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ByShaina
J.R.R. Tolkein
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J.R.R. Tolkein Biography

• J.R.R. Tolkein was born John Ronald Reuel Tolkein
  in South Africa in 1892. His father died of
  rheumatic fever while they lived in Africa. After
  his father died he, his mother, his brother
  left to return to England. Tolkein attended King
  Edward VI School. While living in England, his
  mother converted to Catholicism this impacted
  Tolkeins life dramatically.

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Biography Cont.

• The high priest, Father Francis Morgan would help
  Tolkein through some tough times. Tolkein lost
  his mother in 1902 to diabetes when he twelve
  years old. Father Morgan took him in then put
  him in a boarding school. Then at age sixteen he
  fell in love with Edith Bratt. Edith became an
  obsession of Tolkeins Father Morgan didnt
  approve of this.

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Biography Cont.

• Father Morgan always tried to separate them but
  only succeeded his second attempt by receiving a
  scholarship to Oxford. Tolkein studied a language
  of love. He was really captivated by Gothic
  mythology, Norse, Icelandic. Later on in life
  he even pulled some of his characters from his
  studies. Mirkwood Forest played a part in both
  The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings.

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Biography Cont.

• This forest came from Icelandic mythology. While
  he was attending college he reached maturity. He
  then looked up his love proposed. They married
  in 1916. In World War I Tolkein served as an
  officer in the front lines lost many friends.
  He caught trench fever while in war was sent
  back to England to recuperate.

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Biography Cont.

• He was so interested in language he developed his
  own based on Welch Finnish. While recuperating
  in England he began to combine mythology his
  languages. This would be part of his famous
  books. Not too long after he Edith had the
  first of their four children. After the war was
  over, he took the job of professor at the
  University of Leeds.

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Biography Cont.

• Not only did he lecture teach, he still worked
  on his mythology. He almost felt like he was the
  creator of English mythology. His book The
  Hobbit came out in 1936 would later be one of
  his most famous works. One night while he was
  grading papers he began the book. When he opened
  the exam booklet, he noticed that the first page
  was blank there he wrote In a hole in the
  ground there lived a hobbit.

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Biography Cont.

• Soon after that, The Hobbit became a best
  seller made Tolkein famous. He was also in a
  group called the Inklings. The main person in the
  group was C.S. Lewis who would later become
  Tolkeins best friend. In the 1930s, Tolkein
  began working on his series The Lord of the
  Rings.

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Biography Cont.

• This writing would go on for ten years. It became
  a huge success was sold published into three
  parts. After he retired from Oxford, Tolkein
  moved to Bournemouth with Edith in 1966. When
  Edith died in 1971, Tolkein didnt take it well.
  He went on while struggling for two more years.
  He died of Pneumonia on September 2, 1973.

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"The Hobbit"
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A Summary of The Hobbit

• When a respected hobbit named Bilbo Baggins is
  visited by Gandalf, he is given the chance to go
  on the adventure of a lifetime. When Bilbo
  invites Gandalf to a tea party the next day it
  seems that somehow thirteen dwarves were invited
  also. When Gandalf the dwarves ate, Bilbo then
  realizes that Gandalf told the dwarves that he
  was a burglar.

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A Summary Cont.

• The thirteen dwarves then offer to help Gandalf
  Bilbo on their way to Lonely Mountain where they
  hope they can get back their treasure from Smaug
  the Dragon, who destructed their home under the
  mountain. At first Bilbo is a little bit hesitant
  about meeting Smaug, he then is challenged by
  hearing the dwarves dissing his courage skills.
  Bilbo then pushed himself into the adventure with
  courage.

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The Characters

• Bilbo Baggins-a hobbit invited by Gandalf to go
  on the adventure to Lonely Mountain.
• Gandalf-wizard, protector, teacher, mentor of
  Bilbo Baggins, director that leads dwarves to
  regain treasure from Smaug the dragon.

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Characters Cont.

• Thoron-leader of the dwarves, grandson of Thror
  descendent of Thrain the Old who was King under
  the Mountain when Smaug seized the treasure.
• Balin, Dwalin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Dori, Nori,
  Ori, Fili, Kili, Oin, Gloin-The other twelve
  dwarves who go with Thorin, Gandalf, and Bilbo on
  the long journey.

