Best known for his epic Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien was born in British-occupied South Africa. His early life was full of action and adventure. Tolkien spent his childhood roaming the British countryside with his family and could read and write by age four. He was naturally gifted with languages and used this skill as a signals officer in World War I as well as in his fantasy writing. By creating alternate universes and inventing languages in his work he demonstrated that imaginary realms were not just for children.


托爾金出生於英國殖民時期的南非，《魔戒三部曲》和《哈比人歷險記》是他最為膾炙人口的作品。托爾金早年的生活充滿冒險與挑戰，年幼時常跟著家人穿梭於於英國鄉下，而且四歲就會閱讀與寫字。他天生極富語言天分，在第一次世界大戰期間擔任信號官時，這項天分便派上用場，同時他也將此才華運用在創作奇幻故事上 。 他在語言上天賦異稟，在第一次世界大戰期間擔任信號官時，把這項天分便派上用場，同時他也將此才華運用在創作奇幻故事上。托爾金透過創造出另類的世界及語言， 創造出老少咸宜的奇幻世界。