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J.R.R. Tolkien wrote epic letters to his kids from 'Father Christmas' for 24 years.

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Tolkien wrote letters to his four children from 'Father Christmas ' the North Pole for 24 years .

Letters were a recurring tradition in the Tolkien household for the next 23 years .

Tolkien would continue writing his Father Christmas letters until 1943 , when the letters were published posthumously.

There’s been much debate as to whether these letters were an influence to Lord of the Rings .

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39

Informative language

31

Neutral language

26

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

34

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not offensive

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not hateful

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long-living

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