The purpose was to write an introductory Tolkien book in Norwegian, and Agøy used original Tolkien documents archived in Oxford to construct a compounded biography and analysis of Tolkien's body of work. The book received a favourable review in "VG"; the reviewer gave a dice throw of 5 out of 6 and complimented Agøy for his "deep insight in Tolkien's world of ideas and sources of inspiration". "Aftenposten" praised it moderately as a "readable entry portal to the world of Tolkien". He resides in Bø i Telemark, where Telemark University College is located, and is married to current secretary-general and former chair of the Church of Norway Council on Ecumenical and International Relations, Berit Hagen Agøy.