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Could you write five thousand words on the influence of Norse elements in Gawain? Yes,...

Professor Wright: Could you write five thousand words on the influence of Norse elements in Gawain?
J.R.R. Tolkien: Yes, absolutely. When would you like it by?
Professor Wright: This evening

Full Transcript

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Could you write 5 000 words
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on the influence of Norse elements in Gawain
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Yes absolutely When would you like it by
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This evening
Duration
11 seconds
Views
168
Timestamp in Movie
01:16:58
Uploaded
Jun 18, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, romance
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

The formative years of the orphaned author J.R.R. Tolkien as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.
"Both of these brothers marshaled the warriors - Tolkien 00:22
"Both of these brothers marshaled the warriors
I have to tell you, Mr. Tolkien, - Tolkien 00:06
I have to tell you, Mr. Tolkien,
"Byrthwold spoke out..." - Tolkien 00:11
"Byrthwold spoke out..."
"He instructed the warriors most boldly of all: - Tolkien 00:04
"He instructed the warriors most boldly of all:
Courage must be the harder - Tolkien 00:18
Courage must be the harder
I've just written a play where a French waitress - Tolkien 00:05
I've just written a play where a French waitress
I made the biggest mistake of my life - Tolkien 00:05
I made the biggest mistake of my life
You are the most remarkable spirit I have ever met - Tolkien 00:43
You are the most remarkable spirit I have ever met
You are the most remarkable spirit I have ever met. - Tolkien 00:05
You are the most remarkable spirit I have ever met.
You have courage and resourcefulness, talent, - Tolkien 00:13
You have courage and resourcefulness, talent,
It's the Ascanius. - Tolkien 00:06
It's the Ascanius.
Yes. "Pity the poor citizens of the kingdom of Ascanius." - Tolkien 00:07
Yes. "Pity the poor citizens of the kingdom of Ascanius...
Lancashires on the Ascanius! - Tolkien 00:04
Lancashires on the Ascanius!
You've had trench fever, but you're all right. - Tolkien 00:04
You've had trench fever, but you're all right.
I spend my every afternoon - Tolkien 00:42
I spend my every afternoon
I spend my every afternoon - Tolkien 00:06
I spend my every afternoon
Your sons have died in the war to end all wars. - Tolkien 00:05
Your sons have died in the war to end all wars.
There's a comfort, I think, in distance. - Tolkien 00:05
There's a comfort, I think, in distance.
Throughout the whole of your illness, - Tolkien 00:06
Throughout the whole of your illness,
Oh. This arrived for you via... - Tolkien 00:05
Oh. This arrived for you via...