Bandersnatch: C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings

by Diana Pavlac Glyer

Númenor as a distinct part of Tolkien’s mythology “arose in the actual context of his discussions with C. S. Lewis.” There is more. Tolkien suggests that The Lord of the Rings itself was the result of this single conversation, this famous wager.