Elle Billing (she/they) @elleandwink.bsky.social

Their friendship dissolved when Tolkien--a Catholic -- disapproved of Lewis--an Anglican-- marrying a divorced woman .

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 23:02 UTC

GASP Old dead white man drama is my favorite. I feel like their schism accounts for why there were two very distinct schools of fantasy for a long time: the “obvious allegory/reworked fairy tale” and “this is literally The Hero’s Journey again and again” camps.

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Emily K @heyemilyk.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 23:52 UTC

"boys, boys, you're BOTH insufferable"

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Orion Kidder @orionkidder.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 00:09 UTC

And they were already soured when Lewis (a former atheist) converted to church of England instead of Catholicism.

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Jeff Xilon @jxilon.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 23:05 UTC

Ok. Was definitely not expecting it to be Tolkien who ended up playing the religion card so hard it ruined the friendship!

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