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'''Simon Tolkien''' is the elder son of [[Christopher Tolkien]] and grandson of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].
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'''Simon Tolkien''' ([[1959]]) is the eldest son of [[Christopher Tolkien]] and grandson of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].  


He studied modern history at [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] and is a barrister in London, where he lives with his wife and their two children. His first novel, ''The Stepmother'' (published in the United States as ''Final Witness''), was published in 2003.
He studied modern history at [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] and is a barrister in London, where he lives with his wife, Tracy, and their two children. Tracy is known for the store in vintage clothing she had with her mother, ''Sternberg & Tolkien''.


Simon Tolkien's first novel, ''The Stepmother'' (published in the United States as ''Final Witness''), was published in 2003.


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.simontolkien.com/ Simon Tolkien's personal website]
*'''[http://www.simontolkien.com/ Official Website]'''
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/films/2003/12/simon_tolkien.shtml The Lord of Confusion]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/films/2003/12/simon_tolkien.shtml The Lord of Confusion]
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/02/24/ntolk24.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/02/24/ixhome.html J R R Tolkien's grandson 'cut off from literary inheritance']
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/02/24/ntolk24.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/02/24/ixhome.html J.R.R.Tolkien's grandson 'cut off from literary inheritance']


[[Category:Tolkien Family|Tolkien, Simon]]
[[Category:Tolkien Family|Tolkien, Simon]]

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Simon Tolkien (1959) is the eldest son of Christopher Tolkien and grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien.

He studied modern history at Oxford and is a barrister in London, where he lives with his wife, Tracy, and their two children. Tracy is known for the store in vintage clothing she had with her mother, Sternberg & Tolkien.

Simon Tolkien's first novel, The Stepmother (published in the United States as Final Witness), was published in 2003.

External links