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TCG Letter #546


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Jane T. Sibley
Date
30 May 1964
Type
Autograph/Typed Letter Signed
Transcript
Complete
Tolkien thanks Miss Sibley for her letter and "close scrutiny" of his books. He says that any mystery regarding his runes are easily solved: The runes in "The Hobbit were genuine and historical; those in The Lord of the Rings", Tolkien invented himself.
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References
"The Other Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien", compiled by Jorge Quinonez (early 1990s), pp. 5-6
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), p. 651, entry states 31 May 1964
Niekas 38, 1989 (pp. 13, 67)
Vinyar Tengwar 6 (July 1989), pp. 8 (text) , 15 (letter reproduction).


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