Tolken, the Son of a Foolhardy, Was Born in 1892 in South Africa.

Tolkin believed his name came from the german word tolkon, which meant foolhardy. His mother taught him and his brother at home. He was an eager student soaking up her lessons in botany and latin and literature. You can draw a pretty direct line from louis carroll's jabberwakee to tolkin. Although i don't want to push any of these influences too much, because tolkin was his own person. And c s, lewis once said, in a real full circle of a quote, i'm just passing the stuff along people. There's a harmonic convergence here.

Play episode from 34:56

Transcript

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!

Get the app