They both were in World War I. So, writing what they each did was a therapy for dealing with PTSD.
So, the marvelous works of the Tolkien Trilogy, the Sylmarian, Tom Bombadil, and the Hobbit as well as all the works of Christopher Robin all came from trying to stay alive after watching so many friends die in World War I.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Bombadil
Tom Bombadil
is a supporting character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He appears
in Tolkien's high fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings, published in 1954
and 1955. In the first volume, The Fellowship of the Ring, Frodo
Baggins and company meet Bombadil in the Old Forest. He also appears in
The Adventures of Tom ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._A._Milne
Alan Alexander Milne was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various poems. Milne was a noted writer, primarily as a playwright, before the huge success of Pooh overshadowed all his previous work. Milne served in both World Wars, joining the British Army in World ...
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