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Glorfindel Anarion, Son of Elendil - rank 8 Status: Offline Posts: 2154 Date: Apr 30, 2006	Genius Permalink   How come JRR Tolkien knew so much about everything. He knew about Geography, geology, extensive old english and present day english, languages etc. Was he the only ever auther who created languages which actually are proper languages as in they could be used in real life. __________________ Utúlie'n  aurë!  Aiya  Eldalië  ar  Atanatári,  utúlie'n  aurë!  Auta  i  lómë!  Aurë entuluva!
mouth of sauron Samwise Gamgee - rank 9 Status: Offline Posts: 2369 Date: Apr 30, 2006	Permalink   I won't deny he does seem to know alot about alot. __________________ My Master Sauron the Great bids thee Welcome....
The Might Witchking of Angmar - Rank 10 Status: Offline Posts: 3110 Date: Apr 30, 2006	Permalink   because he studied it, and I am sure you can easily find a lot of information about that in any Tolkien biography on the internet, or you can buy you a book about his life. __________________ Honor, Freedom, Fatherland
Elendil the Tall Orc captain of Thangorodrim - Rank 3 Status: Offline Posts: 87 Date: May 1, 2006	Permalink   Tolkien did more than just study language; he taught it.  He was a professor of Anglo-Saxon, and he worked on at least one edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. __________________
Khamul the Easterling Servants of Mordor - Rank 1 Status: Offline Posts: 20 Date: May 1, 2006	Permalink    He was good friends with C.S Lewis, they were both proffessors in Oxford university, and discussed things like their books so i heard. C.S Lewis was also a good write, although, in my personal opinion, not as good as tolkien.   __________________ "Baggins has left. He is coming. He is not far away. I wish to find him. If he passes can you tell me? I will come back with gold"
mouth of sauron Samwise Gamgee - rank 9 Status: Offline Posts: 2369 Date: May 10, 2006	Permalink   Who is better than Tolkien??? __________________ My Master Sauron the Great bids thee Welcome....
Glorfindel Anarion, Son of Elendil - rank 8 Status: Offline Posts: 2154 Date: May 18, 2006	Permalink   Nobody, that why he is 'Father of Fantasy'. __________________ Utúlie'n  aurë!  Aiya  Eldalië  ar  Atanatári,  utúlie'n  aurë!  Auta  i  lómë!  Aurë entuluva!
mouth of sauron Samwise Gamgee - rank 9 Status: Offline Posts: 2369 Date: May 19, 2006	Permalink   Good Point Glorfindel! __________________ My Master Sauron the Great bids thee Welcome....
dwarf guy Dwarves - Rank 1 Status: Offline Posts: 20 Date: Apr 4, 2007	Permalink   where is he called the 'Father of Fantasy'? __________________
The Might Witchking of Angmar - Rank 10 Status: Offline Posts: 3110 Date: Apr 4, 2007	Permalink   I guess that is a title he earns because he was indeed the first to publish fantasy as literary work world-wide. Until then fantasy pretty much existedy in myths, stories or lays of different cultures. He was the first to make a book with his own made-up world and all that goes with it. And many copied. __________________ Honor, Freedom, Fatherland
ArwenLegolas Tom Bombadil Status: Offline Posts: 1873 Date: Apr 12, 2007	Permalink   The man was a walking storehouse of knowlegde. I heard about a guy in Utah who started on the topfloor of the BYU Library and read EVERY Book in the Library from top to bottom. One wonders who much a human brain can contain and access. __________________ Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo! Ring a dong! hop along! fal lal the willow! Tom Bom, Jolly Tom, Tom Bombadillo!

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