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To: Ultra Sonic 007
Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength. Anyone recall those?

I have them! They are a great series. They were written before Tolkien published Lord of the Rings and I always imagined that Lewis' Merlin foreshadowed Tolkien's LOTR incarnation of Gandalf.

62 posted on 11/22/2005 12:21:50 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: BradyLS
They were written before Tolkien published Lord of the Rings and I always imagined that Lewis' Merlin foreshadowed Tolkien's LOTR incarnation of Gandalf.

The edition of That Hideous Strength I have has a footnote refering to "Lord of The Rings". It suggests that those wishing to learn more about Númenor read Tolkein's "upcoming" books. The two were obviously exchanging ideas on mythological histories.

64 posted on 11/22/2005 12:49:37 PM PST by Redcloak (We'll raise up our glasses against evil forces singin' "whiskey for my men and beer for my horses!")
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