Mary Incledon
From Tolkien Gateway
Frieda Mary Incledon (1895-1940) was a cousin of J.R.R. Tolkien. Her mother Edith Mary ('May') Incledon (née Suffield) was an older sister of Mabel Tolkien. Her sister was Marjorie Incledon.[1]
Mary and her sister Marjorie invented the Animalic language and taught some of it to Tolkien.[2] She also created the Nevbosh language with Tolkien.[3]
Later on, Mary Incledon became godmother to John Tolkien. She lived alone in London after having converted to Roman Catholicism She died of cancer in 1940 at the age of 45.[4]
References
- ↑ Christina Scull, Wayne G. Hammond, "Addenda and Corrigenda to The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide (2006) Vol. 1: Chronology", Hammond&Scull.com (accessed 13 February 2021); Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: II. Reader's Guide, p. 424.
- ↑ J. R. R. Tolkien, A Secret Vice (eds. Dimitra Fimi, Andrew Higgins), p. 8-9, 40 [note 18]; Humphrey Carpenter, J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography II.3., "'Private lang.' - and Edith"
- ↑ J. R. R. Tolkien, A Secret Vice (eds. Dimitra Fimi, Andrew Higgins), p. 11; Humphrey Carpenter, J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography II.3., "'Private lang.' - and Edith".
- ↑ J. R. R. Tolkien, A Secret Vice (eds. Dimitra Fimi, Andrew Higgins), p. 40 [note 18]; Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: II. Reader's Guide, p. 424.