Interesting J.R.R.Tolkien facts:

1. Much of his writing was inspired by Norse mythology.

2. He was an awful driver, John would often charge his car at people to get them out of his way.

3. Tolkien was good friends with C.S.Lewis. However John hated the use of allegories, which Lewis used heavily.

4. J.R.R Tolkien was raised by a catholic priest named Francis Morgan because his mother did not want her son to become Protestant from relative influence.