Entered into history...

J.R.R. Tolkien gave a lecture at the University of St. Andrews on March 8, 1939. The title of the lecture was "On Fairy-Stories." In it, he analyses the fairy-story, and points out that all the good ones have a common theme: pain that turns to joy through a redemptive act. He believed that this was a common theme for a reason, but of course, he says, all of these stories are fiction--they never happened. Except one. One of them entered into history.

This classic sweatshirt highlights a section of text from J.R.R. Tolkien's original lecture from 1939. We hope it encourages you and reminds you of this joy! Layer it up or wear it on its own for a contemporary streetwear look. With the soft fleece inside and comfortable fit, it’s sure to become your favorite everyday sweater!

Want to read all of J.R.R. Tolkien's On Fairy-Stories? You can find a free download of it by clicking here!

The Details:

• 100% cotton face
• 65% cotton, 35% polyester
• Tightly knit 3-end fleece on the interior
• Rib collar, cuffs, and hem

The Text:

The peculiar quality of the 'joy' in a successful fantasy can thus be explained as a sudden glimpse of the underlying truth. It is not only that consolation for the sorrow of the world, but an answer to that question

is it true?

In 'eucatastrophy' we see in a brief vision that the answer may be greater - it may be a far-off gleam of evangelium in the real world...The Gospels contain a fairy-story, or a story of a larger kind which embraces all fairy-stories...But this story has

entered into history.