Dr. Simon Reads Appendix N Part Twenty Four: JRR Tolkien
This is an ongoing sporadic series, in which I explore classic fantasy and science fiction works. Appendix N is the bibliography of Gary Gygax's original Dungeon Masters Guide, and lists a range of classic SF and fantasy authors that influenced his interest in the fantastical. See the first part of this series for more information. JRR Tolkien Of all the people on this list, Tolkien probably requires the least introduction . He’s one of only a handful of British authors in the Appendix N, but arguably the grandfather of modern fantasy . Born in Bloemf o ntain , South Africa, in 1892, but grew up in the Midlands in the UK, serving in the First World War and eventually becoming Profess or of English Language and Literature at Merton College, Oxford. Tolkien later retired to the coastal town of Bournemouth using the proceedings from Lord of the Rings. Tolkien specialised in Anglo-Saxon, and one of his more scholarly publications is a translation of Beowulf, which he a...