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TCG Letter #718
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Roger Shaw
Date
7 January 1966
Type
Typed Letter Signed
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien writes making mention of the suggestion that The Lord of the Rings landscape is based on Iceland. Tolkien says that he has never been there, though he had planned to, and says the Midgewater Marshes are just a translation of Mývatn.
A description of the letter was appears in Sotheby's English Literature, History, Private Press and Children's Books 12 December 2002.
A description of the letter was appears in Sotheby's English Literature, History, Private Press and Children's Books 12 December 2002.
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