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TCG Letter #801
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Mr. S.E.O. Joukes
Date
28 August 1967
Type
Typed Letter Signed
Transcript
Complete
Mr. Joukes had written to Tolkien suggesting that he would like to name his daughter Ioreth, to which replies that it means 'old woman' and includes some matters of philology surrounding the name and that of Arwen and Merry.
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