Letter 289 - Revision history

Morgan: Relinked

2011-12-30T18:57:49Z

Relinked

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−	\| to=[[Michael George Tolkien]]	+	\| to=[[Michael Tolkien (b. 1943)\|Michael George Tolkien]]
	\| date=[[29 July]] [[1966]]		\| date=[[29 July]] [[1966]]
	\| subject=[[Mirkwood]]		\| subject=[[Mirkwood]]

Gamling at 06:33, 4 July 2011

2011-07-04T06:33:08Z

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	==Summary==		==Summary==
−	Tolkien ~~explains~~ the origin of the word [[Mirkwood]], and that he did not invent it himself, but took it from an [[wikipedia:Myrkviðr\|Myrkviðr]], a large forest that was traditionally held as the border between the Goths and the Huns.	+	Tolkien explained the origin of the word [[Mirkwood]], and that he did not invent it himself, but took it from an [[wikipedia:Myrkviðr\|Myrkviðr]], a large forest that was traditionally held as the border between the Goths and the Huns.

	Only the beginning and ending of this letter was published in ''The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien''. The middle paragraph, along with the other two paragraphs, appeared in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'' (see [[Michael George Tolkien 29 July 1966]]).		Only the beginning and ending of this letter was published in ''The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien''. The middle paragraph, along with the other two paragraphs, appeared in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'' (see [[Michael George Tolkien 29 July 1966]]).

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Mith: Changed date format

2011-06-11T19:18:34Z

Changed date format

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	\| subject=[[Mirkwood]]		\| subject=[[Mirkwood]]
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Morgan: Clarification

2010-08-30T20:56:42Z

Clarification

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	Tolkien explains the origin of the word [[Mirkwood]], and that he did not invent it himself, but took it from an [[wikipedia:Myrkviðr\|Myrkviðr]], a large forest that was traditionally held as the border between the Goths and the Huns.		Tolkien explains the origin of the word [[Mirkwood]], and that he did not invent it himself, but took it from an [[wikipedia:Myrkviðr\|Myrkviðr]], a large forest that was traditionally held as the border between the Goths and the Huns.

−	Only ~~a shorter excerpt~~ of this letter was published in ''The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien''. The ~~bulk of~~ the ~~letter~~ appeared in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'' (see [[Michael George Tolkien 29 July 1966]]).	+	Only the beginning and ending of this letter was published in ''The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien''. The middle paragraph, along with the other two paragraphs, appeared in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'' (see [[Michael George Tolkien 29 July 1966]]).

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Morgan at 20:31, 30 August 2010

2010-08-30T20:31:04Z

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	Tolkien explains the origin of the word [[Mirkwood]], and that he did not invent it himself, but took it from an [[wikipedia:Myrkviðr\|Myrkviðr]], a large forest that was traditionally held as the border between the Goths and the Huns.		Tolkien explains the origin of the word [[Mirkwood]], and that he did not invent it himself, but took it from an [[wikipedia:Myrkviðr\|Myrkviðr]], a large forest that was traditionally held as the border between the Goths and the Huns.

−	Only a shorter excerpt of this letter was published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien. The bulk of the letter appeared in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'' (see [[Michael George Tolkien 29 July 1966]]).	+	Only a shorter excerpt of this letter was published in ''The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien''. The bulk of the letter appeared in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'' (see [[Michael George Tolkien 29 July 1966]]).

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Morgan: /* Summary */

2010-08-30T20:30:46Z

Summary

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−	Tolkien explains the origin of the word [[Mirkwood]], and that he did not invent it himself, but took it from an [[wikipedia:Myrkviðr\|Myrkviðr]], a large forest that was traditionally held as the border between the Goths and the Huns.	+	Tolkien explains the origin of the word [[Mirkwood]], and that he did not invent it himself, but took it from an [[wikipedia:Myrkviðr\|Myrkviðr]], a large forest that was traditionally held as the border between the Goths and the Huns.
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		+	Only a shorter excerpt of this letter was published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien. The bulk of the letter appeared in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'' (see [[Michael George Tolkien 29 July 1966]]).

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2010-08-30T17:16:32Z

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{{letter infobox
| #=289
| to=[[Michael George Tolkien]]
| date=[[1966#July|29 July]], [[1966]]
| subject=[[Mirkwood]]
}}{{letter|289}}
==Summary==
Tolkien explains the origin of the word [[Mirkwood]], and that he did not invent it himself, but took it from an [[wikipedia:Myrkviðr|Myrkviðr]], a large forest that was traditionally held as the border between the Goths and the Huns.

{{Letters}}