[nickcarraway]

Gave who what?

[kiryandil]

and anyway the cry is: ‘now we know how you have been wasting your time for 20 years’” (Letters, 238).

https://winteriscoming.net/2020/02/17/j-r-r-tolkien-wrote-the-lord-of-the-rings-while-procrastinating-on-his-academic-work/

The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien was published in 1981. I've had my own copy for around 35-40 years.

VERY old news.