{"id":93260,"date":"2025-08-24T18:35:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T22:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/?p=93260"},"modified":"2025-08-24T18:35:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T22:35:14","slug":"c-s-lewis-biggest-fan-of-tolkiens-lord-of-the-rings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2025\/08\/c-s-lewis-biggest-fan-of-tolkiens-lord-of-the-rings.html","title":{"rendered":"C. S. Lewis: Biggest Fan of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Summary<\/em>: Were it not for the constant enthusiastic encouragement of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien\u2019s good friend at Oxford, The Lord of the Rings<\/em> may never have seen the light of day.<\/p>\n