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"Also in Birmingham, we ate at a pub where Tolkien stayed. Well, he lived above the Pub, he didn’t live in it… Anyway, I mention this because our guide pointed out the second floor of the pub, where Tolkien would have looked out, then looked away from the pub and pointed out two towers that were off in the distance…"
http://adamwestphal.blogspot.com/2011/01/birmingham.html

"Historically remote because of dense forests, many of which are unchanged today, this region was the inspiration for Tolkein when he wrote ‘The Lord of the Rings.’ "
http://www.howtoinvesttoday.com/2011/01/22/how-to-find-country-houses-lancashire/

Date: 2011-01-23 11:33 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] tree_and_leaf
dense forests, many of which are unchanged today

I was going to object to this, and then I clicked on the link and discovered that they also thought that Lancashire is in the northeast of England.

*head-desk*

Date: 2011-01-23 04:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wellinghall.livejournal.com
I had somehow missed that bit ...

Date: 2011-01-23 04:12 pm (UTC)
tree_and_leaf: Watercolour of barn owl perched on post. (Default)
From: [personal profile] tree_and_leaf
Well, you don't expect to see that sort of thing, after all!

Date: 2011-01-23 04:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wellinghall.livejournal.com
I probably read it, but then erased it from my memory in a desperate effort to preserve my sanity ...

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