There is more to J.R.R. Tolkien than just 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings.' Take this quiz to test your knowledge on the great scholar and storyteller.

In 1919-1920 the young J.R.R. Tolkien researched etymologies for words beginning with W, ... The Oxford English Dictionary relied on contributions by volunteers from around the world.

The most surprising thing was the Irish-English Dictionary. ... to retain these glimpses into the private world of the creative mind of J.R.R. Tolkien. On public display at Oxford is an extensive ...

For many of us, it began with a hole – a hobbit hole. But for J.R.R. Tolkien, he started elsewhere. Born on Jan. 3, 1892, in South Africa, Tolkien had a difficult childhood. While he may be b… ...

JRR Tolkien was not, ... After the armistice in 1918 Tolkien worked briefly on the New English Dictionary project, that eventually formed part of the Oxford English Dictionary.