Tolkien later wrote that he began creating his Middle Earth mythology \u2013 the foundation for the future “The Lord of the Rings” \u2013 while “in grimy canteens, at lectures in cold fogs, in huts full of blasphemy and smut, or by candlelight in bell-tents, even some down in dugouts under shell fire.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, the man who survived days huddled in shell craters and trenches in France would later write, in a blank page in an Oxford student’s exam book, these famous words: “In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tolkien and Lewis remain stunningly popular \u2013 in print and on digital screens. A graphic novel by John Hendrix, “The Mythmakers: The remarkable fellowship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien,”<\/a> will soon become a feature-length animated film. Netflix recently began filming the latest movie and cable-television production based on “The Chronicles of Narnia,” the seven novels Lewis wrote for children and families. Another film linked to “The Lord of the Rings” \u2013 “The Hunt for Gollum” \u2013 is scheduled for 2026 release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Loconte stressed that the faith woven into the works of Lewis and Tolkien was a sharp contrast to the despair and doubt found in many classic books after “The War to End All Wars,” which killed 16 to 22 million soldiers and civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read it all<\/a>.<\/p> #Tolkien<\/a>, #Lewis<\/a> and great post-World War I myths https:\/\/t.co\/Iepqr5gWB0<\/a><\/p>— Religion Unplugged (@ReligionMag) August 21, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>