The Knowledge Archivist
@KnowledgeArchiv · Apr 15, 2023
J.R.R. Tolkien is sitting in the trenches and looking around at the dead bodies.
40 years later the Lord of the Rings is published.
So, what is the deep connection between WWI and Tolkien’s books?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Tolkien barely survived. Bolitho too.
Both born in South Africa,
almost to die in trenches
for nothing.
09:32 PM · April 15, 2023 · 3.3M views
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