Michael George Tolkien
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Michael George Reuel Tolkien (b. 11 January 1943) is the grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien, being the son of Michael H.R. Tolkien. Michael was born in Birmingham, raised in a rural community in the Chiltern Hills, and then moved several times due to his father's changes of employment.
Michael is a poet and author of several books. He retired in 1994 due to ill health. He has been married three times since 1967 and has two daughters, Catherine and Ruth. Michael is a member of the board of the Tolkien Estate.
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
Articles[edit | edit source]
- 1998: Mallorn 36
- The making of modern children's literature: J.R.R. Tolkien (review)
- 1999: Mallorn 37
- Tolkien: Man and Myth (review)
- 2001: Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees - Volume 3
- "Eden, Fall, Exile and Beyond" [Speech at the Tolkien Society's Annual Dinner 1998]
Family Tree[edit | edit source]
Edith Bratt | J.R.R. Tolkien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Tolkien | Joan Griffiths | Michael Tolkien | Christopher Tolkien | Priscilla Tolkien | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joanna Tolkien | Hugh Baker | Irene Ferrier | Michael George Tolkien | Rosemary Walters | Judith Tolkien | Alan Crombleholme | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
- Michael Tolkien's website
- 2014: Men @ Work with Michael Tolkien, 11 October