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FACTS

THE NAME TOLKIEN COMES FROM THE GERMAN WORD TOLLKUHN WHICH MEANS ' FOOLHARDY '.

J R R TOLKIEN WAS KIDNAPPED AS AN INFANT BY A HOUSEBOY FOR A DAY

WHILST LIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA TOLKIEN WAS BITTEN BY A BABOON SPIDER.

MANY BELIEVE THIS ACCIDENT WOULD ECHO IN HIS FUTURE WORK.

TOLKIEN COULD READ AND WRITE FLUENTLY BY THE AGE OF 4

TOLKIEN, HIS BROTHER AND THEIR MOTHER TRAVELED AROUND ENGLAND, WHERE HE WAS INSPIRED BY HIS AUNT JANE'S FARM, BAG

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