Originally intended as entertainment for his children and initially written without the idea of a commercial publication, the "Hobbit" was presented by a former student of Tolkien to the publisher Allen&Unwin, who published the story attentively in 1937. In 1925 Tolkien was appointed professor at Oxford University, where his idea for the "Hobbit" was born. From 1911 he studied at Exeter College in Oxford, graduated in 1915 and went to war in 1918. After his mother's death, Tolkien was raised first by an aunt and later by a foster family. Welsh, Old English, Greek, French and German belonged to his preferred subjects during his school education.
In the movie trilogy "The Hobbit" this was continued.Īlready early J.R.R.
His stories also served as a model for many other works, whereby the remake of Peter Jackson in particular triggered a renaissance of the ring cult. Not only George Lucas has visibly gained inspiration for his "Star Wars" series. Throughout his life he devoted himself to the 'history' of his fictional Middle-Earth Empire. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) became world famous with his novel cycle "The Lord of the Rings". The audience managed to get the actors on stage for three encores with standing ovations". In the end, neither the audience nor the musicians held their ground on the chairs. Whether bombastic with timpani and gongs or elven-like delicate flute tones: The well-known, Oscar-winning melodies by Howard Shore from the film trilogy were heard again and again, immediately providing the right "cinema in the head". The press celebrates "The Lord of the Rings & the Hobbit - the Concert" as a "highly emotional and mythical experience" and praises: "Nearly 100 actors - from the well-playing orchestra to the vocal Shire Choir to the outstanding soloists - showed their commitment to transport the audience into Tolkien's world-famous fantasy world. Tolkien's masterpiece in concert with orchestra, choir and the Tolkien Ensemble on the Oscar-winning music of Howard Shore, Annie Lennox, Enya and Ed Sheeran /
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