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'''John Ronald Reuel Tolkien''' was an Oxford don and the author of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. While working at a garden centre, [[Fitz Kreiner]] had a conversation with a woman who incorrectly named him as R. J. Tolkien. Fitz convinced her that the character of Frodo had been named after a woman with whom Tolkien had a relationship. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taint]]'') | '''John Ronald Reuel Tolkien''' was an Oxford don and the author of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. While working at a garden centre, [[Fitz Kreiner]] had a conversation with a woman who incorrectly named him as R. J. Tolkien. Fitz convinced her that the character of Frodo had been named after a woman with whom Tolkien had a relationship. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taint]]'') | ||
Tolkien briefly met the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] during a readthrough of ''[[The Professor, the Queen and the Bookshop]]'' by [[C. S. Lewis]]. | Tolkien briefly met the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] during a readthrough of ''[[The Professor, the Queen and the Bookshop]]'' by [[C. S. Lewis]]. He didn't like Lewis' work much, because "it didn't include half-a-dozen made-up languages". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Professor, the Queen and the Bookshop (comic story)|The Professor, the Queen and the Bookshop]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
Although he's never called by his full name in ''Professor'', he's called John. | |||
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Revision as of 10:56, 3 February 2014
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an Oxford don and the author of The Lord of the Rings. While working at a garden centre, Fitz Kreiner had a conversation with a woman who incorrectly named him as R. J. Tolkien. Fitz convinced her that the character of Frodo had been named after a woman with whom Tolkien had a relationship. (PROSE: The Taint)
Tolkien briefly met the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond during a readthrough of The Professor, the Queen and the Bookshop by C. S. Lewis. He didn't like Lewis' work much, because "it didn't include half-a-dozen made-up languages". (COMIC: The Professor, the Queen and the Bookshop)
Behind the scenes
Although he's never called by his full name in Professor, he's called John.
