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TCG Letter #416
/ Carpenter Letter #321
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
P. Rorke, S.J.
Date
4 February 1971
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien describes the Caverns of Helm's Deep as being influenced by Cheddar Gorge.
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Glittering Caves
Rohan
Private life
The Lord of the Rings
Middle-earth
References
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981)
, p. 407
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017)
, p. 791
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK)
, p. 572
J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography
, Di1, p. 350
Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien
, pp. 581-2
Cheddar Gorge and Caves
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