Tolkien's Birthday

Today, January 3d, is Tolkien's birthday. So on this occasion, since a real toast is not possible I would like to propose a toast to a man,




»How, given little over half a century of work, did one man become the creative equivalent of a people?«

The Guardian

a magician in myth and lore, who defined the map of my imagination ever since I was 7 years old.

So ...To Professor Tolkien, Hail!


This picture was the cover of the very first Tolkien book I ever read, The Fellowship of the Ring. And I was hooked from the very first lines, Bilbo's birthday party.

Happy times.......