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'''Oxford''' is the city in which [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] spent a great deal of his life living in. Both ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' were written in North Oxford. | '''Oxford''' is the city in which [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] spent a great deal of his life living in. Both ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' were written in North Oxford. | ||
==In the legendarium== | |||
Oxford ([[Old English]]: ''Oxena Ford'') is referenced in the earliest form of the [[legendarium]], the ''[[Book of Lost Tales]]''. It was associated with [[Horsa]], son of [[Eriol]] and [[Cwen]]. The name Oxford is translated as [[Qenya]] ''Taruktarna'' and in [[Gnomish]] *''Taruithorn''.<ref>{{LT2|VI}}</ref> | |||
Much later, Tolkien signed as ''[[Arcastar]] Mondósaresse'' "Tolkien in Oxford" in a 1968 letter to the producer of the BBC documentary. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[University of Oxford]] | * [[University of Oxford]] | ||
* [[Oxford English Dictionary]] | * [[Oxford English Dictionary]] | ||
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[[Category:British locations]] | [[Category:British locations]] | ||
[[Category:Cities (real-world)]] | [[Category:Cities (real-world)]] | ||
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Oxford is the city in which J.R.R. Tolkien spent a great deal of his life living in. Both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings were written in North Oxford.
In the legendarium
Oxford (Old English: Oxena Ford) is referenced in the earliest form of the legendarium, the Book of Lost Tales. It was associated with Horsa, son of Eriol and Cwen. The name Oxford is translated as Qenya Taruktarna and in Gnomish *Taruithorn.[1]
Much later, Tolkien signed as Arcastar Mondósaresse "Tolkien in Oxford" in a 1968 letter to the producer of the BBC documentary.
See also
