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TCG Letter #562 / Carpenter Letter #200

From

J.R.R. Tolkien

Major Bowen

Date

25 June 1957

Type

Unknown

Transcript

Partial

Tolkien provides an explanation of Sauron's nature and his role in the world.

Tags

The Lord of the Rings

Sauron

Religion

Gil-galad

Elendil

Ainur

Númenor

Middle-earth

References

The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK), pp. 374-75, p. 627 (Carpenter note)

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981), pp. 259-60, p. 447 (Carpenter note)

The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), p. 536

Pity, Power, and Tolkien's Ring: To Rule the Fate of Many, p. 45

Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien, pp. 384-5, pp. 637-8 (notas de Carpenter)

J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography, Di1, p. 350

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