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Knighthood for Christopher Tolkien

Submitted on Friday 18th January 2019

Rejected on Friday 25th January 2019

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: honours (see below for details)

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Knighthood for Christopher Tolkien

Petition Details

Christopher Tolkien, born in 1924 is the youngest son of J. R. R. Tolkien, author of 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit'. Christopher Tolkien has dedicated his life, since 1973, to editing, critiquing and publishing his father's work.

Additional Information

Christopher Tolkien published his father's 'The Silmarillion' in 1977 and published his final work, 'The Fall of Gondolin' in 2018. Now at the age of 94 it is time that C. Tolkien's contribution to literature be recognised with a knighthood. C. Tolkien has not only published his father's work on what he called his "legendarium", but also his academic work such as his prose translation of 'Beowulf', his epic poem 'The Fall of Arthur', his talk on invented languages 'A Secret Vice' and more.


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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We can't accept your petition because it asks for someone to be nominated for an honour.

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www.gov.uk/honours

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