Father Christmas Letters: 1920 - 1924

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Estelyn Telcontar

Legate, we'll pick up your interesting thoughts on the number of reindeer when we get to that letter - you have brought up some good questions on that topic!

Ah, my mistake, somehow I probably misread what you said and thought it was from 1922 letter, not '32, therefore I thought that we are already past it (especially given that in my edition, the picture appears randomly on one of the first pages with no date next to it). Okay, I shall repost my thoughts later when we get that far.

I wonder - does the translation as "Father Frost" work for casual readers who have little or no background in Tolkien?

Well, what do you exactly mean by that it "works"? It is clear to them, for sure, that it is not about the Russian fellow, if that's what you mean; if only just from the fact that there is talk about Britain in there.