I'm traveling in Germany this week, so let's discuss the origin of Tolkien's name, his time in World War 1, and his wonderful response to German publishers in 1938 when asked to prove his ancestry.
Sources:
http://www.elendilion.pl/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/TolkienAncestry.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolkien_family
https://greatwar.nl/frames/default-tolkiene.html
https://lithub.com/on-the-time-j-r-r-tolkien-refused-to-work-with-nazi-leaning-publishers/
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