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'''Michael George Reuel Tolkien''' is the grandson of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], being the eldest son of [[Michael Tolkien (b. 1920)|Michael H. R. Tolkien]].  Michael was born in [[Birmingham]] in January, 1943, raised in a rural community in the Chiltern Hills, and then moved several times due to his father's changes of employment.  Michael is a poet and author of several books.  He retired in 1994 due to ill health.  He has been married three times since 1967 and has two daughters, Catherine (b. 1969, daughter of [[Irene Ferrier]]) and Ruth (b. 1982, daughter of [[Rosemary Walters]]).  Michael is a member of the board of the [[Tolkien Estate|Tolkien Company]].
[[File:Michael Tolkien.jpg|thumb|Michael Tolkien at [[The Return of the Ring]], 2012]]
'''Michael George Reuel Tolkien''' (b. [[11 January]] [[1943]]) is the grandson of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], being the son of [[Michael Tolkien|Michael H.R. Tolkien]].  Michael was born in [[Birmingham]], raised in a rural community in the Chiltern Hills, and then moved several times due to his father's changes of employment.  


==See Also==
Michael is a poet and author of several books.  He retired in 1994 due to ill health.  He has been married three times since 1967 and has two daughters, Catherine and Ruth. Michael is a member of the board of the [[Tolkien Estate]].
Michael Tolkien's personal website (which includes the text of three lectures on his grandfather):<br/>
http://www.michaeltolkien.com/index.html


[[Category: Tolkien Family|Tolkien, Michael]]
==Bibliography==
[[Category:Letter receivers|Tolkien, Michael]]
===Articles===
[[Category:British people|Tolkien, Michael]]
* [[1998]]: [[Mallorn 36|''Mallorn'' 36]]
[[Category:People by name|Tolkien, Michael]]
** ''The making of modern children's literature: J.R.R. Tolkien'' (review)
* [[1999]]: [[Mallorn 37|''Mallorn'' 37]]
** ''[[Tolkien: Man and Myth]]'' (review)
* [[2001]]: ''[[Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees|Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees - Volume 3]]''
** "Eden, Fall, Exile and Beyond" [Speech at the Tolkien Society's Annual Dinner 1998]
 
==See also==
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (24 April 1957)]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (10 January 1958)]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (6 January 1965)]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (16 September 1965)]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (30 October 1965)]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (29 July 1966)]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (7 January 1970)]]
*[[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (30 January 1972)]]
 
==External links==
*[http://www.michaeltolkien.com/ Michael Tolkien's website]
*[[2014]]: ''Men @ Work with Michael Tolkien'', 11 October
**"[http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Men-Work/Episodes/Men-Work-with-Michael-Tolkien Interview with Michael Tolkien]"
 
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Revision as of 06:01, 3 April 2020

Michael Tolkien at The Return of the Ring, 2012

Michael George Reuel Tolkien (b. 11 January 1943) is the grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien, being the son of Michael H.R. Tolkien. Michael was born in Birmingham, raised in a rural community in the Chiltern Hills, and then moved several times due to his father's changes of employment.

Michael is a poet and author of several books. He retired in 1994 due to ill health. He has been married three times since 1967 and has two daughters, Catherine and Ruth. Michael is a member of the board of the Tolkien Estate.

Bibliography

Articles

See also

External links