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Edith Mary Tolkien (née Bratt; 21 January 1889 – 29 November 1971) was an Englishwoman known as the wife of the academic, philologist, poet, and novelist J. R. R. Tolkien. She served as the inspiration for his fictional Middle-earth characters Lúthien Tinúviel and Arwen Undómiel.
Jul 1, 2024 · Edith Mary Tolkien (née Bratt) (January 21, 1889 – November 29, 1971) was the daughter of Frances Bratt and Alfred Frederick Warrilow. She would become J.R.R. Tolkien's wife.
Tolkien began the tale in 1917, inspired to create Luthien after seeing Edith dancing and singing in a hemlock grove. However, Luthien and Beren’s love story finds other, perhaps unwitting echoes, in Tolkien’s and Edith’s relationship – which saw the couple undergo their trials and tests before they too could have their own happily ever after.
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May 3, 2019 · The new movie "Tolkien" tells the story of Edith and JRR Tolkien's relationship cinematically, but their real love story is actually just as romantic.
Edith Mary Tolkien (January 21, 1889 – 29 November 29, 1971; née Bratt) was the wife of J.R.R. Tolkien. She became inspiration for the Elf character Lúthien Tinúviel. Edith Bratt was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.
When he was sixteen years old, J.R.R. Tolkien met Edith Mary Bratt, a woman three years his senior. They were introduced after he moved into a boarding house where she lived in Edgbaston. Edith’s mother died when she was fourteen years old and her guardian found her a place there.
Apr 19, 2024 · Edith Mary Tolkien (née Bratt) (January 21, 1889 – November 29, 1971) was the daughter of Frances Bratt and Alfred Frederick Warrilow. She would become J.R.R. Tolkien's wife.
Feb 28, 2024 · What was the connection between Lúthien – the mythological image of female perfection which Tolkien himself created – and his wife Edith? And what caused their three-year separation, which almost ended in her marrying someone else?
Edith began to feel that Tolkien was ignoring her – while he was loving and considerate, greatly concerned about her health and caring about domestic matters, she could see that he only truly came alive when he was with his circle of male friends, especially CS Lewis.
Apr 22, 2019 · J.R.R. Tolkien's wife Edith — played by Lily Collins in the new biopic 'Tolkien' — inspired female characters in 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit.'.
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