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TCG Letter #416
/ Carpenter Letter #321
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
P. Rorke, S.J.
Date
4 February 1971
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Tolkien describes the Caverns of Helm's Deep as being influenced by Cheddar Gorge.
Tags
Glittering Caves
Rohan
Private life
The Lord of the Rings
Middle-earth
References
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981)
, p. 407
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017)
, p. 791
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
, pp. 581-2
Cheddar Gorge and Caves
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