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	*'''Authenticity''': Very high (held at the archive of Tolkien Papers, [[Bodleian Library]]).		*'''Authenticity''': Very high (held at the archive of Tolkien Papers, [[Bodleian Library]]).
	*'''Publication:''' Excerpts from the letter were published in ''[[The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren]]''. A small excerpt was published in ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Chronology'', p. 379.		*'''Publication:''' Excerpts from the letter were published in ''[[The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren]]''. A small excerpt was published in ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Chronology'', p. 379.
−	*'''Background and contents:''' On the occasion of several letters, concerned with the word 'faynights',<ref group="note">''Faynights!'' (also: ''fainits!; fain I!; fains!; fain it!; fainites!''): A shout (often accompanied by crossed fingers) used by UK schoolchildren to call a playground truce. (Source: Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor (Eds.), (2007), ''The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English''.)</ref> having been published in ''Sunday Times'', Iona and Peter Opie sent a letter to the newspaper, explaining the use of the word (published on 25 November 1951). Tolkien read their letter, and wrote a long letter in reply, discussing the etymology of 'faynights'. He wrote that he read their letter "''today, just as I had been puzzling over a curious [[Geoffrey Chaucer\|Chaucer]] usage''" apparently connected with the issue.<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]], ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Reader's Guide'' (2006), p. 379</ref>. In their work ''[[The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren]]'', Iona and Peter Opie quoted from Tolkien's letter, that states, amongst other things, that the terms 'fains I', 'fains' and 'fainites' are survivals of [[Middle English\|medieval English]] from the 14th Century.<ref>~~''An Illustrated Tolkien Bibliography''~~ at Tolkienbooks.net</ref>	+	*'''Background and contents:''' On the occasion of several letters, concerned with the word 'faynights',<ref group="note">''Faynights!'' (also: ''fainits!; fain I!; fains!; fain it!; fainites!''): A shout (often accompanied by crossed fingers) used by UK schoolchildren to call a playground truce. (Source: Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor (Eds.), (2007), ''The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English''.)</ref> having been published in ''Sunday Times'', Iona and Peter Opie sent a letter to the newspaper, explaining the use of the word (published on 25 November 1951). Tolkien read their letter, and wrote a long letter in reply, discussing the etymology of 'faynights'. He wrote that he read their letter "''today, just as I had been puzzling over a curious [[Geoffrey Chaucer\|Chaucer]] usage''" apparently connected with the issue.<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]], ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Reader's Guide'' (2006), p. 379</ref>. In their work ''[[The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren]]'', Iona and Peter Opie quoted from Tolkien's letter, that states, amongst other things, that the terms 'fains I', 'fains' and 'fainites' are survivals of [[Middle English\|medieval English]] from the 14th Century.<ref>[http://www.tolkienbooks.net/php/details.php?reference=51415 Lore and Language of Schoolchildren. 1973] at [http://www.tolkienbooks.net/ Tolkienbooks.net] (accessed 26 November 2011)</ref>

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	*'''Authenticity''': Very high (held at the archive of Tolkien Papers, [[Bodleian Library]]).		*'''Authenticity''': Very high (held at the archive of Tolkien Papers, [[Bodleian Library]]).
	*'''Publication:''' Excerpts from the letter were published in ''[[The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren]]''. A small excerpt was published in ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Chronology'', p. 379.		*'''Publication:''' Excerpts from the letter were published in ''[[The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren]]''. A small excerpt was published in ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Chronology'', p. 379.
−	*'''Background and contents:''' On the occasion of several letters, concerned with the word 'faynights'{{ref~~\|1}}~~, having been published in ''Sunday Times'', Iona and Peter Opie sent a letter to the newspaper, explaining the use of the word (published on 25 November 1951). Tolkien read their letter, and wrote a long letter in reply, discussing the etymology of 'faynights'. He wrote that he read their letter "''today, just as I had been puzzling over a curious [[Geoffrey Chaucer\|Chaucer]] usage''" apparently connected with the issue.<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]], ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Reader's Guide'' (2006), p. 379</ref>. In their work ''[[The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren]]'', Iona and Peter Opie quoted from Tolkien's letter, that states, amongst other things, that the terms 'fains I', 'fains' and 'fainites' are survivals of [[Middle English\|medieval English]] from the 14th Century.<ref>''An Illustrated Tolkien Bibliography'' at Tolkienbooks.net</ref>	+	*'''Background and contents:''' On the occasion of several letters, concerned with the word 'faynights',<ref group="note">''Faynights!'' (also: ''fainits!; fain I!; fains!; fain it!; fainites!''): A shout (often accompanied by crossed fingers) used by UK schoolchildren to call a playground truce. (Source: Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor (Eds.), (2007), ''The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English''.)</ref> having been published in ''Sunday Times'', Iona and Peter Opie sent a letter to the newspaper, explaining the use of the word (published on 25 November 1951). Tolkien read their letter, and wrote a long letter in reply, discussing the etymology of 'faynights'. He wrote that he read their letter "''today, just as I had been puzzling over a curious [[Geoffrey Chaucer\|Chaucer]] usage''" apparently connected with the issue.<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]], ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Reader's Guide'' (2006), p. 379</ref>. In their work ''[[The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren]]'', Iona and Peter Opie quoted from Tolkien's letter, that states, amongst other things, that the terms 'fains I', 'fains' and 'fainites' are survivals of [[Middle English\|medieval English]] from the 14th Century.<ref>''An Illustrated Tolkien Bibliography'' at Tolkienbooks.net</ref>

