"Thomas de Groot" <tDOTdegroot@interDOTnlANOTHERDOTnet> wrote:
> Yes indeed, and he certainly pretended that also to himself. In 'The History
> of Middle Earth' it is shown nicely how both are intimately inter-connected.
> Still, I think the stories came first, very early in his life, at least when
> he was on the battlefields of Flanders (guess where Mordor took its source?)
> and his profound linguistic knowledge helped took over for important parts
> of the creation.

I guess it is this intimate intermix (including his real-life experiences) that
makes both his storytelling and languages so rich and outstanding.

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