A Dutch town named Geldrop has named a quarter of its streets after JRR Tolkien and his characters, including Tolkien Lane and streets named after elves and dwarves. The neighborhood’s original planning was suggested by a big Tolkien fan, and even the local kindergarten is named De Hobbit. JRR Tolkien created new languages and wrote […]
Mountains on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, were named after JRR Tolkien’s works in 2012. Mount Doom, Mount Erebor, and Misty Montes are among the named peaks. The planets of our solar system are named after Greek and Roman deities, and this mythological naming convention has extended to distant geological features as well. On Venus, for […]
JRR Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings series over 12 years, following the success of The Hobbit. He worked full-time while writing and was a perfectionist, revising each section multiple times. The series has sold over 150 million copies and been translated into 38 languages. The Lord of the Rings series was written by […]
