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It's no secret many parts of LotR are influenced by Tolkien's experiences in WW1, but in these lines it seems especially evident.
by silvester23 7y ago
It's no secret many parts of LotR are influenced by Tolkien's experiences in WW1, but in these lines it seems especially evident.
- arethuza 7y agoThere is a letter Tolkien wrote to a fan where he says: "My ‘Sam Gamgee’ is indeed a reflexion of the English soldier, of the privates and batmen I knew in the 1914 war, and recognized as so far superior to myself." https://johngarth.wordpress.com/2014/02/13/sam-gamgee-and-tolkiens-batmen/ https://johngarth.wordpress.com/2014/02/13/sam-gamgee-and-to...