//D. Gerrolt: Almost the last question: Do you, in fact, believe, yourself, not in the context of-of this book, believe in the sense of straightforward strict belief, in the Eldar or in some form of governing spirits?
J.R.R. Tolkien: Well the Eldar must be distinguished from the Valar only by…
J.R.R. Tolkien: Oh, I’m a Roman Catholic… a devout Roman Catholic yes, but uh, I don’t know about Angelology but yes I should’ve thought almost certainly… Yes. Certainly.//