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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is born
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Life of Tolkien
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Tolkien's younger brother Hilary Arthur Reue is born
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Arthur Reuel Tolkien (Tolkien's father) dies
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The family moved back to England and moved in with Mabel Tolkien's parents
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The family lived in what is now Birmingham, where Tolkien recieved inspiration for many of his books
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Tolkien is homeschooled where he learned Latin and became an avid reader
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Edith Tolkien passes away and Tolkien and his brother go to live with Fr. Francis Xavier Morgan
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Tolkien Attended King Edward's School and later St. Philip's School
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Tolikien attends Oxford where he studied languages
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Tolkien is commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the British military to fight in World War I
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Tolkien marries Edith Bratt
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Tolkien's first son John Francis Reuel is born
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After the war ends, Tolkien is commision to help write the Oxford English Dicitonary
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Tolkien became an english profressor at thr University of Leeds
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Tolkien's second son Michael Hilary Reuel is born
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Tolkien's third son Christopher Reuel is born
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Tolkien's daugter Priscilla Mary Anne Reuel is born
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The Hobbit is published
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The Fellowship of the Ring is published
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The Two Towers is published
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The Return of the Knig is published
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Edith Tolkien dies
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Tolkien passes away
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The Silmarillion is published posthumously
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Unfished Tales is published, having been edited by Christopher Tolkien
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The History of Middle Earth is published in a twelve volume set
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The Children of Húrin is published, having been edited by Christopher Tolkien
