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TCG Letter #604 / Carpenter Letter #229

From

J.R.R. Tolkien

Allen & Unwin

Date

23 February 1961

Type

Unknown

Transcript

Partial

Tolkien’s commentary on Åke Ohlmarks’ introduction to the Swedish translation of The Lord of the Rings.

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The Lord of the Rings

Translations

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Gollum

Tom Bombadil

Middle-earth

References

The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK), pp. 435-37, p. 629 (Carpenter note)

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981), pp. 305-07, p. 448 (Carpenter note)

Vinyar Tengwar no. 21, "Tolkien on Translation", p. 23

Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien, pp. 444-7, p. 640 (notas de Carpenter)

The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), pp. 600-1

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

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