was he in the army?
Yes, he was commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers on 15 July 1915.
J. R. R. Tolkien
He was commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers on 15 July 1915. He trained with the 13th (Reserve) Battalion on Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, for 11 months.
lord of the rings book number of pages The original manuscripts has a total 9,250 pages. what is the book about? The book is largely about the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, who finds the Ring that had been in the possession of the creature Gollum. does it contain poems as well? The story is supplemented throughout by over 60 pieces of poetry. by whom are the drawings done? Barbara Remington and who is the publisher? In the United States the publisher was Houghton Mifflin. has it influenced any other works? Yes. it increased the demand for stories on fantasy. The Sword of Shannara", "The Legend of Zelda” and "Dungeons & Dragons” were some books of the same genre. did it win any accolades? Yes, the "International Fantasy Award" in 1957. who is the author of the book? J. R. R. Tolkien has he written any other books? Yes, "The Hobbit".
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J. R. R. Tolkien [SEP] First World War
He was commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers on 15 July 1915. He trained with the 13th (Reserve) Battalion on Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, for 11 months. In a letter to Edith, Tolkien complained: "Gentlemen are rare among the superiors, and even human beings rare indeed." Following their wedding, Lieutenant and Mrs. Tolkien took up lodgings near the training camp. On 2 June 1916, Tolkien received a telegram summoning him to Folkestone for posting to France. The Tolkiens spent the night before his departure in a room at the Plough & Harrow Hotel in Edgbaston, Birmingham.