had been writing since he was a child, and many of his writings were influenced by a number of events throughout his life.Tolkien has been writing since he was a child. He always had a consuming passion to create a myth for England and a desire to make a new language, history, and mythology.(Hazell and Tuma) Before he became famous as an author,Tolkien was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, and he studied the curse of the Roman gold ring also, he studied and researched a cursed Roman gold ring two years before he wrote The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings.(Kennedy) Not only was he a professor, Tolkien did military and wartime service as a lieutenant for Lancashire Fusiliers from 1915 to 1918. When he was serving the country, he made a collection of incomplete and fragments during World War I.(Cengage Learning) Tolkien loved mythology and the idea of creating a new language;(which led to Lord of the Rings), and he had a traumatic experience in the trenches of World War I. All of these influences led him to becoming a famous cult figure among youths in the twentieth century and a recognized present-day author.

Tolkien’s love for mythology and his idea of creating a new language led him into making stories and tales that were in the Middle English language which took place in Old England. Tolkien always had an interest in academics because it gave a sense of stability. He loved to learn and use his skills of teaching and writing as a way of earning money. He is known for his dramatic recitations for Old English verse.(Jones 16) Many authors and literary writers were historians and geographers. They learned ancient history and geography during Tolkien’s time. Education start...

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