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TCG Letter #557
/ Carpenter Letter #195
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Amy Ronald
Date
15 December 1956
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien discusses Frodo's attitude towards weapons and clarifies that Frodo was not a modern "pacifist."
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Religion
References
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK)
, p. 368, p. 626 (Carpenter note)
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981)
, p. 255, p. 447 (Carpenter note)
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017)
, p. 526
Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien
, p. 378, p. 637 (notas de Carpenter)
War and the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien
, p. 130
Tolkien's Faith: A Spiritual Biography
, p. 4
J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography
, Di1, p. 350
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