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'''John Francis Reuel Tolkien''' (November 16, [[1917]] - January 22, [[2003]]) was [[J.R.R. Tolkien|J.R.R.]] and [[Edith Tolkien]]'s first son. He | '''John Francis Reuel Tolkien''' ([[16 November|November 16]], [[1917]] - [[22 January|January 22]], [[2003]]) was [[J.R.R. Tolkien|J.R.R.]] and [[Edith Tolkien]]'s first son. He took his second name after his father's guardian, Father [[Francis Xavier Morgan]].<ref>{{HM|Bio}}</ref> | ||
John often had difficulty falling asleep and his father would come on his bed and tell tales of [[Carrots]], a boy with red hair who climbed into a cuckoo clock and went off on a series of strange adventures | John often had difficulty falling asleep and his father would come on his bed and tell tales. These stories included the tale of [[Carrots]], a boy with red hair who climbed into a cuckoo clock and went off on a series of strange adventures (this was the premise for the character of [[Tom Bombadil]]{{fact}}), and also a tale called "[[The Orgog]]".<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 125</ref> | ||
He was given his Orders as a priest in [[1946]], and read the Mass at his father's funeral at the [[Wolvercote Cemetery]]. His own grave is also in the same cemetery, not far from that of his parents. | |||
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Revision as of 15:08, 13 April 2013
John Francis Reuel Tolkien (November 16, 1917 - January 22, 2003) was J.R.R. and Edith Tolkien's first son. He took his second name after his father's guardian, Father Francis Xavier Morgan.[1]
John often had difficulty falling asleep and his father would come on his bed and tell tales. These stories included the tale of Carrots, a boy with red hair who climbed into a cuckoo clock and went off on a series of strange adventures (this was the premise for the character of Tom Bombadil[source?]), and also a tale called "The Orgog".[2]
He was given his Orders as a priest in 1946, and read the Mass at his father's funeral at the Wolvercote Cemetery. His own grave is also in the same cemetery, not far from that of his parents.
Family Tree
Edith Bratt | J.R.R. Tolkien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Tolkien | Michael Tolkien | Faith Faulconbridge | Christopher Tolkien | Baillie Tolkien | Priscilla Tolkien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simon Tolkien | Adam Tolkien | Rachel Tolkien | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External links
References
- ↑ Humphrey Carpenter, J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 125