J.R.R. Tolkien Welcome to the section devoted entirely to Professor John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, creator of Middle-earth! Without him, The Lord of the Rings would not exist, this site would not exist, the movies would not exist, and Orlando Bloom would not exist (well, he would, but hardly anyone would know). Choose your category from the list below. Biography Summary of the Professor's life, with anecdotes and quotes included Gallery Photos of Tolkien, his family and friends, and pictures he drew Media Sound clips of the Professor reading his own work Quotes Words straight from Tolkien's mouth, on subjects ranging from the origins of LotR to driving cars Trivia A cast bio-style page for those with short attention spans, includes important dates and facts about Tolkien Writings A complete list of his writings, both Middle-earthian and not, with summaries of each   Information on sources used can be found on the credits page.