How did a boy with a troubled fate, a love-hungry teenager, and later an eminent Oxford humanities student become the world's greatest fantasy writer? Young Tolkien seeks to answer this question.
J. R. R. Tolkien's character was shaped by the early death of his parents, the injustices against his mother, his childhood in the poor suburbs of Birmingham, the forced separation from his fiancée, Edith, and above all the trauma of the First World War.
His passion for words and languages, his encounter with the great northern mythologies and his unwavering Catholic faith gave him the strength to overcome adversity, survive the hell of the trenches and accept death. From his experiences and trials, a new mythology was born during the Great War, creating the world of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarils. The young Tolkien focuses on the early, defining years of the legendary author, from which grew his Middle-earth, which captivated successive generations.