Thanks. I need to reread those bios. They were both interesting men. Russel Madere Webmaster 504.832.9835 SunShine Pages by EATEL www.sunshinepages.com
-----Original Message----- From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 9:01 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: I have to change my system name >From what I understand they served at different times - Lewis was comminssioned in 1917 in the Somerset Light Infantry, and was wounded on Mount Berenchon during the Battle of Arras in 1818.Tolkien enlisted in the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1915 and was in the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Afterwards which he spent much of the rest of the war in hospital with what's now considered PTSD. On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:15:23 -0600, Russel Madere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think they also served together in the army. They were famous friend, > however. > > Russel Madere > Webmaster > 504.832.9835 > SunShine Pages by EATEL > www.sunshinepages.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 9:39 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: I have to change my system name > > Lewis and Tolkien used to get drunk together at the same Oxford pub. > > larry > > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:55:35 -0700, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ::nod:: Lewis is actually a fairly well-known Christian writer, but I > > didn't know he and Tolkoen were friends. > > > > Judith, the same could be said for Harry Potter don't you think? If > > anything it is less dark since the hero is not corrupted. But some > > "Christians" say it promotes flying on a broomstick, all that > > witchcraft stuff..... > > > > Dana > > > > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 22:48:51 -0400, Yves Arsenault > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > He (Tolkien) and C.S. Lewis were supposedly great friends.... > > > > > > Lewis wrote the Narnia collection (for kids)... > > > > > > And various christian/english/sci-fi books.... > > > > > > A couple of my favorite writers.... there was another well known > > > author who was in their circle of friends at the time... can't > > > remember who.. > > > > > > Just sending my 2 cents. > > > > > > :-) > > > > > > Yves > > > > > > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:41:57 -0400, Judith Dinowitz > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >The first two, Gondolin and Nargothrond were two great elvish > cities > > > > >of Tolkien's Simarillion, the third, Moria was a ruined Dwarvish > city > > > > >from LOTR. > > > > > > > > > >Some fundies actually do think that LOTR is on par with Harry > Potter - > > > > >it has wizards and magic in it, THEREFORE IT IS EVIL. > > > > > > > > > I think the weirdest part of that is what a devout Christian > Tolkien was (I just read a great biography about him.) And LOTR's > supreme lesson, I always thought, was that relatively powerless people > can overcome great evil. His works are a study in what evil can do to > people -- for instance, the effects of the ring on Bilbo and Frodo over > time and the taming of the Shire at the end of the Return of the King. > He used fantasy and storytelling to convey his message, but it's there > in everything he wrote. Tolkien was anything but a promoter of evil. > > > > > > > > Judith > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Contribute 3 from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=53 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144240 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
