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Most Tolkien fanatics know about Glamdring, the ancient sword wielded by Gandalf during the War of the Ring and seen by most of us in...

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We are all born into an already existing culture, much of which we take completely for granted. Take ‘comics’, for example. They have...

A key fact about Tolkien’s fascination with creating language is not so well-known, and that is the sheer scale of his creativity in this...

Tolkien’s imagination worked in a philological way. Apart from the well-known fact that his created world of Middle earth grew out of...

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An incomplete but workable glossary for anyone pursuing an interest in literature: Adventure novel: A novel where exciting events are...

Before James Bond became the most successful cinematic series in history, he was the protagonist of twelve novels set during the time of...

William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker, now thought of as a key figure in the...

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