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4 giorni fa · Tolkien’s third name, Reuel, is curious and unusual. Evidently, it has been meaningful to Tolkien and his entire family: It was his father’s middle name; his parents gave the name to both their sons; and Tolkien, in turn, gave it to all four of his children, including his daughter, Priscilla.
2 giorni fa · In a letter to his own son J.R.R. Tolkien wrote that his mother was a ‘gifted lady of great beauty and wit, greatly stricken by God with grief and suffering who died in youth of a disease hastened by persecution of her faith.’
20 giu 2024 · A new book from Word on Fire — “Tolkien’s Faith: A Spiritual Biography” — explores the renowned fantasy author’s Catholic faith and how it influenced his stories, delving primarily into Tolkien’s own writings and interviews as well as the testimonies of those who knew him best.
3 giorni fa · Tra le figure d’ispirazione “mariana” di Tolkien non può mancare Éowyn, principessa di Rohan, che è immagine della potenza di Maria nella lotta contro Satana e la sua stirpe, annunciata già nella profezia della Genesi subito dopo il compimento del peccato originale.
14 giu 2024 · John Ronald Reuel Tolkien nacque da una famiglia inglese il 3 gennaio 1892 a Bloemfontein, in Sudafrica. È grazie alla madre, rimasta nel frattempo vedova, che la famiglia si convertì dall’anglicanesimo “alto” e conservatore al cattolicesimo.
29 mag 2024 · Born: January 3, 1892, Bloemfontein, South Africa Died: September 2, 1973 (age 81 years), Bournemouth, United Kingdom Influenced by: G. K. Chesterton, George MacDonald Children: Christopher Tolkien, Priscilla Reuel Tolkien, Michael Tolkien, John Francis Reuel Tolkien Spouse: Edith Tolkien (m. 1916–1971) Double Matted Old Autograph ...
1 giorno fa · The Tolkien Society is an educational charity and literary society devoted to the study and promotion of the life and works of the author and academic J.R.R. Tolkien.
