What inspired him to become an author ? J.R.R Tolkien has had a passion for writing stories since he was 7 years old The earliest story he could remember writing was about a green dragon. He and his brother also found joy in writing and creating new languages. This is shown in Lord Of The Rings where his own language Quenya is used as the primary language for the Elves.Tolkien’s writing was also strongly influenced by his personal experiences throughout all of his life For example the battle of Somme, throughout many of Tolkien’s stories Mordor has been compared to the gruesome battlefields of the war. A lot of this is based on his personal experiences in his trenches Tolkien 's inspiration for Hobbits came from the quiet country folk he grew up and lived around. J. R. R. Tolkien was also inspired by his academic fields of philology and early Germanic literature, especially poetry and mythology, as well as a wide range of other beliefs, culture, and experiences What was his childhood and life before he was an author like ? John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on January 3, 1892 and …show more content…
This meant it was J.R.R Tolkien 's first book and his last. This is because after The Hobbit ,Tolkien 's publisher requested a sequel. Tolkien sent a draft of “The Silmarillion” but the it was firmly rejected as the publisher didn 't fully read the book and understand the concept of the book. This prompted Tolkien to begin work on a new story about Hobbits called "A Long Expected Party", which later became The Lord of the Rings.Tolkien was having trouble with certain aspects of his book such as the origins of orcs and the structure of the earth which meant he couldn 't quite finish the book before his death in 1973. He left it in his will for his son, Christopher to finish the book. Christopher did with help from Canadian writer Guy Gavriel Kay and the book was published in late