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July 9, 2011

INKLINGS Q & A: What happened to a story C. S. Lewis wrote tentatively entitled "Gnomes under Narnia"?

A: Lewis had some trouble about naming his fourth Narnia Chronicle. After considering "The Wild Waste Lands," "Night under Narnia," and even "Gnomes und

INKLINGS Q & A: What happened to a story C. S. Lewis wrote tentatively entitled "Gnomes under Narnia"?

A: Lewis had some trouble about naming his fourth Narnia Chronicle. After considering "The Wild Waste Lands," "Night under Narnia," and even "Gnomes under Narnia," the story was finally published as THE SILVER CHAIR in 1953.
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July 4, 2011

INKLINGS Q & A: The night scenes in LOTR feature new moons, half moons, full moo...

INKLINGS Q & A: The night scenes in LOTR feature new moons, half moons, full moons, etc., in a monthly cycle. What calendar year matches the cycles of the moon in LOTR?

A: 1942. Tolkien was reading sections of LOTR to his fellow Inklings that year, and someone asked if his moon phases were accurate. Just to be sure, he decided to match the phases of the moon in his epic story to the year 1942!
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INKLINGS Q & A: The night scenes in LOTR feature new moons, half moons, full moons, etc., in a monthly cycle. What calendar year matches the cycles of the moon in LOTR?

A: 1942. Tolkien was reading sections of LOTR to his fellow Inklings that year, and so

INKLINGS Q & A: The night scenes in LOTR feature new moons, half moons, full moons, etc., in a monthly cycle. What calendar year matches the cycles of the moon in LOTR?

A: 1942. Tolkien was reading sections of LOTR to his fellow Inklings that year, and someone asked if his moon phases were accurate. Just to be sure, he decided to match the phases of the moon in his epic story to the year 1942!
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INKLINGS Q & A: The night scenes in LOTR feature new moons, half moons, full moons, etc., in a monthly cycle. What calendar year matches the cycles of the moon in LOTR?

A: 1942. Tolkien was reading sections of LOTR to his fellow Inklings that year, and so

INKLINGS Q & A: The night scenes in LOTR feature new moons, half moons, full moons, etc., in a monthly cycle. What calendar year matches the cycles of the moon in LOTR?

A: 1942. Tolkien was reading sections of LOTR to his fellow Inklings that year, and someone asked if his moon phases were accurate. Just to be sure, he decided to match the phases of the moon in his epic story to the year 1942!
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INKLINGS Q & A: The night scenes in LOTR feature new moons, half moons, full moons, etc., in a monthly cycle. What calendar year matches the cycles of the moon in LOTR?

A: 1942. Tolkien was reading sections of LOTR to his fellow Inklings that year, and so

INKLINGS Q & A: The night scenes in LOTR feature new moons, half moons, full moons, etc., in a monthly cycle. What calendar year matches the cycles of the moon in LOTR?

A: 1942. Tolkien was reading sections of LOTR to his fellow Inklings that year, and someone asked if his moon phases were accurate. Just to be sure, he decided to match the phases of the moon in his epic story to the year 1942!
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INKLINGS Q & A: The night scenes in LOTR feature new moons, half moons, full moons, etc., in a monthly cycle. What calendar year matches the cycles of the moon in LOTR?

A: 1942. Tolkien was reading sections of LOTR to his fellow Inklings that year, and so

INKLINGS Q & A: The night scenes in LOTR feature new moons, half moons, full moons, etc., in a monthly cycle. What calendar year matches the cycles of the moon in LOTR?

A: 1942. Tolkien was reading sections of LOTR to his fellow Inklings that year, and someone asked if his moon phases were accurate. Just to be sure, he decided to match the phases of the moon in his epic story to the year 1942!
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INKLINGS Q & A: The night scenes in LOTR feature new moons, half moons, full moons, etc., in a monthly cycle. What calendar year matches the cycles of the moon in LOTR?

A: 1942. Tolkien was reading sections of LOTR to his fellow Inklings that year, and so

INKLINGS Q & A: The night scenes in LOTR feature new moons, half moons, full moons, etc., in a monthly cycle. What calendar year matches the cycles of the moon in LOTR?

A: 1942. Tolkien was reading sections of LOTR to his fellow Inklings that year, and someone asked if his moon phases were accurate. Just to be sure, he decided to match the phases of the moon in his epic story to the year 1942!
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INKLINGS Q & A: The night scenes in LOTR feature new moons, half moons, full moons, etc., in a monthly cycle. What calendar year matches the cycles of the moon in LOTR?

A: 1942. Tolkien was reading sections of LOTR to his fellow Inklings that year, and so

INKLINGS Q & A: The night scenes in LOTR feature new moons, half moons, full moons, etc., in a monthly cycle. What calendar year matches the cycles of the moon in LOTR?

A: 1942. Tolkien was reading sections of LOTR to his fellow Inklings that year, and someone asked if his moon phases were accurate. Just to be sure, he decided to match the phases of the moon in his epic story to the year 1942!
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Published on July 04, 2011 11:36

INKLINGS Q & A: The night scenes in LOTR feature new moons, half moons, full moons, etc., in a monthly cycle. What calendar year matches the cycles of the moon in LOTR?

A: 1942. Tolkien was reading sections of LOTR to his fellow Inklings that year, and so

INKLINGS Q & A: The night scenes in LOTR feature new moons, half moons, full moons, etc., in a monthly cycle. What calendar year matches the cycles of the moon in LOTR?

A: 1942. Tolkien was reading sections of LOTR to his fellow Inklings that year, and someone asked if his moon phases were accurate. Just to be sure, he decided to match the phases of the moon in his epic story to the year 1942!
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INKLINGS Q & A: The night scenes in LOTR feature new moons, half moons, full moons, etc., in a monthly cycle. What calendar year matches the cycles of the moon in LOTR?

A: 1942. Tolkien was reading sections of LOTR to his fellow Inklings that year, and so

INKLINGS Q & A: The night scenes in LOTR feature new moons, half moons, full moons, etc., in a monthly cycle. What calendar year matches the cycles of the moon in LOTR?

A: 1942. Tolkien was reading sections of LOTR to his fellow Inklings that year, and someone asked if his moon phases were accurate. Just to be sure, he decided to match the phases of the moon in his epic story to the year 1942!
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