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Did J.R.R. Tolkien write The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings first?
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J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit first (in the 1930s, released in 1937). He wrote The Lord of the Rings between 1937 and 1950, and was published in 1954/5; he started work on The Lord of the Rings after The Hobbit was published.
He had actually written the stories that make up The Silmarillion even earlier, while recovering in a hospital during World War 1 from combat wounds. But while many parts of both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings stories refer to events in The Silmarillion, Tolkien never felt those stories were finished and was always reediting them throughout his life, so he never made a serious attempt to get them published himself.
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J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit before writing The Lord of the Rings. The Hobbit was published in 1937, while The Lord of the Rings was published later, between 1954 and 1955.
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What book did J.R.R. Tolkien start to write as a sequel to The Hobbit?
The sequel to The Hobbit is The Lord of the Rings.
What comes first 'The Hobbit' or 'The Lord of the Rings'?
The Hobbit is set about 60 years before most of the events in The Lord of the Rings.The Hobbit was published in 1937. The Lord of the Rings did not come out for over 20 years after that. It took Tolkien a long time to write the follow up.
How was 'The Hobbit' written?
It first came about as stories that Tolkien told to his children and then decided to write down.
What order did Tolkien write his books - Lord of the Rings - Silmarilian - The Hobbit in and in what order were they eventually published?
Much of the base for the books comes from writing that became the Silmarilian, which Tolkien worked on for many years. He then wrote The Hobbit in the 1930's and the Lord of the Rings was done int eh 40's and 50's before publication. The Silmarillian was published after Tolkien's death by his son.
How long did it take J.R.R Tolkien to write the Lord of the Rings?
J.R.R. Tolkien worked on "The Lord of the Rings" for over 12 years, from around 1937 to 1949. This epic novel was a continuation of his previous work, "The Hobbit," and Tolkien constantly revised and expanded upon the story during this time.
Where did J.R.R Tolkien write Lord of the Rings?
In England
Are there any other story like Beowulf?
Absolutley! you might be interested in the Hobbit. Tolkien was inspired to write The Hobbit thanks to Beowulf.
Does someone else write the Lord of the Rings story?
No, J. R. R. Tolkien wrote all of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings stories entirely himself, nobody is writing any new ones.However, his son Christopher Tolkien has taken many of his father's earlier works and compiled and edited them into publishable form. The first of these was The Silmarillion. These stories however contain no hobbits and are mostly about the Elves and wars that happened long ago in the First Age.
When did J.R.R Tolkien write his first book?
The author JRR Tolkein wrote a great many works, but is most famous for the following: The Hobbit (1937) (and the following which is considered the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy:) The Fellowship of the Ring (1954) The Two Towers (1954) The Return of the King (1955) See the "Related Links" below for a complete bibliography.
How long did it take J.R.R Tolkien to write The Hobbit 2012?
I didn't know Tolkien was a timelord. o.O It was written in the 1930's -.- Fran Walsh wrote the movie
What type of booklet did Tolkien write the words 'The Hobbit' in?
He wrote the words in an exam booklet that he was grading on an empty page.
Why did J.R.R. Tolkien write The Lord of the Rings?
It was for his children if I remember rightly (Prone to correction)
