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The Life of JRR Tolkien - Part 1: 1892 - 1916 (Youth and World War I) (Ep219 Rerun)

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Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, so given we are in his birth month, we’ll be revisiting our four-part series on his life story over the next few Fridays.In this episode, we’ll revisit part one, as we explore his early life, from his birth in South Africa to his World War I experience… LINKS:Show Notes: https://www.tolkienroad.com/e0219Watch This Episode: https://youtu.be/b8CZyJc0XQgListen Ad-Free: https://www.patreon.com/posts/146546266Shop True Myths Press: https://truemythspress.com/Join the Fellowship of the Road: https://patreon.com/tolkienroadRead Tolkien's Requiem - Concerning Beren and Lúthien: https://tolkiensrequiem.com/Read Tolkien's Overture - Concerning the Music of the Ainur: https://tolkiensoverture.com/Read Tolkien's Tragedy - Concerning Númenor, the Rings of Power, and the Second Age: https://tolkienroad.substack.com/p/tolkiens-tragedy-pt-1Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

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