tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624408295159900224.post4603339982611214004..comments2024-03-25T10:00:45.370-07:00Comments on Blog on the Barrow Downs: My interview at the Tolkien Experience ProjectRichard Rohlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17826393850870180727noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624408295159900224.post-7817408237893046652019-01-08T05:26:19.431-08:002019-01-08T05:26:19.431-08:00Someone commented on my blog! It was so unthinkabl...Someone commented on my blog! It was so unthinkable that I didn't think to check for it. <br /><br />I am not even arguing that Tolkien was consciously influenced by St John of Damascus, but he was certainly consciously influenced by a lot of other people who were.Richard Rohlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17826393850870180727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624408295159900224.post-88790265244411252442018-12-14T17:50:01.902-08:002018-12-14T17:50:01.902-08:00I know of no other place where I can hear that ...I know of no other place where I can hear that 'On Fairy-stories' has roots in the thought of St John of Damascus. And I don't doubt you are right. What is wrong with straying from the beaten path?Simon J. Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01308432070465418339noreply@blogger.com