Tolkien's love of mythology and his idea of creating a new language led him to create Middle English stories and tales set in Old England. Tolkien was always interested in academics because it provided him with a sense of stability. He loved learning and using his teaching and writing skills to make money. He is known for his dramatic recitations of Old English verse. (Jones 16) Many literary authors and writers were historians and geographers. They learned about ancient history and geography during Tolkien's time. Beginning education...... middle of paper ......2014.Cengage Learning. "JRR Tolkien". Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Biography in Context. Internet. April 24, 2014. Chance, Jane. "Influences on The Lord of the Rings". Beyond the film. National Geographic, 2001.Web. April 24, 2014. Hazell, Dinah and George W. Tuma. “The Lord of the Rings and JRR Tolkien.” Encyclopedia of children and childhood: in history and society. Ed. Paula S. Fass. Flight. 2. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. United States History in Context. Internet. April 24, 2014.Jones, Leslie. JRR Tolkien A Biography. Westport: Greenwood Press, 2003. Print. Kennedy, Maev. The Guardian. Guardian News, April 1, 2013. Web. April 24, 2014. http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/apr/02/hobbit-tolkien-ring-exhibition Lynch, Doris. JRR Tolkien Creator of Languages and Legends. New York: Scholastic, 2003. Print.

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