Did J.R.R. Tolkien actually fight a dragon during World War I?
This takes him into the outbreak of World War I, which threatens to tear the “fellowship” apart.
The new Tolkien trailer, starring Nicholas Hoult as the famous author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, plays up the idea that pretty much everything in those great novels was inspired by things in his real life.
All of these experiences would inspire Tolkien to write his famous Middle-Earth novels.