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Guide to Tolkien's Letters

Letters written by J.R.R. Tolkien: 1365 Carpenter's Letters: 354 Revised Letters: 508 New in Revised Letters: 154 Updated in Revised Letters: 46 By J.R.R. Tolkien but not in Letters: 857 Letters to J.R.R. Tolkien: 484 Not to or from J.R.R. Tolkien: 388 All letters: 2236 Recent additions

The Lord of the Rings Sources

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1954

18 September 1954

J.R.R. Tolkien to Hugh Brogan

Carpenter #151

Tolkien shares thoughts on the fascination of The Lord of the Rings. The author hopes to include an upcoming note on translation. The letter ends with t...

1958

26 October 1958

J.R.R. Tolkien to L.M. Cutts

Tolkien apologises for the cost of The Lord of the Rings. He notes that he did not research his tale but that any tale cannot exist in a void and one ca...

1961

13 November 1961

J.R.R. Tolkien to Paul Barnetson

Tolkien thanks Mr. Barnetson for his letter, He does not consider the book to be based on "German or Icelandic folklore" but says it has a northern air ...

1967

J.R.R. Tolkien to Mr Rang

Carpenter #297

At the top, Tolkien has written: ‘Some reflections in preparing an answer to a letter from one Mr Rang about investigations into my nomenclature. In t...

1972

J.R.R. Tolkien to Mr Wrigley

Carpenter #337

Tolkien discusses the sources of The Lord of the Rings.

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