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'''Adam Tolkien''' is the son of [[Christopher Tolkien]], brother to [[Rachel Tolkien]] and brother in-law to [[Simon Tolkien]]. This makes [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] his great-grandfather.
[[Image:Adam Tolkien.jpg|thumb|Adam Tolkien being interviewed in 2007.]]
'''Adam Reuel Tolkien''' (born [[13 March]] [[1969]]) is the son of [[Christopher Tolkien]], brother to [[Rachel Tolkien]] and half brother to [[Simon Tolkien]]. He is a lighting engineer by profession, but has also translated into French several works of his grandfather: ''[[Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien]]'' (1994), ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]'' (1995), and ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]'' (1998). In the preface to ''[[The Children of Húrin]]'' he is also credited as having helped his father edit his grandfather's notes. On the [https://www.tolkienestate.com/en/paths/credits.html Tolkien Estate website], he is also credited: 'The original idea of the website, its structure, its organization, and its content was conceived by Adam Tolkien. He coordinated the project...' In November 2019 he delivered [https://www.bnf.fr/fr/mediatheque/carte-blanche-adam-tolkien a conference] in relation to the exhibition 'Tolkien : Voyage en Terre du Milieu' at the Bibliotheque nationale de France.
 
==Family Tree==
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{{familytree| | | | | | | | SIT | | | ADT | | RAT |SIT=[[Simon Tolkien]]|ADT=[[Adam Tolkien]]|RAT=[[Rachel Tolkien]]}}
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==See also==
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1000074611 "On The Children of Húrin" by Adam Tolkien ]
* [http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/825-Adam-Tolkien-Interview.php Adam Tolkien Interview]
* [https://www.bnf.fr/fr/mediatheque/carte-blanche-adam-tolkien video recording of the conference at the Bibliotheque nationale de France]
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Latest revision as of 18:21, 22 January 2021

Adam Tolkien being interviewed in 2007.

Adam Reuel Tolkien (born 13 March 1969) is the son of Christopher Tolkien, brother to Rachel Tolkien and half brother to Simon Tolkien. He is a lighting engineer by profession, but has also translated into French several works of his grandfather: Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien (1994), The Book of Lost Tales Part One (1995), and The Book of Lost Tales Part Two (1998). In the preface to The Children of Húrin he is also credited as having helped his father edit his grandfather's notes. On the Tolkien Estate website, he is also credited: 'The original idea of the website, its structure, its organization, and its content was conceived by Adam Tolkien. He coordinated the project...' In November 2019 he delivered a conference in relation to the exhibition 'Tolkien : Voyage en Terre du Milieu' at the Bibliotheque nationale de France.

Family Tree[edit | edit source]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Edith Bratt
 
J.R.R. Tolkien
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Tolkien
 
Michael Tolkien
 
Faith Faulconbridge
 
Christopher Tolkien
 
Baillie Tolkien
 
Priscilla Tolkien
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Simon Tolkien
 
 
Adam Tolkien
 
Rachel Tolkien


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