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2039:Jenny Dolfen
2029:Anke EiĂmann
2001:Adaptations,
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1714:Christianity
1709:Architecture
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1595:Family trees
1396:Tom Bombadil
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521:. Retrieved
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439:Tolkien 1994
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393:Tolkien 1994
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103:Black Speech
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33:Middle-earth
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2276:Video games
2261:Fan fiction
2239:Other media
2138:film series
2129:film series
2084:Ted Nasmith
1946:Prose style
1939:Shakespeare
1699:Anachronism
1271:Celebrimbor
945:composition
866:Ainulindalë
737:Legendarium
369:The Lhammas
36:legendarium
2748:Categories
2668:David Salo
2663:Tom Loback
2136:The Hobbit
2100:Bo Hansson
2074:Tom Loback
1967:Geographic
1892:Influences
1469:LothlĂłrien
1435:Third Age
1371:Glorfindel
1352:Third Age
1260:Characters
1196:Half-elven
954:History of
943:History of
850:Posthumous
769:The Hobbit
644:. Boston:
612:. Boston:
523:21 October
493:Garth 2010
481:Smith 2014
347:References
327:, meaning
295:MĂąchanumĂąz
237:languages
135:John Garth
2627:Linguists
2299:criticism
2271:Calendars
2147:TV series
2143:Music of
2134:Music of
2125:Music of
2093:Composers
2054:John Howe
1951:Ambiguity
1934:Philology
1811:Modernism
1719:Cosmology
1605:Languages
1551:Silmarils
1499:The Shire
1489:Rivendell
1419:Beleriand
1376:Goldberry
1361:Galadriel
1346:Ungoliant
1301:Gil-galad
1291:Fingolfin
1228:Beornings
1206:Sundering
1169:Ancalagon
1111:Fictional
672:(18): 72.
556:1547-3163
448:Secondary
310:amanaiĆĄal
2545:Sindarin
2297:Literary
2172:Settings
2069:Alan Lee
2024:Cor Blok
1919:Medieval
1880:Literary
1841:Paganism
1630:Sindarin
1600:Heraldry
1582:Elements
1574:Analysis
1544:One Ring
1529:PalantĂr
1474:Mirkwood
1459:Isengard
1444:Esgaroth
1238:DĂșnedain
1233:DrĂședain
1127:monsters
1113:universe
1019:1988â92
964:1983â84
774:1954-55
760:lifetime
634:(1994).
602:(1987).
512:(2022).
366:, ch. 7
291:MĂąchanĂąz
2709:Lhammas
2687:Related
2618:Tengwar
2600:Scripts
2590:Westron
2585:Valarin
2580:Khuzdul
2570:Adûnaic
2527:Namårië
2011:Artists
1898:Beowulf
1786:Heroism
1771:Forests
1751:England
1746:