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Tolkien to be honoured in Poets' Corner at Westminster Abbey
Original: # LOTR fans, rejoice! Tolkien will be joining his best friend in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. https://www. westmi
Westminster Abbey has announced it will honour J.R.R. Tolkien with a memorial in Poets' Corner, placing the Lord of the Rings author alongside his close friend C.S. Lewis. The news is being greeted with delight by fans of Tolkien's work, who see it as long-overdue recognition of one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century in the abbey's celebrated literary corner.
Why now: The Abbey has just announced a memorial honouring Tolkien, exciting fans of his work.
J.R.R. TolkienWestminster AbbeyC.S. LewisPoets' Corner
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- # LOTR fans, rejoice! Tolkien will be joining his best friend in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. https://www. westminster-abbey.org/abbey-ne ws/abbey-to-honour-jrr-tolkien # books · MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social · 6
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