![]() ![]() It was at this moment that Tolkien first started creating the story of Beren and Luthien.Įdith died in 1971. Taking a walk one day, Edith began dancing in a clearing of blooming hemlock. When Tolkien returned from war, they lived for a time at Roos in Yorkshire. Edith could decipher Tolkien’s letters, and thereby keep track of his movements on a map of the front. Letters from the front line were censored, so Tolkien and Edith devised a secret code. Tolkien served in WWI, and the separation caused them both a lot of pain. Edith met him at the train, and by the end of the day she’d returned her engagement ring and agreed to marry Tolkien.Įdith converted to Catholicism (though religion remained the one sore spot between them), and the couple had several kids. Tolkien immediately traveled to the town she was living in. Edith replied that she was already engaged, having thought that he’d forgotten her. Tolkien obeyed, but sent Edith a letter on the night of his 21 st birthday, asking her to marry him. ![]() During the summer of 1909 they fell in love.īut Edith was Anglican, and Tolkien a Catholic, and his guardian (a Catholic priest) forbade Tolkien to see Edith again until he was a legal adult at 21. They spent time together in a teashop balcony, dropping lumps of sugar into the hats of people walking below. They met when Tolkien was 16 and Edith 19, both orphans, and living in the same boarding house. In honor of Valentines Day I thought I’d make a post about the real-life love story of J.R.R. ![]()
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