The author of The Hobbit and Lord of The Rings, wrote to his young fan a few days after Christmas in 1961.

JRR Tolkien letter to fan expected to fetch thousands at auction

The best selling series has sold over one hundred million copies, and been made into a block buster film trilogy.

Royal Mint launch JRR Tolkien coin to celebrate life of Lord of the Rings author

It's hoped the property can be turned into the first-ever Tolkien literary centre. 

JRR Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings while living in the house. 

A rare first edition of JRR Tolkien's novel found inside a box of books in a charity shop has fetched £6,000 at an auction in Oxfordshire.


The book - in excellent condition - also included a four line dedication from JRR Tolkien to a friend in Elvish.

JRR Tolkien’s revolver reveals true First World War story  