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TCG Letter #562 / Carpenter Letter #200

From

J.R.R. Tolkien

Major Bowen

Date

25 June 1957

Type

Unknown

Transcript

Partial

Tolkien provides an explanation of Sauron's nature and his role in the world.

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Ainur

Elendil

Gil-galad

Middle-earth

Númenor

Religion

Sauron

The Lord of the Rings

References

The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK), pp. 374-75, p. 627 (Carpenter note)

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981), pp. 259-60, p. 447 (Carpenter note)

The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), p. 536

Pity, Power, and Tolkien's Ring: To Rule the Fate of Many, p. 45

Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien, pp. 384-5, pp. 637-8 (notas de Carpenter)

J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography, Di1, p. 350

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