The Great War and Middle-earth
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The Great War and Middle-earth
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J. R. R. Tolkien took part in the First World War, known then as the Great War, and began his fantasy Middle-earth writings at that time. The Fall of Gondolin was the first prose work that he created after returning from the front, and it contains detailed descriptions of battle and streetfighting. He continued the dark tone in much of his legendarium, as seen in The Silmarillion. The Lord of the Rings, too, has been described as a war book. Tolkien was reluctant to explain influences on his wri
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Effect of the First World War on Tolkien's fantasy writings
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_War_and_Middle-earth
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2021-10-31T09:42:11Z
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2024-09-06T15:46:37Z
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