81. (January 3, 1892-September 2, 1973)
Tolkien was 12 years old when his mother died. His guardian was a Catholic Priest.
He died of old age. He was 81.
J. R. R. Tolkien died on September 2, 1973 at the age of 81.
JRR Tolkien ( John Ronald Reuel Tolkien) died on September the 2nd, 1973, at age 81.
Mabel Tolkien died in 1904 of acute Diabetes.
Mabel Tolkien died on November 14, 1904, in Rednal, West Midlands, England, UK of diabetes.
Tolkien died on 2 September 1973. He was buried next to his wife Edith.
Michael Tolkien died in 1984, in England, UK.
Christopher Paolini is 27 years old (birthdate: November 17, 1983).
Tolkien's father, Arthur Tolkien, died at the age of 39 from complications arising from rheumatic fever, which he had contracted several years earlier. His death occurred when J.R.R. Tolkien was only 4 years old.
J.R.R. Tolkien died September 2, 1973 of natural causes at age 81.
The Silmarillian was edited and published by Tolkien's son, Christopher.