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Letter 169

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| to=[[Hugh Bronan]]
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| date=[[1955#September|September 11]], 1955]]
 
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| subject=[[C.S. Lewis]], [[Númenor]], [[Maps]]
 
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==Summary==
 
==Summary==
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[[Hugh Bronan]] discovered the word "Numinor" in [[C.S. Lewis]]' ''[[wikipedia:That Hideous Strength|That Hideous Strength]]'', and asked Tolkien about it. Tolkien answered that Lewis may have heard wrong, as the proper spelling was [[Númenor]] or [[Númenor|Númenóre]].  
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[[Wikipedia:Hugh Brogan|Hugh Brogan]] discovered the word "Numinor" in [[C.S. Lewis]]' ''[[wikipedia:That Hideous Strength|That Hideous Strength]]'', and asked Tolkien about it. Tolkien answered that Lewis may have heard wrong, as the proper spelling was [[Númenor]] or [[Númenor|Númenóre]].  
  
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Bronan also asked about the shape of the world in the [[Third Age]]; Tolkien never really settled on the shape of his world, as it would affect his history telling.
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Brogan also asked about the shape of the world in the [[Third Age]]; Tolkien never really settled on the shape of his world, as it would affect his history telling.
 
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Revision as of 06:12, 3 June 2011

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
← Letter 169 →
RecipientHugh Brogan
DateSeptember 11, 1955]]
Subject(s)C.S. Lewis, Númenor, Maps

Letter 169 is a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Summary

Hugh Brogan discovered the word "Numinor" in C.S. Lewis' That Hideous Strength, and asked Tolkien about it. Tolkien answered that Lewis may have heard wrong, as the proper spelling was Númenor or Númenóre.

Brogan also asked about the shape of the world in the Third Age; Tolkien never really settled on the shape of his world, as it would affect his history telling.

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