What Awards has Tolkien won? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

gorthaur_cruel · 01-24-2005, 07:33 AM

I was into an argument between somebody who dislikes Tolkien (for the simple reason that I like it), and I was asked to name any significant awards that the Lord of the Rings has won (if any) if "it's so great of a book". I was stumped by this question, actually. I heard lots of great reviews for it, but what awards has it actually won?

Even the mediocre fantasy/sci-fi books these days win awards, so I doubt that the masterpiece of fantasy won absolutely nothing. Could somebody enlighten me on this, please?

01-24-2005, 07:33 AM	#1
gorthaur_cruel Haunting Spirit Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 92	What Awards has Tolkien won? I was into an argument between somebody who dislikes Tolkien (for the simple reason that I like it), and I was asked to name any significant awards that the Lord of the Rings has won (if any) if "it's so great of a book". I was stumped by this question, actually. I heard lots of great reviews for it, but what awards has it actually won? Even the mediocre fantasy/sci-fi books these days win awards, so I doubt that the masterpiece of fantasy won absolutely nothing. Could somebody enlighten me on this, please?