Historical Interviews #1 - J.R.R Tolkien
Taken from the J.R.R Tolkien Facebook page Hello fellow Lord of the Rings fans! (looking at you Middle Earth Musician :D) Recently, I came across a special device while clearing out my attic. It looked very much like the one ring. I put it on, and found I had the ability to call upon any deceased person from the past, and speak to them. So naturally (as I was listening to the Fellowship of the Ring audiobook at the time) I decided to call upon J.R.R Tolkien, and interview him. This is what happened. Me: Hello J.R.R Tolkien! Tolkien: Hello [Psylova], and please, just call me Tolkien. Me: Why Tolkien? Wouldn't you rather be called John? Tolkien: It's only for the purposes of this interview. I'm very proud of my family name! It comes from the German word "tollkühn", which means foolhardy! And calling me John would be boring now, wouldn't it? Me: Okay then Tolkien! Well, I would first like to talk to you about your early life. What was it like?...