Tolkien family

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The Tolkien family is an English literary family best known for including J.R.R. Tolkien, the renowned author of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English family
family
literary family
associatedOrganization The Tolkien Estate NERFINISHED
The Tolkien Trust NERFINISHED
associatedWith Catholic Church in England NERFINISHED
Middle-earth legendarium NERFINISHED
Oxford, England NERFINISHED
The Hobbit NERFINISHED
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
culturalInfluence modern fantasy genre
popular culture
ethnicOrigin English people
fieldOfActivity academic scholarship
editing
literature
philology
hasAncestralOrigin German ancestry
Prussian ancestry
hasFamilyHead J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED
hasMemberRole academic
author
barrister
editor
literary executor
priest
publisher
translator
hasNotableMember Adam Tolkien NERFINISHED
Baillie Tolkien NERFINISHED
Christopher John Reuel Tolkien NERFINISHED
Edith Tolkien NERFINISHED
J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED
John Francis Reuel Tolkien NERFINISHED
Michael Hilary Reuel Tolkien NERFINISHED
Priscilla Mary Anne Reuel Tolkien NERFINISHED
Simon Tolkien NERFINISHED
hasSurname Tolkien NERFINISHED
knownFor fantasy literature
posthumous editing and publication of J. R. R. Tolkien’s works
languageTradition English language
nameEtymology derived from German "Tollkühn" meaning "foolhardy" or "rashly brave"
nameLanguage German language
notableFor J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED
literary contributions
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism

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