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Old 01-10-2012, 05:21 PM   #17
Gauteamus
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Originally Posted by skip spence View Post
The phrasing actually suggest that Österling started out with some praise for Tolkien but that this was edited out, leaving only a curt dismissal.
Maybe the harsh depictions or Easterlings in the triology played a part in Österlings rejection of the stories. I do not know what translation of Easterling the swedish edition used.
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