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−	~~# <small>~~{{note\|1}} ''Faynights!'' (also: ''fainits!; fain I!; fains!; fain it!; fainites!''): A shout (often accompanied by crossed fingers) used by UK schoolchildren to call a playground truce. (Source: Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor (Eds.), (2007), ''The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English''.)</small>	+	[[Category:Letters]]
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−	'''Iona and Peter Opie 25 November 1951''' is a [[~~Index:~~Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"\|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to [[wikipedia:Iona and Peter Opie\|Iona and Peter Opie]], written on [[25 November\|November 25]]th, [[1951]].	+	'''Iona and Peter Opie 25 November 1951''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"\|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to [[wikipedia:Iona and Peter Opie\|Iona and Peter Opie]], written on [[25 November\|November 25]]th, [[1951]].

	*'''Authenticity''': Very high (held at the archive of Tolkien Papers, [[Bodleian Library]]).		*'''Authenticity''': Very high (held at the archive of Tolkien Papers, [[Bodleian Library]]).

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−	'''Iona and Peter Opie 25 November 1951''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"\|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to [[wikipedia:Iona and Peter Opie\|Iona and Peter Opie]], written on [[25 November\|November 25]]th, [[1951]].	+	'''Iona and Peter Opie 25 November 1951''' is a [[Index:Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"\|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to [[wikipedia:Iona and Peter Opie\|Iona and Peter Opie]], written on [[25 November\|November 25]]th, [[1951]].

	*'''Authenticity''': Very high (held at the archive of Tolkien Papers, [[Bodleian Library]]).		*'''Authenticity''': Very high (held at the archive of Tolkien Papers, [[Bodleian Library]]).

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−	'''Iona and Peter Opie 25 November 1951''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"\|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to [[wikipedia:Iona and Peter Opie\|Iona and Peter Opie]], written on [[November 25]]th, [[1951]].	+	'''Iona and Peter Opie 25 November 1951''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"\|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to [[wikipedia:Iona and Peter Opie\|Iona and Peter Opie]], written on [[25 November\|November 25]]th, [[1951]].

	*'''Authenticity''': Very high (held at the archive of Tolkien Papers, [[Bodleian Library]]).		*'''Authenticity''': Very high (held at the archive of Tolkien Papers, [[Bodleian Library]]).

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	*'''Authenticity''': Very high (held at the archive of Tolkien Papers, [[Bodleian Library]]).		*'''Authenticity''': Very high (held at the archive of Tolkien Papers, [[Bodleian Library]]).
	*'''Publication:''' Excerpts from the letter were published in ''[[The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren]]''. A small excerpt was published in ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Chronology'', p. 379.		*'''Publication:''' Excerpts from the letter were published in ''[[The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren]]''. A small excerpt was published in ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Chronology'', p. 379.
−	*'''Background and contents:''' On the occasion of several letters, concerned with the word 'faynights'{{ref\|1}}, having been published in ''Sunday Times'', Iona and Peter Opie sent a letter to the newspaper, explaining the use of the word (published on 25 November 1951). Tolkien read their letter, and wrote a long letter in reply, discussing the etymology of 'faynights'. He wrote that he read their letter "today, just as I had been puzzling over a curious Chaucer usage", apparently connected with the issue.<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]], ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Reader's Guide'' (2006), p. 379</ref>. In their work ''[[The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren]]'', Iona and Peter Opie quoted from Tolkien's letter, that states, amongst other things, that the terms 'fains I', 'fains' and 'fainites' are survivals of [[Middle English\|medieval English]] from the 14th Century.<ref>''An Illustrated Tolkien Bibliography'' at Tolkienbooks.net</ref>	+	*'''Background and contents:''' On the occasion of several letters, concerned with the word 'faynights'{{ref\|1}}, having been published in ''Sunday Times'', Iona and Peter Opie sent a letter to the newspaper, explaining the use of the word (published on 25 November 1951). Tolkien read their letter, and wrote a long letter in reply, discussing the etymology of 'faynights'. He wrote that he read their letter "''today, just as I had been puzzling over a curious [[Geoffrey Chaucer\|Chaucer]] usage''" apparently connected with the issue.<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]], ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Reader's Guide'' (2006), p. 379</ref>. In their work ''[[The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren]]'', Iona and Peter Opie quoted from Tolkien's letter, that states, amongst other things, that the terms 'fains I', 'fains' and 'fainites' are survivals of [[Middle English\|medieval English]] from the 14th Century.<ref>''An Illustrated Tolkien Bibliography'' at Tolkienbooks.net</ref>

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−	# {{note\|1}} ''Faynights!'' (also: ''fainits!; fain I!; fains!; fain it!; fainites!''): A shout (often accompanied by crossed fingers) used by UK schoolchildren to call a playground truce. (Source: Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor (Eds.), (2007), ''The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English''.)	+	# <small>{{note\|1}} ''Faynights!'' (also: ''fainits!; fain I!; fains!; fain it!; fainites!''): A shout (often accompanied by crossed fingers) used by UK schoolchildren to call a playground truce. (Source: Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor (Eds.), (2007), ''The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English''.)</small>
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	*'''Authenticity''': Very high (held at the archive of Tolkien Papers, [[Bodleian Library]]).		*'''Authenticity''': Very high (held at the archive of Tolkien Papers, [[Bodleian Library]]).
	*'''Publication:''' Excerpts from the letter were published in ''[[The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren]]''. A small excerpt was published in ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Chronology'', p. 379.		*'''Publication:''' Excerpts from the letter were published in ''[[The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren]]''. A small excerpt was published in ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Chronology'', p. 379.
		+	*'''Background and contents:''' On the occasion of several letters, concerned with the word 'faynights'{{ref\|1}}, having been published in ''Sunday Times'', Iona and Peter Opie sent a letter to the newspaper, explaining the use of the word (published on 25 November 1951). Tolkien read their letter, and wrote a long letter in reply, discussing the etymology of 'faynights'. He wrote that he read their letter "today, just as I had been puzzling over a curious Chaucer usage", apparently connected with the issue.<ref>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]], ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Reader's Guide'' (2006), p. 379</ref>. In their work ''[[The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren]]'', Iona and Peter Opie quoted from Tolkien's letter, that states, amongst other things, that the terms 'fains I', 'fains' and 'fainites' are survivals of [[Middle English\|medieval English]] from the 14th Century.<ref>''An Illustrated Tolkien Bibliography'' at Tolkienbooks.net</ref>

		+	==Notes==
		+	# {{note\|1}} ''Faynights!'' (also: ''fainits!; fain I!; fains!; fain it!; fainites!''): A shout (often accompanied by crossed fingers) used by UK schoolchildren to call a playground truce. (Source: Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor (Eds.), (2007), ''The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English''.)
		+	{{references}}
	[[CATEGORY:Letters]]		[[CATEGORY:Letters]]

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'''Iona and Peter Opie 25 November 1951''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to [[wikipedia:Iona and Peter Opie|Iona and Peter Opie]], written on [[November 25]]th, [[1951]].

*'''Authenticity''': Very high (held at the archive of Tolkien Papers, [[Bodleian Library]]).
*'''Publication:''' Excerpts from the letter were published in ''[[The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren]]''. A small excerpt was published in ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]: Chronology'', p. 379.

[[CATEGORY:Letters]]