Youngest son of Lord of the Rings author was responsible for editing and publishing much of his father’s workChristopher Tolkien, the son of Lord Of The Rings author JRR Tolkien, has died aged 95, the Tolkien Society has announced. The statement said: “Christopher Tolkien has died at the age of 95. It was an honour and privilege to know and work with him and our thoughts are with his family at this time.”Tolkien scholar Dimitra Fimi hailed Christopher for enriching his father’s work. She said: “He gave us a window into Tolkien’s creative process, and he provided scholarly commentary that enriched our understanding of Middle-earth. He was Middle-earth’s cartographer and first scholar.”In an interview with the Guardian in 2012, Christopher’s son Simon described the enormity of the task after his grandfather died with so much material still unpublished.

Source: The Guardian January 16, 2020 18:54 UTC