J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes


Over the field rang his clear voice calling: ‘Death! Ride, ride to ruin and the world’s ending!


Citations

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Return of the King. George Allen & Unwin, 1955, p. 122.

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J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Born: January 3, 1892
  • Died: September 2, 1973
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Novelist

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE FRSL was an English writer, poet, philologist, and academic, best known as the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.