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JRR Tolkien born in Bloemfontein

JRR Tolkien born in Bloemfontein

Date
3 Jan 1892
Updated
30 Sep 2019
JRR Tolkien born in Bloemfontein

J.R.R. Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State. His parents, Mabel and Arthur Tolkien, were British but worked in a bank in South Africa. He was a sickly child, so he and his mother and brother (Hilary, born 1894) went back to England for a change of climate in 1895. His father stayed behind, but died suddenly in February 1896.

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  1. 01J.R.R. Tolkien, [online], Available at: tolkientrail.com [Accessed: 02 January 2010]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). JRR Tolkien born in Bloemfontein. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011144

South African History Online (2011) 'JRR Tolkien born in Bloemfontein', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011144 (Accessed: 4 August 2026).

South African History Online, JRR Tolkien born in Bloemfontein [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011144, (accessed 4 August 2026).

"JRR Tolkien born in Bloemfontein." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011144. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "JRR Tolkien born in Bloemfontein." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011144.

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