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Arthur Tolkien's first choice for his eldest son's second child was Benjamin, after his father. Tolkien's mother, [[Mabel Suffield|Mabel]], who was confident she would receive a daughter, chose ''Rosalind''. This would become ''Ronald'' when the child turned out to be a boy.<ref name="L309"/> Tolkien often used this name as his first name; most of his letters to [[Edith Tolkien|Edith]] were signed ''Ronald'', or simply ''R.''.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Humphrey Carpenter]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (eds.), ''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', [[Letter 1]], note 7 (dated October [[1914]])</ref> | Arthur Tolkien's first choice for his eldest son's second child was Benjamin, after his father. Tolkien's mother, [[Mabel Suffield|Mabel]], who was confident she would receive a daughter, chose ''Rosalind''. This would become ''Ronald'' when the child turned out to be a boy.<ref name="L309"/> Tolkien often used this name as his first name; most of his letters to [[Edith Tolkien|Edith]] were signed ''Ronald'', or simply ''R.''.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Humphrey Carpenter]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (eds.), ''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', [[Letter 1]], note 7 (dated October [[1914]])</ref> | ||
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Despite | Despite its [[wikipedia:Raguel (name)|obvious biblical connotations]], the name ''Reuel'' does not come from any of the people mentioned in the Bible; instead, it was the surname of a friend of John Benjamin.<ref name="L309"/> He gave it to his son Arthur, and both his sons, John and [[Hilary Tolkien|Hilary]] had it. Even most their male children and grandchildren have it. Though this family friend was never identified, Tolkien recalled the name being of Norman origin.<ref name="L309"/> In this light, it might be an early anglification of the surname ''Rouel'', which means "(maker of) small wheels/circular objects".<ref>Marie-Thérèse Morlet, ''Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille'' (1991), translated from the French: "''en général « petite roue », a désigné en anc[ien] fr[ançais] et moy[en] fr[ançais] différents objets en forme de roue, peut être un surnom de fabricant.''"</ref> The "biblical" ''Reuel'' means "Friend of God".<ref>[[wikipedia:Patrick Hanks|Patrick Hanks]], Kate Hardcastle, Flavia Hodges, ''A Dictionary of First Names", [[Oxford University Press]] (2003)</ref> | ||
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J.R.R. Tolkien | |
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Biographical information | |
Born | January 3, 1892 |
Died | September 2, 1973 |
Education | University of Oxford |
Occupation | Professor of Old and Middle English |
Location | Oxford, Leeds, England |
Website | The Tolkien Estate |
- "I felt that Tolkien was like an iceberg, something to be reckoned with above water in both its brilliance and mass and yet so much more below the surface."
- ― Clyde Kilby[1]
Professor Dr. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (1982 - 1973) is the subject of Tolkien Gateway. His life, his works, his family: everything about the man whom fans have named affectionately the Professor can be found here.
Besides creating Arda, The Little Kingdom, and many other wonderful worlds, Tolkien's reading of Beowulf was groundbreaking, and stands as the interpretation of the epic poem to this day[source?].
Life
Youth
South Africa
Birmingham
Oxford
The War
Young Adult
Oxford English Dictionary
University of Oxford
Academics and Fantasy
University of Leeds
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
Back in Oxford
The Price of Fame
The Silmarillion
Voluntary "Hiding"
Death
Character
Faith
Personality
Names
John
The name John was a custom in the Tolkien family. It was usually given to the eldest son of the eldest son. Tolkien's father, Arthur, was the first son of John Benjamin's second marriage; the first son of his first marriage, John, died with only three daughters. As of that moment, the name John went to Arthur's descendants.[2] It passed to Tolkien's first son, John, who became a priest and left no children,[3] so the name John has effectively lost its hereditary signififance.
The name, though Romish in nature, had at first no religious connotations. However, because his birthday (January 3) wasthe Octave of John the Evangelist, Tolkien chose him as his patron.[2]
Ronald
Arthur Tolkien's first choice for his eldest son's second child was Benjamin, after his father. Tolkien's mother, Mabel, who was confident she would receive a daughter, chose Rosalind. This would become Ronald when the child turned out to be a boy.[2] Tolkien often used this name as his first name; most of his letters to Edith were signed Ronald, or simply R..[4]
Reuel
Despite its obvious biblical connotations, the name Reuel does not come from any of the people mentioned in the Bible; instead, it was the surname of a friend of John Benjamin.[2] He gave it to his son Arthur, and both his sons, John and Hilary had it. Even most their male children and grandchildren have it. Though this family friend was never identified, Tolkien recalled the name being of Norman origin.[2] In this light, it might be an early anglification of the surname Rouel, which means "(maker of) small wheels/circular objects".[5] The "biblical" Reuel means "Friend of God".[6]
Tolkien
Other Names
Teacherhood
As an Author
The Philologist
The Veteran
The Christian
Portrayal in Adaptations
2004: The Question of God: Sigmund Freud & C.S. Lewis:
- Ian Bellman plays Tolkien in this film about C.S. Lewis. It stars Simon Jones (of Hitchhiker's Guide fame) as Lewis.
2005: C.S. Lewis: Beyond Narnia:
- In this film, also about Lewis, Ben Lambert and Robert Hickson play the younger and older Tolkien.
Bibliograpgy
Arda
Other fiction
Academic Works
Posthumous Publications
Audio Recordings
See Also
References
- ↑ Clyde Kilby, Tolkien and The Silmarillion, Preface
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 J.R.R. Tolkien, Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 309 (dated January 2, 1969)
- ↑ Humphrey Carpenter, J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography, page 202
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 1, note 7 (dated October 1914)
- ↑ Marie-Thérèse Morlet, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille (1991), translated from the French: "en général « petite roue », a désigné en anc[ien] fr[ançais] et moy[en] fr[ançais] différents objets en forme de roue, peut être un surnom de fabricant."
- ↑ Patrick Hanks, Kate Hardcastle, Flavia Hodges, A Dictionary of First Names", Oxford University Press (2003)