Author J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973) led a full life, yet he always put his family first. For over 70 years, he created Middle-earth complete with its own geography, time, languages, and history. Alongside his writing, his vivid illustrations bring his visions into our world.
Besides his fiction, Tolkien was an Oxford don (similar to a U.S. professor) and renowned scholar of Old and Middle English. But perhaps most important to Tolkien was that he was a father.
