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Bêthberry · 02-08-2009, 05:13 PM

*whispers* Celebrian *coughs*

LadyBrooke, thanks for quoting that letter from Tolkien about transforming his experience/ seeking a distraction. This was something I had suggested some posts back, that Tolkien's fascination with war epics was related to his own wartime experience in WWI and was not necessarily a deliberate lie.

02-08-2009, 05:13 PM	#23
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	whispers Celebrian coughs LadyBrooke, thanks for quoting that letter from Tolkien about transforming his experience/ seeking a distraction. This was something I had suggested some posts back, that Tolkien's fascination with war epics was related to his own wartime experience in WWI and was not necessarily a deliberate lie. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.