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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.]

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

Born	21 November 1924
Died	16 January 2020

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The War of the Ring: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part Three

by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien First published in 1990 — 15 editions

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The shaping of Middle-earth: the Quenta, the Ambarkanta, and the annals, together with the earliest 'Silmarillion' and the first map

by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien
First published in 1986 — 15 editions

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The treason of Isengard: the history of the Lord of the rings, part two

by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien
First published in 1989 — 13 editions

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Pictures by J. R. R. Tolkien

by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien First published in 1960 — 12 editions

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Morgoth's ring: the later Silmarillion, part 1, the legends of Aman

by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien First published in 1993 — 9 editions

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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

by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien First published in 1992 — 8 editions

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The war of the jewels: the later Silmarillion, part two, the legends of Beleriand

by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien First published in 1994 — 8 editions

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The peoples of Middle-earth

by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien First published in 1996 — 7 editions

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The book of lost tales

by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien First published in 1984 — 7 editions

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History of Middle-Earth: The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, the Book of Lost Tales, Part One and Part Two

by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien First published in 2023 — 4 editions

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The Complete History of Middle-Earth

by Christopher Tolkien First published in 2003 — 4 editions

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The history of Middle-Earth index

by Christopher Tolkien First published in 2002 — 3 editions

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Lost Road: And Other Writings

by Christopher Tolkien and J.R.R. Tolkien First published in 2010 — 2 editions

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo

by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien First published in 2021 — 2 editions

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Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded Edition

by Humphrey Carpenter and Christopher Tolkien First published in 2023 — 2 editions

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Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, Together with Sellic Spell

by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien First published in 2014 — 2 editions

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La Guerra de Las Joyas

by Christopher Tolkien First published in 2004 — 1 edition

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Tolkien, J. R. R. - Pinturas y Dibujos

by Christopher Tolkien First published in 1995 — 1 edition

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The History of Middle-earth Boxed Set

by Christopher Tolkien and J.R.R. Tolkien First published in 2020 — 1 edition

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Great Tales of Middle-Earth Boxed Set: The Children of Húrin, Beren and lúthien and the Fall of Gondolin

by J.R.R. Tolkien, Alan Lee, and Christopher Tolkien First published in 2019 — 1 edition

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

Born	21 November 1924
Died	16 January 2020

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OLID: OL2623360A
GoodReads: 9533
ISNI: 0000000071393949
IMDb: nm1036123
Library of Congress Names: n79144796
LibraryThing: tolkienchristopher
MusicBrainz: 09b96c29-c950-4724-95e8-7d2b895156ed
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV053563
VIAF: 12315790
Wikidata: Q82032
Inventaire.io: wd:Q82032

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Christopher Tolkien
Christopher Reuel Tolkien
Christopher (Ed) Tolkien

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