The crownless shall be the king...by Tolkien
All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes, a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king... From LOTR, The Council of Elrond THE POET J R R Tolkien The teller of the tolkien legendarium John Ronald Reuel Tolkien , CBE FRSL ( / ˈ t ɒ l k iː n / ; [a] 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist , and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit , The Lord of the Rings , and The Silmarillion .