Tolkien family

Tolkien
Tolkien family
Current regionGermany, England
Place of originKreuzburg, East Prussia
MembersJ. R. R. Tolkien

The Tolkien family is an English family of German descent whose best-known member is J. R. R. Tolkien, Oxford academic and author of the fantasy books The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.