Tolkein

By The Firemind

  • Day of Birth

    Born in Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State , South Africa

  • Death of Father

    His family went on what they believed to be a long family visit to England, although his father died of Rheumatic Fever before he could join him. His family, now without a source of income, went to live with Tolkein's grandparents in Buckingham.