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[[File:Michael Tolkien.jpg|thumb|Michael Tolkien at [[The Return of the Ring]], 2012]]
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'''Michael George Reuel Tolkien''' (b. January [[1943]]) is the grandson of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], being the eldest son of [[Michael Tolkien|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 (b. 1969, daughter of [[Irene Ferrier]]) and Ruth (b. 1982, daughter of Rosemary Walters).  Michael is a member of the board of the [[Tolkien Estate]].
'''Michael George Reuel Tolkien''' (b. [[11 January]] [[1943]]) is the grandson of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], being the son of [[Michael Tolkien|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==
==Bibliography==
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* [[1999]]: [[Mallorn 37|''Mallorn'' 37]]
* [[1999]]: [[Mallorn 37|''Mallorn'' 37]]
** ''[[Tolkien: Man and Myth]]'' (review)
** ''[[Tolkien: Man and Myth]]'' (review)
* [[2001]]: ''[[Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees|Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees - Volume 3]]''
** "Eden, Fall, Exile and Beyond" [Speech at the Tolkien Society's Annual Dinner 1998]
==Family Tree==
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==See also==
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (24 April 1957)]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (10 January 1958)]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (6 January 1965)]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (16 September 1965)]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (30 October 1965)]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (29 July 1966)]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (7 January 1970)]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (30 January 1972)]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.michaeltolkien.com/ Michael Tolkien's website]
*[http://www.michaeltolkien.com/ Michael Tolkien's website]
*[[2014]]: ''Men @ Work with Michael Tolkien'', 11 October
**"[http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Men-Work/Episodes/Men-Work-with-Michael-Tolkien Interview with Michael Tolkien]"


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Revision as of 23:00, 21 December 2022

Michael Tolkien at The Return of the Ring, 2012

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

Articles

Family Tree

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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

External links