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Lord of the ruins
J.R.R. Tolkien's son Christopher spent more than 30 years piecing together fragments his father left behind. Now readers can learn what happened 6,000 years before Bilbo Baggins found the One Ring.
By Andrew O'Hehir [2007-04-17]

  • nope

    Alas, Tolkien was a convert to Roman Catholicism (to which faith he converted C.S. Lewis)

    C.S. Lewis converted to Christianity (partly due to his friendship with Tolkien), but he was Church of England, not Roman Catholic.

    Sorry to burst that little bubble. Or maybe it was the "alas" that ticked me off. I doubt Tolkien felt his religious beliefs needed your sympathy.

    -- tracker
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    Monday, April 16, 2007 09:04 PM
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