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398729 02: The grave of ''Lord of the Rings'' author J.R.R. Tolkien and his wife Edith December 15, 2001 at a cemetery in Oxford, England. The first movie of the trilogy based on the Tolkien novels will be released worldwide December 19, 2001. (Photo by Graham Barclay/BWP Media/Getty Images)

398729 02: The grave of ''Lord of the Rings'' author J.R.R. Tolkien and his wife Edith December 15, 2001 at a cemetery in Oxford, England. The first movie of the trilogy based on the Tolkien novels will be released worldwide December 19, 2001. (Photo by Graham Barclay/BWP Media/Getty Images)