Tolkien

[tohl-keen, tol-]

noun

J(ohn) R(onald) R(eu·el) [roo-uh l] /ˈru əl/, 1892–1973, English novelist, philologist, and teacher, born in South Africa.

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Tolkien, channeling something similar, conjured the Eye of Sauron.
McConaughey’s ‘Stand’—And Ours
James Poulos
December 5, 2014
You almost wish Tolkien had stopped with six dwarves [laughs].
‘No Regrets’: Peter Jackson Says Goodbye to Middle-Earth
Alex Suskind
December 4, 2014
There was a bit of an uproar from Tolkien purists about her being included in...
‘No Regrets’: Peter Jackson Says Goodbye to Middle-Earth
Alex Suskind
December 4, 2014
Smith survived the night patrol, and met Tolkien again on the fringes of the Battle of the Somme that summer.
Why World War I Is at the Heart of ‘Lord of the Rings’
John Garth
July 29, 2014
For Tolkien, the tale into which 1914 had plunged him never ended.
Why World War I Is at the Heart of ‘Lord of the Rings’
John Garth
July 29, 2014

British Dictionary definitions for tolkien

Tolkien

noun

J (ohn) R (onald) R (euel). 1892–1973, British philologist and writer, born in South Africa. He is best known for The Hobbit (1937), the trilogy The Lord of the Rings (1954–55), and the posthumously published The Silmarillion (1977)

Derived FormsTolkienesque, adjective

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