Tolkien was 12 years old when his mother died. His guardian was a Catholic Priest.
Mabel Tolkien died in 1904 of acute Diabetes.
JRR tolkien knew around 35 diffrent languages.
JRR Tolkien never exactly told us how old Merry was, but it was clear he was younger than Frodo Baggins, and slightly older than Pippin Took.
The parents of JRR Tolkien were Arthur and Mabel Tolkien (born Mabel Suffield). He was an orphan by the age of 12 when his mother died of diabetes. His father had died when Tolkien was 3 years old.
He died of old age. He was 81.
I'm not sure but I'm just deleting the old answer: "Bob". Defietly not sufficient. It is greatly controversial. Certainly classic names come to mind such as Robert Louis Stevenson and JRR Tolkien.
J. R. R. Tolkien died on September 2, 1973 at the age of 81.
81. (January 3, 1892-September 2, 1973)
J.R.R. Tolkien taught medieval Germanic languages and literature -- specific lecture topics included Old English, Beowulf, Middle English, Chaucer, Old Norse, the Eddas, Gothic and the Legends of the Goths, etc.
Michelangelo was only 6 years old when his mother died.
Therese was 4 years old when her mother died.
Christopher Paolini is 27 years old (birthdate: November 17, 1983).