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TCG Letter #415
/ Carpenter Letter #320
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Mrs Ruth Austin
Date
25 January 1971
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien discusses Galadriel. He notes that he owes much of her character to Catholocism and Christian teachings.
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Religion
Galadriel
Valar
The One Ring
Middle-earth
References
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981)
, p. 407
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017)
, p. 790
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK)
, p. 572
J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography
, Di1, p. 350
Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien
, p. 581
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