J.R.R. Tolkien Net Worth is
$7 Million

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J.R.R. Tolkien was an British article writer, poet, philologist, and college or university professor who’s most widely known as the writer from the traditional high-fantasy functions The Hobbit, GOD, THE FATHER from the Rings, as well as the Silmarillion. Tolkien under no circumstances expected his tales to be popular, but by sheer incident a publication called The Hobbit, which he previously written some years before for his own kids, came in 1936 towards the interest of Susan Dagnall, a worker from the London posting company George Allen & Unwin, who persuaded Tolkien to submit it for publication. Nevertheless, when it had been published a yr later, the publication attracted adult visitors aswell as kids, and it became well-known plenty of for the web publishers to request Tolkien to make a sequel. The obtain a sequel prompted Tolkien to begin with what would become his most well-known work: the epic novel GOD, THE FATHER of the Bands (originally published in three volumes 1954-1955). Tolkien spent a lot more than ten years composing the principal narrative and appendices for GOD, THE FATHER of the Bands, during which period he received the continuous support from the Inklings, specifically his closest friend C. S. Lewis, the writer from the Chronicles of Narnia. BOTH Hobbit and GOD, THE FATHER of the Bands are established against the backdrop from the Silmarillion, however in a time longer after it. Tolkien initially intended GOD, THE FATHER of the Bands to be always a children’s story in the design of The Hobbit, nonetheless it quickly grew darker and much more serious in the composing. Though a primary sequel towards the Hobbit, it attended to an older market, sketching on the huge backstory of Beleriand that Tolkien acquired constructed in prior years, and which ultimately noticed posthumous publication in The Silmarillion and various other volumes. Tolkien’s impact weighs heavily for the dream genre that was raised after the achievement of GOD, THE FATHER of the Bands. The Lord from the Bands became immensely popular in the 1960s and has remained so since, ranking among the most popular works of fiction from the 20th century, judged by both sales and reader studies. Tolkien wrote a short “Sketch from the Mythology”, including the stories of Beren and Lúthien and of Túrin; which sketch eventually progressed in to the Quenta Silmarillion, an epic background that Tolkien began 3 x but never released. After Tolkien’s death, his son Christopher published some works predicated on his father’s extensive notes and unpublished manuscripts, like the Silmarillion.

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Quick Facts

Full Name	J. R. R. Tolkien
Net Worth	$500 million
Date Of Birth	January 3, 1892
Died	September 2, 1973, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, September 2, 1973, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, November 29, 1971, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Height	1.74 m, 1.74 m
Profession	Author, Poet, Priest, Philologist, Educator, Author, Poet, Educator, Philologist
Education	Exeter College, Oxford, St Philip's School, King Edward's School, Birmingham, University of Oxford, Exeter College, Oxford, St Philip's School, King Edward's School, Birmingham, University of Oxford
Nationality	British
Spouse	Edith Tolkien, Edith Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien
Children	Christopher Tolkien, Priscilla Tolkien, Michael Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien, Priscilla Tolkien, Michael Tolkien, John Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien, Priscilla Tolkien, Michael Tolkien, John Tolkien
Parents	Arthur Tolkien, Mabel Tolkien, Mabel Tolkien, Arthur Tolkien, Frances Bratt
Siblings	Hilary Arthur Reuel Tolkien, Hilary Arthur Reuel Tolkien
Awards	Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, Nebula Award for Best Script, Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, International Fantasy Award for Fiction, Gandalf Award for Book-Length Fantasy, Goodreads Choice Awards Best Poetry, Gandalf Grand Master Award, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, Nebula Award for Best Script, Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, International Fantasy Award for Fiction, Gandalf Award for Book-Length Fantasy, Goodreads Choice Awards Best Poetry, Gandalf Grand Master Award
Nominations	Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Book, Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series, Locus Award for Best Non-Fiction, Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Book, Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series, Locus Award for Best Non-Fiction
Movies	The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hunt for Gollum, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Rings, Kings and Things: The Standard Deviants, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hunt for Gollum, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Rings, Kings and Things: The Standard Deviants