Possible Clues:

• Letters associated with Tolkien
• ___ Tolkien, author of 'The Lord of the Rings'
• Initials before Tolkien
• "LOTR" initials
• 'LOTR' initials
• 'The Hobbit' cover initials
• Fantasy lit initials
• -- Tolkien
• Bilbo's creator
• Frodo's creator Tolkien