The son of the famous writer John Tolkien Christopher passed away at the age of 95. This was reported on the website of the International Tolkien Community. Cause of death not specified.

Christopher Tolkien became the third and youngest son of a famous writer. He was born in 1924 in Leeds (UK). During World War II, he was a pilot in the British Air Force, after which he taught English at Oxford..

Based on Drafts of The Hobbit, Christopher completed and published the novels Children of Hurin and The Silmarillion. Tolkien Jr. also drew maps of Middle-earth, which were present in the first editions of The Lord of the Rings..

In addition, Christopher led the company Tolkien Estate, which is engaged in the management of copyright in the property of his father. In November 2017, the company sold Amazon the rights to produce the series on The Lord of the Rings, after which the youngest son resigned as head of the company. He also criticized the trilogy of Peter Jackson.. In an interview with Le Monde, Christopher said he “gutted a book to shoot an action movie for people aged 15 to 25 years”.