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The Man Who Created Middle-earth: The Tragic Genius of J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien didn't just write fantasy—he built a world from scratch. But the man behind 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit' was shaped by tragedy, war, and a lifelong obsession with language. Based on Humphrey Carpenter's definitive biography, this video dives into the real Tolkien: the orphan who lost his mother at 12, the soldier who survived the Somme, the scholar who invented languages for fun, and the creator who poured his deepest fears and loves into Middle-earth. Discover how his 'Atlantis dream,' his love for his wife Edith, and his belief in 'sub-creation' gave birth to an epic that changed literature forever. From the quiet streets of Oxford to the fiery depths of Mordor—this is the story behind the legend.
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