Somewhat tenuous, but Tolkien was taught Old English at Oxford by a New Zealander, Kenneth Sisam[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Sisam https://en

Somewhat tenuous, but Tolkien was taught Old English at Oxford by a New Zealander, Kenneth Sisam[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Sisam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Sisam