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is this where tolkien got his inspiration for silmarillion? There too, earendil took a quest to find the lost paradise West over the ocean succeeding after ma
by marshmallow_12 6y ago
is this where tolkien got his inspiration for silmarillion? There too, earendil took a quest to find the lost paradise West over the ocean succeeding after many tribulations
- JdeBP 6y agoAccording to Tolkien scholars: in part, yes. c.f. The Voyage of Earendel the Evening Star and The Notion Club Papers.
- 65a 6y agoHe wrote one of his best poems about St. Brendan: https://englewoodreview.org/poem-the-death-of-st-brendan-j-r-r-tolkien/ https://englewoodreview.org/poem-the-death-of-st-brendan-j-r...