The LOTR-FOTR was published on the 40th anniversary of the start of World war I and LOTR-TTT was published Armistice Day 1955.
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02/28/2014 4:23:30 AM PST by
Perdogg
To: SunkenCiv; Tolkien
2 posted on
02/28/2014 4:24:13 AM PST by
Perdogg
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To: Perdogg
3 posted on
02/28/2014 4:24:16 AM PST by
Tax-chick
(I've forgotten most of those languages, but I remember the joke.)
To: Perdogg
Yes. And he had such reverence for the horse, even giving them their own civilization. Long live Shadowfax. One amazing man.
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02/28/2014 4:31:21 AM PST by
SueRae
(It isn't over. In God We Trust.)
To: Perdogg
Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings battle scenes were inspired by WW1 experiences Yes....yes it was. this is not news....
9 posted on
02/28/2014 4:39:58 AM PST by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: Perdogg
The Battle of Helms Deep seems almost a copy of the siege of Constantinople...
10 posted on
02/28/2014 4:51:09 AM PST by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: Perdogg
The LOTR-FOTR was published on the 40th anniversary of the start of World war I ... Cool writers do that kind of detail... makes the writing and experience so much richer.
17 posted on
02/28/2014 9:52:02 AM PST by
GOPJ
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