Never was the adage more true: He was a GENTLEMAN and a SCHOLAR.
A memory.
#RIPChristopherTolkien
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His teenage years enriched by giving feedback during the lengthy 15-16 years of writing #LOTR.
Can you imagine BEING THERE at his Father’s desk for that?! #GeekHeaven
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At 21 he was actually INVITED by his Dad to join The #Inklings—becoming their youngest member!
The groundwork was laid for the single most important literary support system JRRT ever had.
His son.
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After his father’s death, the story goes Christopher loaded up tons of loose manuscripts into a station wagon, drove to his new home in France, and painstakingly deciphered the tales known as THE #SILMARILLION.
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Published in 1977, The Sil allowed us the most wondrous view of the Creation of Arda and the vast mythological expanse upon which #LOTR was just a brief episode hung up on the clothesline.
The mind boggles where we would be without Christopher
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Today I feel such #gratitude.
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Our shared discovery of these life-affirming tales is due to this man’s life being well-spent.
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