https://padlet.com/matthewboulis79/rms326ttqsv3 Author of "The Lord of the Rings" en-us 2016-10-31 00:28:10 UTC 2026-01-11 19:31:27 UTC hello@padlet.com matthewboulis79 https://padlet.com/matthewboulis79/rms326ttqsv3/wish/134120978 John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 13th, 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Tolkien was introduced to literature and writing early in his life, therefore Tolkien could read by the age of 4 years old and write fluently soon after. He was an orphan at age 16. Him and his brother lived in boarding homes and one with a Catholic priest. He was on the general side of poverty as a child.]]> 2016-10-31 00:29:19 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewboulis79/rms326ttqsv3/wish/134120978 matthewboulis79 https://padlet.com/matthewboulis79/rms326ttqsv3/wish/134121399 John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is the author of not only The Lord of the Rings series, but also The Hobbit series. Due to the popularity of these books, Tolkien is known to be the "father" of modern fantasy literature. There is a huge fan base for his books and also for the movies, which have made hundreds of millions of dollars. He gained inspiration for writing these books by studying philology and early Germanic literature. The books and movies have been a source of entertainment and sources of inspiration for other books and movies in the fantasy genre.]]> 2016-10-31 00:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewboulis79/rms326ttqsv3/wish/134121399 matthewboulis79 https://padlet.com/matthewboulis79/rms326ttqsv3/wish/134122203 JRR Tolkien served in the British Army from 1915-1920 during the First World War. He was a lieutenant of the Lancashire Fusiliers unit. he had suffered from health problems and had been removed from combat several times. He was deemed medically unfit for general service. He worked on his writing while in the British Army.]]> 2016-10-31 00:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewboulis79/rms326ttqsv3/wish/134122203 matthewboulis79 https://padlet.com/matthewboulis79/rms326ttqsv3/wish/134122895 JRR Tolkien died on September 2nd, 1973 in Bournemouth, U.K. He was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II a commander of the Order of the British Empire. He will always be remembered for his books and for his contributions to the modern fantasy genre.]]> 2016-10-31 00:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewboulis79/rms326ttqsv3/wish/134122895 matthewboulis79 https://padlet.com/matthewboulis79/rms326ttqsv3/wish/134123581 Here is JRR Tolkien being interview about The Lord of the Rings...]]> 2016-10-31 01:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewboulis79/rms326ttqsv3/wish/134123581 matthewboulis79 https://padlet.com/matthewboulis79/rms326ttqsv3/wish/134123672 "Not all those who wander are lost"
-JRR Tolkien]]> 2016-10-31 01:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewboulis79/rms326ttqsv3/wish/134123672 matthewboulis79 https://padlet.com/matthewboulis79/rms326ttqsv3/wish/134125973 2016-10-31 01:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewboulis79/rms326ttqsv3/wish/134125973 matthewboulis79 https://padlet.com/matthewboulis79/rms326ttqsv3/wish/134126667 John Ronald Reuel Tolkien went to Exeter college in Oxford, England and also King Edwards School, an independent day school. He specialized in Old and Middle English. He also became a professor at the University of Oxford. He was  a scholar and writer.]]> 2016-10-31 01:43:19 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewboulis79/rms326ttqsv3/wish/134126667