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Characters Cont.

• Goblins-Ugly, wicked creatures who live in a cave
  in the Misty Mountains. They capture Bilbo and
  the dwarves and eat their ponies.
• Gollum-The slimy creature who guards the mouth of
  the cave. He is completely self-centered and
  talks to himself. He owns the ring of
  invisibility that Bilbo steals.

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More Characters

• Bert, Tom, and William Trolls from whom Bilbo
  takes the key to a cave from which he and the
  dwarves take gold and the swords they use in
  battle with the Goblins and in the Battle of Five
  Armies. The trolls are crude and violent and
  capture the dwarves in order to roast and eat
  them.
• Elrond An elf the proprietor of the Last Homely
  House at the Edge of Wild and is a leader of the
  elves. He translates the runes on the swords
  taken from the trolls to reveal that they were
  originally used in the Goblin-wars and translates
  the moon-letters on Thorins map to reveal the
  importance of Durins Day.

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More Characters Cont.

• Wargs-Wild wolves from whom Bilbo and the dwarves
  hide in trees after they escape from the Goblins.
  Gandalf sets the Wargs on fire and chases them
  away, but they return, joined by the Goblins, and
  try to set fire to the forest.
• Lord of the Eagles-The chief eagle who rescues
  Bilbo, Gandalf, and the dwarves from the Wargs
  and flies them to his nest perched on the
  mountain.

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Just A Few More

• Beorn-Also called a skin-changer because of his
  power to change into a bear, which allows him to
  attack Goblins and Wargs. He is hospitable to
  Gandalf, Bilbo, and the dwarves on their way to
  the Lonely Mountain and gives them ponies and
  provisions for their journey. He appears at the
  Battle of Five Armies and fights the Goblins.
  Gandalf and Bilbo spend Yule-tide with him on
  their way back to the hobbit-lands.
• Elvenking-King of the elves who imprisons Thorin
  and the other dwarves in his dungeon, from which
  they are rescued by Bilbo who hides the dwarves
  in barrels and floats them down a river to
  Lake-town (also called Esgaroth).

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Characters Cont.

• Master of Lake-Town-The ruler of Esgaroth, the
  town of men also called Lake-town, to which Bilbo
  and the dwarves escape from the palace of the
  Elvenking.
• Smaug-The dragon who lives underground in the
  Lonely Mountain, where he keeps watch over the
  treasure hoard that rightfully belongs to Thorin.

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Characters Cont.

• Bard-The archer from Lake-town who kills Smaug
  the dragon and eventually becomes Master of
  Lake-town.
• Dain-Cousin of Thorin with an army of dwarves,
  he comes to aid Thorins band in the Battle of
  Five Armies.

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Pictures
Map Of The Hobbit
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Pictures Cont.
Map Of The Shire
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Pictures Cont.
Map Of The Hobbit
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Quiz Time!!!
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Question1

• Where was Tolkein born?

a) Haleyville
b) The Shire
c) Charleston
d) South Africa
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Question 2

• Where was he coming back to England from?

a) World War II
b) World War I
c) Bunker Hill
d) Africa
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Question 3

• What was he doing when he wrote the first line in
  The Hobbit?

a) Dancing
b) Teaching
c) Grading Papers
d) Studying
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Question 4

• Where is Bilbo Baggins journey to?

a) Lonely Mnt.
b) The Underworld
c) Land Of Lotus Eaters
d) Hogwarts
c) Land Of Lotus Eaters
d) Hogwarts
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Question 5

• Who is the dragon in The Hobbit?

a) Dragon
b) Cletus
c) Smaug
d) Donkey
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Question 6

• Who was the person who took Tolkein in when his
  parents died?

a) John Jacob Aster
b) Father Francis Morgan
c) Sister Thrasher
d) Edith Bratt
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Question 7

• Who is the wizard that is helping Bilbo Baggins?

a) Smaug
b) Gandalf
c) Beorn
d) Bard
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Question 8

• Who is the main character?

a) Charlie
b) Bilbo
c) Smaug
d) Thoron
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Question 9

• Is Thorin the leader of the dwarves??

YES
NO
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Question 10

• Who kills Smaug?

a) Bard
b) Bilbo Baggins
c) Thoron
d) Gandalf
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Yesssss!!!
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Noooo!!!
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The End!!!