![]() He was also a professor of Medieval literature at Oxford University in England. ![]() ![]() Tolkien wasn't just a family man, though. The Hobbit grew out of stories Tolkien had told to his children, so it has much simpler language and story structure than the epic Lord of the Rings. See, in 1937, Tolkien published a kids' book, The Hobbit (definitely check out what we have to say about that one you'll find lots more information on Tolkien's personal biography). He began The Fellowship of the Ring, the first book of the trilogy, with more modest aspirations. Tolkien didn't set out to write one of the foundational texts of modern fantasy literature. So we don't think we're exaggerating when we say that Tolkien's 1954 publication of all three of the Lord of the Rings books was one of the most significant events in popular culture, well, ever. Without Tolkien, we wouldn't have Harry Potter, How to Train Your Dragon, or maybe even Narnia (Tolkien and Narnia inventor C.S. ![]() Those swooping camera shots of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter movies look like clips taken straight from Jackson's vision of Gondor and Barad-dûr – names that will be familiar to you by the time you reach the third book of the trilogy, The Return of the King. We can spot signs of Tolkien's inspiration in everything from World of Warcraft-style online fantasy games to huge CGI sequences imitating Peter Jackson's three Lord of the Rings films. We live in a world flooded with influence from author J.R.R. ![]()
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