The World's Timeline During Tolkien's Life
When Tolkien died in September 2nd, 1973, he was 81 years old.
Many events can
happen during the life of anyone, and his life was especially long, and during
an era of many great happenings.
Tolkien had a lot of influence from many of the World's Historical events.
For example, it is not a surprise that Tolkien’s battle scenes in his books
have the same tactics as those used during WWI.
The fantastic languages he created are all derived from
ancient and modern languages that he studied since he was young, and many names
are those from past literary works.
No doubt that many of his own experiences
helped him along the way.
This next timeline is that of World History that occurred during Tolkien’s Life:
~ Historic Timeline (1892-1973) ~
1892 · Born Franco-Russian Agreement
1894 · Moved to England - Marconi invents Wireless Telegraph
1908 · Meets Edith Bratt - Carlos I Assassinated
1913 · Engaged to Edith - End of Balkan
1914 · WWI Begins
1915 · Tolkien goes to War - Battle of the Somme
1916 · Tolkien gets Married - Easter Rising
1917 · Tolkien Begins The Silmarillion - Russian Revolution - John Francis is Born
1918 · Tolkien Writes Dictionary - WWI Ends
1924 · Becomes Professor at Leeds - Vladimir Lenin Dies
1925 · Professor at Oxford (1925-1945)
1929 · Priscilla is Born - Primo De Rivera’s Dictatorship Ends
1939 · The Hobbit is Finished - WWII Begins
1945 · Becomes Merton Professor - WWII Ends
1950 · Farmer Giles and Ham - Independence of Ireland
1953 · DNA Discovered
1955 · The Lord Of The Rings is Finished
1961 · The Adventures of Tom Bombadil - Berlin Wall is built
1968 · Paris Riots
1972 · “Bloody Sunday”
1973 · J.R.R.Tolkien Dies
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