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    • The Tolkien family is an English family of German descent whose best-known member is J. R. R. Tolkien, Oxford academic and author of the fantasy books The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. See more

    Etymology

    According to Ryszard Derdziński the Tolkien name is of Low Prussian origin and probably means "son/descendant … See more

    Family origins

    The Tolkien family originated in the East Prussian town Kreuzburg (now Slavskoye, Russia) near Königsberg, where the Tolkien name is attested since the 16th century. The verified paternal line of J. R. R. Tolkien starts with … See more

    Notable members

    John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English philologist, writer and professor at the University of Oxford. He was a devout Catholic.
    Much of Tol… See more

    Works cited

    • Atherton, Mark (2014). There and Back Again: J R R Tolkien and the origins of The Hobbit. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-78076-927-1.
    • Carpenter, Humphrey (1977). J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography. New York: Ballantine Books… See more

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