In honor of the biopic Tolkien , which is coming out in two weeks, this post is focused on where we can find Tolkien’s experiences from World War I in his writing. Though many know Tolkien served in World War I, not many are familiar with how it impacted his writing even decades later. Though we likely will never know the extent of which his experiences made their way into the legendarium, here we will explore which parts of his work likely originated from Tolkien’s personal adventure in one of most widespread wars in human history. The Fall of Gondolin    There is no place where the reality of World War I is more evident than in The Fall of Gondolin. There, the city is prosperous and the people could be described as living happily and in harmony, all while safe from the brutality that plagued the rest of the world. At the time, Gondolin resembled a Utopia, yet tensions between two characters caused one solitary event to bring ruin. Similarly, tensions which exis