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Christopher Tolkien

Christopher John Reuel Tolkien, was born on November 21, 1924, to John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, and Edith Mary Tolkien (January 21, 1889-November 29, 1971), their third and youngest son. He has taught at Oxford University, where his father was a professor, and is sole literary executor of his fathers works, which he edits and provides commentary on.

He drew the original maps for his father's The Lord of the Rings, which he signed C. J. R. T. The J. stands for John, a baptismal name that he does not ordinarily use.
[Sources: Wikipedia, back flap(s) of his publications.]

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literary scholar, writer, and editor (1924–2020)

Born 21 November 1924
Died 16 January 2020

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  • Cover of: The War of the Ring: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part Three
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    First published in 1990 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: The shaping of Middle-earth: the Quenta, the Ambarkanta, and the annals, together with the earliest 'Silmarillion' and the first map
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    Cover of edition shapingofmiddlee00jrrt First published in 1986 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: The Treason of Isengard
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    Cover of edition isbn_9780395515624 First published in 1989 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: Pictures by J. R. R. Tolkien

    First published in 1960 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Morgoth's ring: the later Silmarillion, part 1, the legends of Aman
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    First published in 1993 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The war of the jewels: the later Silmarillion, part two, the legends of Beleriand
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    First published in 1994 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Sauron Defeated: the end of the third age (the history of the Lord of the rings, part four). The Notion Club papers, and, The drowning of Anadûnê
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    First published in 1992 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The peoples of Middle-earth
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    First published in 1996 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The book of lost tales

    First published in 1984 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: History of Middle-Earth: The Lays of Beleriand, the Shaping of Middle-Earth and the Lost Road

    First published in 2023 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Complete History of Middle-Earth

    First published in 2003 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The history of Middle-Earth index

    First published in 2002 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, Together with Sellic Spell

    First published in 2014 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo

    First published in 2021 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded Edition

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  • Cover of: Lost Road: And Other Writings

    First published in 2010 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise / Saga Heidreks Konungs ins Vitra

    First published in 1960 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: History of Middle-Earth Box Set #3: The Return of the Shadow / the Treason of Isengard / the War of the Ring / Sauron Defeated

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  • Cover of: History of Middle-Earth Box Set #1: The Silmarillion / Unfinished Tales / Book of Lost Tales, Part One / Book of Lost Tales, Part Two

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  • Cover of: History of Middle-Earth Box Set #4: Morgoth's Ring / the War of the Jewels / the Peoples of Middle-Earth / Index

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literary scholar, writer, and editor (1924–2020)

Born 21 November 1924
Died 16 January 2020

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Middle earth (imaginary place), fiction, Fiction, fantasy, general, Middle Earth (Imaginary place), Tolkien, j, r. r. (john ronald ruel), 1892-1973, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Middle earth (imaginary place), Fiction, fantasy, epic, English Fantasy fiction, Fantasy fiction, history and criticism, Fiction, fantasy, historical, Textual Criticism, English Fantasy literature, History and criticism, Literary collections, Baggins, frodo (fictitious character), fiction, English Fantastic literature, English literature, Fiction, Gandalf (fictitious character), fiction, Sagas, 7., Artists' books, Authorship, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Fantasy

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J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973), Finrod

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  • Christopher Tolkien
  • Christopher Reuel Tolkien
  • Christopher (Ed) Tolkien

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May 7, 2024 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
September 22, 2023 Edited by BuriedInCode Edited without comment.
September 22, 2023 Edited by BuriedInCode Added new photo
April 24, 2023 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
April 29, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import