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TCG Letter #155
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Iona and Peter Opie
Date
25 November 1951
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien wrote about the etymology of the word 'faynights' in response to a letter published in
The Sunday Times
.
Notes
Excerpts were published in
The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren
. After it was published in
The Sunday Times
, Iona and Peter Opie sent a letter to the newspaper, explaining the use of the word (published on 25 November 1951). Tolkien had read their letter, and wrote a long letter in reply, discussing the etymology of 'faynights'.
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