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TCG Letter #620 / Carpenter Letter #245
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Rhona Beare
Date
25 June 1963
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Transcript
Partial
Answers to the following questions: (1) In the ‘English runes’ used for Anglo-Saxon inscriptions, the rune 
does not stand for G as it does in The Lord of the Rings. Why not? (2) What happened to Elves when they died in battle?
A photocopy of the original letter with a complete transcript is held at the Marquette archives.
does not stand for G as it does in The Lord of the Rings. Why not? (2) What happened to Elves when they died in battle?A photocopy of the original letter with a complete transcript is held at the Marquette archives.
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