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J.R.R. Tolkien is born
"John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on January 3, 1892, to Arthur Reuel Tolkien and MAbel Suffield. He had a younger brother named Hilary Tolkien" ("J.R.R. Tolkien" Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas). http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/images/Frodo-reading.jpg http://thehobbit.sqpn.com/feed/podcast -
Mabel Suffield, mother of Tolkien dies.
"His mother died in 1904, when Tolkien was only 12. The family had always been relatively impoverished, and the death of their mother left Tolkien and his brother even poorer"("J.R.R. Tolkien" Pop Culture Univrse: Icons, Idols, Ideas). http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W8qFXX_8aVQ/Tr2PB9QgmOI/AAAAAAAAALE/58BOFAYmk1w/s1600/2-mabel-tolkien.jpg -
Tolkien enters college.
"In 1911 Tolkien entered Exeter College of Oxford University, the recipient of a partial scholarship that was supplemented by Father Morgan, the family's parish preist"("J.R.R. Tolkien" Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas). http://www.oxford-royale.co.uk/news/2011/03/14/oxford-university-increases-access.html -
Tolkien marries Edith Bratt.
"After the death of their mother...where at the age of 16, Tolkien met the older Edith Bratt... and the two married in 1916"("J.R.R. Tolkien" Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas). http://www.planet-tolkien.com/images/tolkien/Edith_bratt.jpg -
Tolkien leaves for World War I
"However...and the two married in 1916 shortly before Tolkien left for active duty in World War I as a second lieutenant. Although he spent some time fighting in the trenches, he came down with trench fever and was sent back to England" ("J.R.R. Tolkien" Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas). http://img-greenbooks.theonering.net/guest/images/040102_image8.jpg -
Tolkien gets a job at Oxford.
"He was able to obtain a professorship at Oxford in 1925, launching a highly successful academic career, with significant publications in his field"("J.R.R. Tolkien" Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas). http://www.biographyonline.net/writers/images/jrr-tolkien.jpeg -
The Hobbit is published
"In 1937 The Hobbit was published.., with pictures by the author, and was popular that its publisher asked for a sequel" ("J.R.R. Tolkien" Encyclopedia Britannica). http://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/details.php?image_id=734 -
J.R.R. Tolkien publishes the first Lord of the Rings
"Between 1937 and 1949 Tolkien developed his epic Lord of the Rings triology, which was first published in 1954" ("J.R.R. Tokien" Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas). http://www.elvish.org/gwaith/movie_news.htm -
Tolkien gets awarded
"Tolkien was awarded a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) and an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Oxford University in 1972" ("J.R.R. Tolkien" Pop Culture Universe: ICons, Idols, Ideas). http://www.tuaw.com/2005/12/31/jonathan-ive-awarded-cbe-award/ -
J.R.R. Tolkien dies
"He died of pneumonia in September 2, 1973, at the age of 81" ("J.R.R. Tolkien" Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas).
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Symbol - Serpent
We chose the serpert because it represents "wisdom; wisdom of the deep." J. R. R. Tolkien is a wise scholar, while creating his own book he also has the time to create the Elvish language. He had an elaborate set of stories that were made into amazing books that became an instant top seller because his choice of words and themes. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2476/4042851273_54cf1c4a19.jpg -
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Symbol - Laurel
We chose the laurel because it "implies the subject was a literary or artistic figure." J. R. R. Tolkien impacted the fantasy literary world with his two books, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Ring. Tolkien's creation of the Elvish language also set a craze around the world for more fantasy based stories. http://www.types-of-flowers.org/pictures/mountain_laurel_flower.jpg -
Work Cited
"Tolkien, J.R.R. ." Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition.
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2011. Web. 29 Nov. 11
http://www.school.eb.com/eb/article-9072803. "J.R.R. Tolkien." Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web 29 Nov. 2011
http://popculture.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1503735?terms=j.r.r.+tolkien Olderr, Steven. Reverse Symbolism Dictionary: Symbols Listed by Subject. Jefferson, NC [u.a.: McFarland, 1992. Print.
