Aside from writing, he was a professor of English language. He worked on the Oxford English Dictionary and then in 1925 went to Pembroke College, Oxford as Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon. He was there until 1945 where he moved to Merton College, Oxford to be Merton Professor of English Language and Literature. He retired in 1959.
J.R.R. Tolkien drew inspiration for 'The Lord of the Rings' from various sources, including his academic background in philology, mythology, and folklore. His experiences in World War I, his Catholic faith, and his love for nature also influenced his creation of Middle-earth and its epic story. Additionally, Tolkien was influenced by Old English literature, Norse mythology, and his personal relationships and experiences.
It had many inspirations from the many parts of his life. One of these was World War I. He also put in themes from Catholicism and Christianity, as well as the effects of industrialization on the land.
Lord of the Rings was believed to have been partially influenced by World War I because it was while fighting in the trenches that Tolkien saw, and began recording, some of the most horrific scenes and sounds of war which later could be seen in the novel. Tolkien himself did not see Lord of the Rings as an allegory for either of the World Wars. As an author, however, he was sure to be influenced by what he experienced personally.
Similarly, Tolkien himself denied there were any influences between his work and his Christian faith. Yet, because of the theme of good versus evil, the link is there, even if unintentional.
It could be said that much of Tolkien's inspiration for Lord of the Rings came from a variety of influences, among them:
Tolkien was a philologist - he studied the origin and development of words and language. He was a professor at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities at various times, and continued his work after The Lord of the Rings was published.
Tolkien told bedtime stories he made up to his kids. The kids the told their father to actually write it. The kids constantly made corrections and edits to their father's works.
Gandalf
I don't know all of them but I know lord of the rings, the hobbit, and the simerilion
The town known as "Hobbiton" in J.R.R Tolkiens, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, was set in Matamata, New Zealand.
The Lord of the Rings as a film trilogy has been permanently closed; aka they will not make anymore Lord of the Rings movies. However, the prequel to the Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, has been planned and is slated for release sometime in 2010. An in-between movie is in the works as well. See related links for more info.
He is most famous for writing the Lord of the Rings.
The capital city of Thalland, if it is meant the Land in Tolkiens Lord Of The Rings, is Thal. If it is meant the historical landscape Dalarna (Dalekarlien) of medieval Sweden it may have been Stora Tuna.
Yes. 'The Lord of the Rings' along with the other Tolkien writing related to Middle-earth are a legend (or legendarium), and, collectively, it is also know as mythology or fantasy.
Tolkien pictured 'Arda' as being the Earth as we know it many thousands of years ago.
The Lord of the Rings trilogy of films were filmed in New Zealand between 2001 and 2003 : The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) , The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers (2002) and The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King (2003) .
lego lord of the rings
Shrek was not in Lord of the Rings.
The first ever Lord of the Rings movie was The Lord of the Rings (1978), but of the trilogy starting in 2001, the first movie was called The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.