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Description	Detail of King Aragorn's letter to Sam Gamgee, saying he will come to the borders of the Shire on a royal visit.
Author or copyright owner	J. R. R. Tolkien
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: Sauron Defeated Immediate source: https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/King%27s_Letter#/media/File:King's_Letter_third_version.png
Date of publication	1992
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Constructing The Lord of the Rings
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	Supports the discussion of the adjacent text in the article about the letter and the discussion of the forthcoming King's visit in the Epilogue, showing the care that Tolkien was prepared to devote to each aspect of his story, in this case to make it seem real with a facsimile of the royal letter.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	All Tolkien's artwork is in copyright.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	The image is cropped and reduced from the original. It is used only here, and is the only nonfree image in the article.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	This is a minor aspect of Tolkien's artwork, and larger and fuller versions of the image are already available on the Web, including on the named source.
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