J.R.R. Tolkien and the First World War
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Relationship Between Tolkien and His Own Batman
C.S. Lewis said that his became like a father to him. We don't know anything about Tolkien's relationship with his own Batman, except what may appear in Sam Gamji. I think Tolkien used his creativity to help process everything that he'd seen and experienced. It was like a pressure valve, a safety valve, but also a way of turning something incredibly bleak and distressing into something powerful and moving.
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