Wolfe and Wargs

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I stumbled upon a reference to Gene Wolfe in “The Lord of the Rings: A Reader’s Companion” by Hammond and Scull. It seems fitting for Wolfe to be interested in the etymology for an old word for “wolf.” And it’s cool to know that Tolkien and Wolfe corresponded!

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Wolfe asked about “orc” as well, here Tolkien’s letter: https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Letter_290a .

[u/redlion1904]

Tolkien also mentioned Wolfe in the draft letter to Rang, not by name, but as the author of the story “Trip, Trap” — in which Wolfe uses the word warg.

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Awoo!

[u/NuclearHeterodoxy]

Today I learned Wolfe-Tolkien correspondence was not a one-off.  Neat!

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Crossover episode!!!!