Tolkien SocietyA tribute to Christopher Tolkien by Timothy S GreenFans of The Lord of the Rings will probably have heard of the sad passing of Christopher Tolkien, the scholar and champion of his father JRR Tolkien’s literary legacy, who died at the age of 95 on January 16. It would take Christopher, a scholar in his own right — having studied, lectured and been a fellow at Oxford University for over 20 years, before dedicating himself to his father’s literary legacy — four years to compile his father’s notes into what would become The Silmarillion, published in 1977. Tolkien’s literary creativity knew no bounds. In addition to his works on Middle-earth, Christopher edited and published a number of his father’s more scholarly works and poems, including a translation of the early medieval epic Beowulf. So, thank you Christopher Tolkien, the first Middle-earth scholar of this world.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 08, 2020 10:52 UTC