Tolkien was obsessed w creating an authentically British national mythology even though Britain already had lots of thosehttps://twitter.com/andrierlingsson/status/863410966578507777 …
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Which is silly considering King Arthur is to Roland as Sherlock Holmes is to August Dupin
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Tolkien had a LOT of silly hang-ups like believing that his authentic made-up languages were a bigger drive for readers than plot.
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