The Two Towers Guitar in the Valley That Inspired Tolkien | Giulio Negrini
About this episode
This episode explores the connection between J.R.R. Tolkien's experiences in the Lauterbrunnen Valley and the Two Towers guitar showcased in the BGS enTour 2026.
You can see the Two Towers in person right now on the BGS enTour 2026. Find dates and locations here: https://www.boutiqueguitarshowcase.com/about-entour In the summer of 1911, a 19-year-old J.R.R. Tolkien hiked through the Swiss Alps with a group of friends. What he found in the Lauterbrunnen Valley, with its 72 waterfalls, sheer cliffs and snow-capped peaks, would stay with him for the rest of his life. Decades later, he wrote to his son: "The hobbit's journey from Rivendell to the other s...
Topics covered
- guitar
- Tolkien
- music
- interview
- history
- travel
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Lauterbrunnen Valley
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