

This has caused Tolkien to be popularly identified as the. Tolkien applied the term legendarium to the larger part of these writings. These, together with The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, form a connected body of tales, poems, fictional histories, invented languages, and literary essays about a fantasy world called Arda and Middle- earth. After Tolkien's death, his son Christopher published a series of works based on his father's extensive notes and unpublished manuscripts, including The Silmarillion. Tolkien was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II on 2. Lewis-they were both members of the informal literary discussion group known as the Inklings. Fantasy, high fantasy, translation, literary criticism.

2Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (modern- day South Africa)Died.
