Tolkien

[ tohl-keen, tol- ]

/ ˈtoʊl kin, ˈtɒl- /

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.
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You almost wish Tolkien had stopped with six dwarves [laughs].
‘No Regrets’: Peter Jackson Says Goodbye to Middle-Earth|Alex Suskind|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There was a bit of an uproar from Tolkien purists about her being included in...
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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|DAILY BEAST

For Tolkien, the tale into which 1914 had plunged him never ended.
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British Dictionary definitions for tolkien

Tolkien

/ (ˈtɒlkiːn) /

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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Tolkien

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