John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer, poet, philologist, and academic best known for his high fantasy works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. While Tolkien may be a literary genius, he did have a quirky side. What sort of mischief did he and his wife get into when they first met? […]
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A dwarf is an entity that lives in the mountains and the earth in Germanic folklore, including Germanic mythology. Wisdom, smithing, mining, and crafting are all associated with them. They are often described as being short and ugly. Some scholars, however, have questioned whether this is a later development resulting from comical depictions of the
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If you are a fan of the fantasy novel by the genius J.R.R. Tolkien, you would know that there’s more to the book series than just mythical creatures running around with a magical ring. The Lord of the Rings films were supposed to be released by Disney through Miramax but they decided not to fund
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