J. R. R. Tolkien as Father Christmas
Dec 20, 2022 12:42:05 GMT
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Post by theravenking on Dec 20, 2022 12:42:05 GMT
On December 24, 1920, J.R.R. Tolkien sat down in his study and wrote a letter to his three-year-old son, John, who had recently asked about Father Christmas. In spidery handwriting, in red ink, Tolkien replied as Father Christmas (the English folkloric figure now widely equated with Santa Claus), addressed from “Christmas House, North Pole.”...