Tolkien's Birmingham

Moseley Bog photographs August 13th and 17th 2001

"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit..."
These words introduced a new world, Middle-earth, to us all.
They were written by J.R.R. Tolkien in 1937

The Birmingham link to Tolkien family still exists today
	Sentinel designed by Tim Tolkien, grand nephew of JRR Tolkien, to represent the importance of the aviation industry to the region. It depicts three spitfires in starburst formation and was unveiled by Alex Henshawe MBE, who personally tested ten per cent of all the planes built at the Castle Bromwich Spitfire factory, now the Jaguar Cars plant.

Web Links

Tolkien Society
24Hr Museum ONE TRAIL TO RULE THEM ALL...
Birmingham City Council
Birmingham Green Spaces
Sarehole Mill
Lord Of The Rings film
Harper Collins
Le Seigneur des anneaux : les deux tours

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