Edith Bratt

(1889-1971)

J. R. R. Tolkien's wife and muse

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Edith Mary Tolkien (née Bratt; 21 January 1889 – 29 November 1971) was an Englishwoman known as the wife of the academic, philologist, poet, and novelist J. R. R. Tolkien. She served as the inspiration for his fictional Middle-earth characters Lúthien Tinúviel and Arwen Undómiel.

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Born	Edith Mary Bratt 21 January 1889 Gloucester, United Kingdom
Died	29 November 1971 (aged 82) Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Zodiac	Aquarius
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J.R.R. Tolkien 1892-1973 · British writer and philologist · m. 1916 info edit

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John info 1st child with J.R.R. Tolkien Male b. 17 Nov 1917 · Age: 107 · 1917- · Celebrity Baby

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Michael info 2nd child with J.R.R. Tolkien Male b. 22 Oct 1920 · Age: 104 · 1920- · Celebrity Baby

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Christopher John Reuel Tolkien info 3rd child with J.R.R. Tolkien Male b. 21 Nov 1924 d. 16 Jan 2020 · Age: 95 (at death) · 1924-2020 · literary scholar, writer, and editor

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Priscilla info 4th child with J.R.R. Tolkien Female b. 18 Jun 1929 · Age: 96 · 1929- · Celebrity Baby

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