Tolkien's connection with Yorkshire began in 1916 when he went on a military training course in Otley. I wonder what he made of the Chevin? Did he get an inkling of what would become the Shire? Tolkien would return to this landscape as a young academic at Leeds University in the 20s. #YorkshireDay 🏵
Yorkshire Bylines✍️ Sculptures honour East Yorkshire’s role in shaping Tolkien’s Middle-earth In Roos, Allen Stichler’s oak carvings commemorate Tolkien’s wartime romance and the landscapes that shaped his legendary world By Angus Young @angusyoung61.bsky.social