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Mithalwen · 12-21-2006, 12:14 PM

Of course in the war in which Tolkien served, someone who laid down his arms and refused to fight stood a good chance of being shot at dawn

. Many of those who suffered that fate would probably have been diagnosed with PTSD these days.........

12-21-2006, 12:14 PM	#4
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Of course in the war in which Tolkien served, someone who laid down his arms and refused to fight stood a good chance of being shot at dawn . Many of those who suffered that fate would probably have been diagnosed with PTSD these days......... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace