Tolkien - A Man Or A Hobbit? A Short Biography.
...my father bought The
Hobbit, and wanted to read it to me (he is also a big Tolkien fan). Well, the same evening he
began. He read the first chapter, and said goodnight. When he left the room I grabbed the book,
and began to read on my own. Then I was hooked.... I couldn't put the book away until I passed
out, and the first thing in the morning I opened it again. I just loved it. This was so much my
favorite type of writing!
When I was nine, I read The Lord of the Rings for the first time, and it's still outstanding in my
Books' Hall of Fame. I don't know why I'm so passionate about this book, but I love the
atmosphere of Middle-Earth. I would give anything to become a hobbit, and get my own little
underground hole with a green, circular door, eat two breakfasts and take walks in the summer
green forests! Totally, I have read The Lord of the Rings at least four times in Swedish, and once
in English. I will probably read it at least as many more times, before I'm satisfied! It's the same
thing with The Hobbit. I guess I'm addicted. I have also read The Silmarillion, Leaf by Niggle,
Farmer Giles of Ham, and Tales from Middle-Earth (name translated from Swedish. I don't know
the English name). In addition to the books, I have a computer game and a roll playing game
based on Tolkien's writings, and I have a collection of his poems, too. You could say I'm a fanatic,
and being a fanatic involves desire to know as much as possible about the object of my
fanaticism. I have tried to find information about Tolkien's life, especially childhood, that made him
so interested in language. I have also written about his works, and explained my feelings about
them.
Tolkien's Life
Family History
The origin of the Tolkien family is somewhat unclear. Grace, an aunt of Ronald, claimed that the
family originally lived in Germany, with the name Von...
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