Jolly, you show exactly why England did need a mythology, from Tolkien's point of view: namely, the Arthurian legends were French in origin. Courtesy of repeated invasion, whatever original mythology England had was long-since replaced by French sources.

Philboyd, way to go! You've now demonstrated that you didn't understand the books at all, if you ever read them. (If you're just making this comment based on the movies, you're even more to blame for being so absurdly silly.)

Whether Tolkien deserved a Nobel is another question, but some of the comments on this thread are just silly.