‘Human stories are always about one thing – death’: Why the shadow of death and WW1 hang over The Lord of the Rings

In a 1968 interview, the BBC spoke to author JRR Tolkien about his experiences during World War One, how they had a profound effect and influenced his epic fantasy novel, Lord of the Rings.

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