encounter at desert

[demi_morgana]

that's pretty interesting question... I don't think there's a person who could deny tolkien wasn't lovecraft's psycho-fan...
just try to imagine: j.r.r. tolkien himself worshipping great ancient ones! :mrgreen:

[Operator5]

Thanks Polynikes.

I now have this picture (the only one they ever show of old JRR here in the US) with his pipe, sitting and giggling under the bed sheets as he flips through Weird Tales.

 

[Plynkes]

Sorry about that. Here's a picture of him as a dashing lieutenant in the Great War, think on that instead:

Actually he doesn't look particularly dashing, does he?

Apparently Frodo is the British officer class, determined and stiff upper-lipped until almost the end, but Samwise is Tommy Atkins esq., without whom Frodo would have failed.

I read that somewhere once. It was very interesting article.

[Hammers]

On that topic...
Most of you have probably seen these: