In John's latest blog offering, he tackles the idea of dead souls going or sailing into the West and how Tolkien's experiences during the first World War and Celtic myth may have influenced this part of the Arda Legendarium. Support John's work if you can.

‘Going west’ was a new English phrase for dying as the First World War raged. It's thought to tap right back Celtic myth. But did it help to shape Tolkien’s wartime idea that the souls of the dead go into the West?
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