![]() ![]() He was planning to join them but never made it - falling ill and dying of a severe brain hemorrhage (a complication of rheumatic fever) on February 15, 1896. ![]() At the age of three, Tolkien and his mother and younger brother left for their homeland while Arthur stayed behind to settle the business. Tolkien’s childhood in Africa was cut short when his mother decided the boys would be better educated in their native England. Not long after, another son Hilary was born, completing the Tolkien family. ![]() John Ronald Reuel (known as “Ronald” to most) was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa on January 3, 1892. Here, Arthur had high hopes of advancing his career and providing a comfortable life for their budding family. Formative Yearsīefore bank clerk Arthur Tolkien and Mabel Suffield welcomed their son into the world, the English couple moved to South Africa. But who was the creator of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings? Today on Biographics we explore the life of J.R.R. ![]()
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