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Guide to Tolkien's Letters

Letters written by J.R.R. Tolkien: 1535 Carpenter's Letters: 354 Revised Letters: 508 New in Revised Letters: 154 Updated in Revised Letters: 46 By J.R.R. Tolkien but not in Letters: 1027 Letters to J.R.R. Tolkien: 673 Not to or from J.R.R. Tolkien: 534 All letters: 2742 Recent additions

Treebeard

(2 letters match)

1961

J.R.R. Tolkien to Christopher Fettes

Christopher Fettes had written to Tolkien asking why he referred to both Tom Bombadil and Treebeard as the "oldest beings in Middle-earth". In...

1968

J.R.R. Tolkien to ?Unknown

Tolkien drafts a reply to a letter on the subject of Tom Bombadil and Treebeard. He says that Tom Bombadil is best left a mystery. He gives details on s...

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