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TCG Letter #404 / Carpenter Letter #156


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Father Robert Murray
Date
4 November 1954
Type
Draft
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien addresses several topics related to The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien discusses the characters Smeagol and Gandalf (including the nature of the Istari), the mythology of the Valar, Númenor's downfall, and the concept of 'immortality' among Elves, Men, and Númenóreans. Tolkien concludes by explaining his choice of English names for mythical creatures and clarifying the nature of dwarves and wizards in his legendarium.
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References
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981), pp. 200-07, p. 445 (Carpenter notes)
Silke Anzinger, "Von Troja nach Gondor.Tolkiens „The Lord of the Rings“ als Epos in vergilischer Tradition," in Vestigia Vergiliana: Vergil-Rezeption in der Neuzeit edited by Thorsten Burkard , Markus Schauer and Claudia Wiener. (2010) pp. 363-401. p. 371 note 28
ἀγγελος [with acute γ] > ἄγγελος [A typo since 1981 _Letters_]. or which > of which p. 302 fn.
Marco Cristini "The Fall of Two Cities: Troy and Gondolin." Thersites 15 (2022), p. 8 note 28
Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien, pp. 307-15, p. 635 (notas de Carpenter)


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