Tolkien essays

Tolkien essays Mabel and Arthur Tolkien were residents of Dloemfantein, South Africa. On January 3, 1892, Mabel and Arthur had a son. His name was John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. On February 17, 1894, Mabel had another boy, Hilary Arthur Reuel Tolkien. In April of 1895, Mabel Tolkien and her two boys took a ship to Birmingham, England to live with family and friends. They moved because the boys did not like the heat in South Africa. Several months later Mabel got a letter saying that Arthur was sick. Arthur died a few days after Mabel received the letter. Mabel had to move to the countryside because she couldnt afford a house without Arthurs income. One year after Ronald moved to the country, he was accepted to the King Edwards School, the best grammar school in England. Ronald got off to a slow start. He was not used to the hustle of the crowded classrooms. When Ronald was ten, Mabel enrolled him in St. Phillips School because of her decision to convert to Catholic, and also because Ronald had to leave King Edwards. In 1903 Ronald was accepted back into King Edwards. Later both Ronald and Hillary got the measles. While nursing the two children back to health, Mabel got sick and died. Hillary and Ronald went to live with their Aunt Bea. She showed little affection for the two. Ronald showed much interest in Latin and Greek languages. When he was sixteen, he entered the senior class at King Edwards. Ronald spent many hours studying Latin and Greek. Tolkien even invented a new language called Animalic made from animal names. Roanld also enjoyed Old English poems. Ronald also studied Middle English, Old Norse, Anglo-Saxon, Spanish and German. In 1909 he took the Oxford test. A day later he received a notice that he would not receive a cash grant which would have enabled him to attend a university, but he could apply again the next year. In 1910 Ronald took the Oxford test ag...