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How the Real Sam Gamgee Contacted J.R.R. Tolkien When He Learned His Name Was in ‘Lord of the Rings'
Celebreabird shared the story of how a man named Sam Gamgee wrote J.R.R. Tolkien in 1956 after he found out that his name was ...
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How J.R.R. Tolkien Came to Write the Stories of ‘The Rings of Power’
To recreate Tolkien’s lost island, the show’s creators, J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay ... written by his friend R.W. Chambers. More, a counselor to Henry VIII, and lord chancellor for three ...
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There’s a Real Sam Gamgee and He Contacted Tolkien
The real Gamgee actually contacted J.R.R. Tolkien upon learning of the fictitious ... You can imagine my astonishment, when I saw your signature! I can only say, for your comfort I hope, that ...
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J. R. R. Tolkien Thought This The Lord of the Rings Character Was the Most Like Himself
J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings, wrote that Faramir was the character from Middle-earth who was the ...
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The Enduring Appeal of J. R. R. Tolkien
Fantasy and science-fiction authors mostly come and go, but Tolkien has endured. Why is this so? What is different about him? For answers, we would do well to look at the recent work of Holly ...
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J.R.R. Tolkien Started Writing a Lord of the Rings Sequel — Why He Stopped Makes So Much Sense
is pursuing a series of stories to expand the Middle-earth universe (such as The Hunt for Gollum film and the anime prequel War of the Rohirrim), it's worth noting that there was once a time when ...