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| Video Discription | Top 10 Facts - J. R. R. Tolkien // Top Facts These and other interesting Top Facts you can know in this channel. 1. In 1892, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in South Africa. As a child, people called him Ronald. At just 4 years old, Tolkien’s father passed from a fever, and when he was 12 his mother passed from diabetic complications leaving Tolkien & his brother orphans. 2. Tolkien studied at Oxford, where he spent beyond his means and indebted himself in order to keep up with his friends, who were more financially fortunate than him. 3. Tolkien served in WWI, and was present at the Battle of Somme. During his deployment, he developed a secret code with which he informed Edith of his whereabouts, thus undergoing censorship. 4. Tolkien was a professor at Oxford University between 1925 and 1959, during which he taught between 70 and 136 lectures a year, instead of the 36 annual lectures his contract called for. 5. Tolkien liked to think that The Lord of the Rings was written as if it was translated into English from Westron, which was a common language spoken among Elves, Men, Dwarves, Hobbits, and even Orcs. 6. “You shall not pass” was an allusion to a commonly used propaganda slogan during World War I. 7. When The Hobbit was beginning its translation into German, Tolkien received a letter from the Nazi party that asked him to prove he was Aryan. Tolkien responded that he wished he had Jewish ancestors. 8. Tolkien’s later life was spent dealing with the benefits and troubles of fame. His books had become quite popular, and he received an overwhelming amount of calls and letters. He frequently responded to the enquiries. He jokingly said he wish he had taken an early retirement. 9. Bilbo’s journey across the Misty Mountains is based on a summer holiday Tolkien spent in Switzerland in 1911, hiking from Interlaken to Zermatt. 10. Edith Tolkien died in 1971, and J R R Tolkien died 21 months later. --------------------- video https://youtu.be/EDT1xY-aIeg ------------------------ Recommended Facts 1. Facts about J.K. Rowling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5qgkcYiwvk 2. Facts about Stephen King https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ILStgBHtlk ----------------------------- Please Subscribe : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXv09txvJQyyDM27SeMwVVw?sub_confirmation=1 |
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