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My brother discovered today that Lord of the Rings author, J.R.R.Tolkien used to live in his house in Moseley, Birmingham. I already knew that he had lived in another house just round the corner and close to the birthplace of Galbally at some point, but this was a surprise. There is a local monument with 5 rings on it that my brother has been looking at for many years, but it was only today that he read an inscription on one of the rings which gave my brothers address where Tolkien was living when he was accepted by Oxford University in 1911

Uncle Kram;492172 wrote: My brother discovered today that Lord of the Rings author, J.R.R.Tolkien used to live in his house in Moseley, Birmingham. I already knew that he had lived in another house just round the corner and close to the birthplace of Galbally at some point, but this was a surprise. There is a local monument with 5 rings on it that my brother has been looking at for many years, but it was only today that he read an inscription on one of the rings which gave my brothers address where Tolkien was living when he was accepted by Oxford University in 1911




Cool!! How come he never noticed it before though?

Betty Boop;492197 wrote: Cool!! How come he never noticed it before though? It was just one of those things he saw but never studied and it was only today that he got up close enough to read the inscription.

Uncle Kram;492201 wrote: It was just one of those things he saw but never studied and it was only today that he got up close enough to read the inscription.


How cool is that? Is he going to set up a mini museum? Can I come visit?

Does he fell smarter or more artistic since he found out?:)

YZGI;492221 wrote: Does he fell smarter or more artistic since he found out?:) My brother is a great artist, photographer and musician, so the house is a hotbed of creativity again. My brother can be smart, although he sometimes has his shirt hanging out

jennyswan;492218 wrote: How cool is that? Is he going to set up a mini museum? Can I come visit? Jenny, I'm sure you wouldn't need an excuse to visit

You could conduct tours:D

Uncle Kram;492227 wrote: Jenny, I'm sure you wouldn't need an excuse to visit


That's cool, I'll be over next year so.

I recall being at a funeral in Oxford years ago. After the interment I glanced at the grave beside which I'd been standing and it was that of Tolkien. I gave him a quiet nod of respect before I left.

I think thats pretty cool, I was always glad he came from round Birmingham, the brummies have produced some pretty good people you know! I have always loved the Tolkien books, he was a great writer, thinker, scholar moralist, all round an important literary figure of the 20th century. Nice one U.K., Keep us posted on any developments!