{"id":66384,"date":"2012-12-01T12:48:30","date_gmt":"2012-12-01T17:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=66384"},"modified":"2012-12-01T12:49:58","modified_gmt":"2012-12-01T17:49:58","slug":"follow-tolkiens-footsteps-through-the-swiss-alps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2012\/12\/01\/66384-follow-tolkiens-footsteps-through-the-swiss-alps\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow Tolkien’s footsteps through the Swiss Alps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In 1911, at the age of 19, J.R.R. Tolkien took a trip to the Swiss Alps. The trip left such an impression on the young man that landscapes and events from the trip served as a basis for places and events in his future books, namely, “The Hobbit.” In October 2013, Swiss touring company, Alpenwild, will be offering “In the Footsteps of Tolkien,” a tour that follows the same path that Tolkien took in 1911. Along for the trip will be Alex Lewis, Chairman of the Tolkien Society of UK from 1988-92, and author of three books of Tolkien studies. The tour, which will also visit the soon-to-be opened <\/strong>Bernd Greisinger Middle Earth Collection museum, is scheduled for October 12-20, 2013. Read More…<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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