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  Re: Lord of the Rings Inspired by an Ancient Epic  
From: bart
Date: 11 Dec 2010 14:28:02
Message: <4d03d0c2@news.povray.org>
On 12/11/2010 02:42 PM, nemesis wrote:
> it's rather well known that Tolkien was inspired by multiple medieval sources
> from across all Europe, including the Edda, celtic myths and even greek Gods
> (the Valar).  I like how he gives unity and coherence to all these different
> sources in a single work.
>
It's amazing that he also invented a complete variety of languages
and the rules of how actually to speak and write in them.


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