tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post4514888315667459125..comments2024-03-11T16:29:13.619-05:00Comments on Lingwë - Musings of a Fish: Seldom-read early poetry by TolkienJason Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-70747603996314682002017-10-08T11:29:24.092-05:002017-10-08T11:29:24.092-05:00Excellent discovery! :DExcellent discovery! :DJason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-30773465186654729832017-10-08T11:27:19.004-05:002017-10-08T11:27:19.004-05:00According to my latest research he was a descendan...According to my latest research he was a descendant of Daniel Gottlieb Tolkien (born in 1746 in Gdańsk, Poland, died in 1813 in London). Daniel's brother, John Benjamin Tolkien was Professor's great-great-grandfather. <br /><br />Daniel's son, Charles Tolkien went to Canada as a Methodist missionary. galadhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00743806388792756679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-41378717796495002202009-01-08T09:11:00.000-06:002009-01-08T09:11:00.000-06:00Thanks for the additional details, David. I really...Thanks for the additional details, David. I really didn’t expect to learn anything else about him, so this was especially welcome.Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-21539849500702273382009-01-07T17:29:00.000-06:002009-01-07T17:29:00.000-06:00The obituary named the cemetery where he'd be buri...The obituary named the cemetery where he'd be buried. It's a rather large cemetery, so I went to the office and asked. I was mostly hoping to find his other relatives nearby, but there were none; instead there was a sad blank space in the row of plaques embedded in the earth.<BR/><BR/>PS: I miswrote before: he was in Inglewood, not Torrance.<BR/><BR/>The obituary said that JK had donated copies of his <I>other</I> book of poetry, "Thoughts Here and There", to the Inglewood Public Library. Not surprisingly, they don't still have it, though a small private university nearby does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-19421188497281671472009-01-07T09:01:00.000-06:002009-01-07T09:01:00.000-06:00It’s nice to find that someone remembers him, or a...It’s nice to find that <I>someone</I> remembers him, or at least, has discovered him independently. I should have expected you would have known of him, if anyone in the (J.R.R.) Tolkien community did. He died in 1935, did he? That would have made him only 53 or 54 then, wouldn’t it? Too young! And an unmarked grave, you say? What a shame.<BR/><BR/>One question: since it was unmarked, how did you know know where to find it?Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-81396194785391626232009-01-06T19:51:00.000-06:002009-01-06T19:51:00.000-06:00Oh, James Kenneth. I did some research on him onc...Oh, James Kenneth. I did some research on him once. He later became a high-school teacher in Torrance, California, where he died in 1935. I have his obituary from the local paper. And I have visited his - sadly - unmarked grave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-69756796371613497932009-01-02T11:19:00.000-06:002009-01-02T11:19:00.000-06:00Thanks, Anon. I was hoping somebody might notice t...Thanks, Anon. I was <I>hoping</I> somebody might notice the conincidence of J.K. :)Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-17339183286699659922009-01-02T11:15:00.000-06:002009-01-02T11:15:00.000-06:00And next you will be unearthing some obscure novel...And next you will be unearthing some obscure novel by J.R.R. Rowling?<BR/>Wonderful blog :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-31556055704115909102009-01-02T09:43:00.000-06:002009-01-02T09:43:00.000-06:00Andy, Happy New Year to you and David as well! Tha...Andy, Happy New Year to you and David as well! Thanks for the kind words about both Lingwë and my piece in <I>Tolkien Studies</I>. I’ve been getting a slow trickle of feedback on it — almost entirely positive.<BR/><BR/>I hear you about staying home, and (hobbit-)holing up with a pile of books. Which new language have you set yourself to learn?Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-3108441613671159892009-01-02T09:39:00.000-06:002009-01-02T09:39:00.000-06:00Cat Bastet, thanks from dropping by. Yes, it’s qui...Cat Bastet, thanks from dropping by. Yes, it’s quite interesting. Probably doesn’t mean anything at all, but I was happy to make the discovery.Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-24409256280046911102009-01-02T09:30:00.000-06:002009-01-02T09:30:00.000-06:00Jason very interesting!! I really get a lot from ...Jason <BR/><BR/>very interesting!! I really get a lot from your posts so keep them coming. Did a lot of reading over the holiday to prepare for the list of to do's to come in 2009 which I am boldly posting on my blog. Your article about the Three Rings in TJ vol 5 is excellent - a lot to think about!! Here's to an exciting and fun filled 2009 - and with the credit crunch in full gear more time to stay home and study (thats why I have given myself a new language to learn!!) - just go to stay away (as much as possible) from Lord of the Rings Online!!! Happy New Year - AndyDr. Andrew Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16695949868240167504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-30527720112093902332009-01-01T09:38:00.000-06:002009-01-01T09:38:00.000-06:00Intriguing, indeed! What an interesting coincidenc...Intriguing, indeed! What an interesting coincidence.The Cat Bastethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08766507614966971022noreply@blogger.com