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Letter 195

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==Summary==
 
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This fragment of a letter, dated [[December 15]], [[1956]], was sent to Amy Ronald. It deal with [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]'s views. Tolkien tells miss Roland that Frodo did not like weapons, but was not a pacifist in modern terms. He just thought physical fighting was less effective than good men deemed it. Tolkien goes on to tell miss Roland of his Catholicism, and that history is but a long defeat, with only glimpses of final victory.
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Tolkien tells miss Roland that Frodo did not like weapons, but was not a pacifist in modern terms. He just thought physical fighting was less effective than good men deemed it. Tolkien goes on to tell miss Roland of his Catholicism, and that history is but a long defeat, with only glimpses of final victory.
 
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Revision as of 10:25, 31 August 2010

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
← Letter 195 →
RecipientAmy Ronald
DateDecember 15, 1956
Subject(s)Frodo Baggins, Catholicism

Letter 195 is a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Summary

Tolkien tells miss Roland that Frodo did not like weapons, but was not a pacifist in modern terms. He just thought physical fighting was less effective than good men deemed it. Tolkien goes on to tell miss Roland of his Catholicism, and that history is but a long defeat, with only glimpses of final victory.

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