England, early 20th century. The future writer and philologist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) and three of his schoolmates create a strong bond between them as they share the same passion for literature and art, a true fellowship that strengthens as they grow up, but the outbreak of World War I threatens to shatter it.
Keywords: 1900s , based-on-true-story , biography , birmingham , boys-club , boys-school , coming-of-age , edwardian-england , male-friendship , mentor-protege-relationship , oxford-university , troubled-relationship , world-war-i