Not the best photo but, a very beautiful Lily Collins as Edith Tolkien (nee Bratt) in Tolkien (2019).

Edith Mary Bratt (b. 21st January 1889) married John Ronald Reuel Tolkien on March 22nd 1916. They had four children together: John, Michael, Christopher, and Priscilla.

Edith was a talented pianist, which is something I wish I could still do.

I’ve been really captivated by her and Tolkien’s love story in the film. They were married for 55 years, until Edith died in 1971. Tolkien died in 1973. They are buried together.

As you can maybe tell from my recent post, Tolkien is a new favourite film. Currently reading a biography of Tolkien by John Garth which covers a similar period to the film, so hoping to do a post about its accuracy and merits soon. I like to see the good in things.

This was in part an intellectual way for me to express that I think Lily Collins is beautiful. (Remember it’s still Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈).

But anyway. I may not have read any of Tolkien’s work but I’ve become very interested in his life, and I’m particularly keen to learn about his friendship with C.S. Lewis, who I am also reading at the moment. So that might be a future post.