{"id":102655,"date":"2017-01-03T18:43:13","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T23:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=102655"},"modified":"2017-01-03T18:43:13","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T23:43:13","slug":"happy-birthday-professor-tolkien-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2017\/01\/03\/102655-happy-birthday-professor-tolkien-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy birthday, Professor Tolkien!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"_65047774_tolkien3\"<\/a>On this date in\u00a01892, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein Africa. Over his long lifetime, he delighted readers and fans world-wide with his writings including essays,\u00a0children’s books and his beloved novels, The Hobbit<\/em> and The Lord of the Rings<\/em>,\u00a0that center around\u00a0a race of short, down-to-earth creatures\u00a0who live, of all places,\u00a0in\u00a0(very nice) holes in the ground.<\/p>\n

Today, TORn joins millions of fans worldwide in celebrating Tolkien\u2019s birthday. If you have the time and the inclination, you may want to join other fans\u00a0gathering at local pubs where\u00a0members of the Tolkien Society<\/a> will be\u00a0raising a glass and toasting: \u201cThe Professor!\u201d If you\u2019d like to learn more about the annual January third tradition, or\u00a0find a local gathering near you, visit the Tolkien Society\u2019s Tolkien Birthday Toast 2017 page here<\/a>. Or instead, you may just want to curl up with a favorite Tolkien story or poem and toast him quietly with a nice cup of tea.<\/p>\n

However you decide to celebrate, join us in wishing a happy birthday to \u201cThe Professor,\u201d who\u2019s life\u2019s work has come to mean so much to us. Happy birthday, J.R.R. Tolkien!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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