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'''Edith Mary Tolkien (née Bratt)''' (January 21, 1889 – November 29, 1971) was the daughter of Frances Bratt and Jennie Grove. She would become [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s wife. The were married on Wednesday, March 22, 1916 in Warwickshire, England. She was the mother of his four children: John, Michael, [[Christopher Tolkien|Christopher]], and Priscilla.
{{quote|...only the rarest good fortune brings together the man and woman who are really as it were 'destined' for one another, and capable of a very great and splendid love.|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to his son [[Michael Tolkien|Michael]] in [[Letter 43]]}}
'''Edith Mary Tolkien''' (née '''Bratt''') ([[21 January|January 21]], [[1889]] [[29 November|November 29]], [[1971]]) was the daughter of Frances Bratt and Alfred Frederick Warrilow. She would become [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s wife.  


Edith and her husband were very close, and referred to each other as [[Lúthien]] and [[Beren Erchamion|Beren]], the main characters of the [[Quest for the Silmaril]] from J.R.R.'s ''[[The Silmarillion]].
When Tolkien was living at [[37 Duchess Road]], [[Birmingham|Edgbaston]], Edith was a young female lodger who lived in the bedroom beneath Tolkien and his brother Hilary.


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They were married on Wednesday, [[22 March]], [[1916]] in Warwickshire, England. She was the mother of his four children: [[John Tolkien|John]], [[Michael Tolkien|Michael]], [[Christopher Tolkien|Christopher]], and [[Priscilla Tolkien|Priscilla]].
 
J.R.R. Tolkien never referred to Edith as ''[[Lúthien]]'', but he considered her as such, so he asked that the names ''Beren'' and ''Lúthien'' were inscribed on the grave they share.<ref>{{L|340}}, p. 420</ref>
 
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Revision as of 15:27, 1 November 2020

Edith Bratt
"...only the rarest good fortune brings together the man and woman who are really as it were 'destined' for one another, and capable of a very great and splendid love."
J.R.R. Tolkien to his son Michael in Letter 43

Edith Mary Tolkien (née Bratt) (January 21, 1889November 29, 1971) was the daughter of Frances Bratt and Alfred Frederick Warrilow. She would become J.R.R. Tolkien's wife.

When Tolkien was living at 37 Duchess Road, Edgbaston, Edith was a young female lodger who lived in the bedroom beneath Tolkien and his brother Hilary.

They were married on Wednesday, 22 March, 1916 in Warwickshire, England. She was the mother of his four children: John, Michael, Christopher, and Priscilla.

J.R.R. Tolkien never referred to Edith as Lúthien, but he considered her as such, so he asked that the names Beren and Lúthien were inscribed on the grave they share.[1]

Family Tree

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Edith Bratt
 
J.R.R. Tolkien
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Tolkien
 
Michael Tolkien
 
Faith Faulconbridge
 
Christopher Tolkien
 
Baillie Tolkien
 
Priscilla Tolkien
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Simon Tolkien
 
 
Adam Tolkien
 
Rachel Tolkien


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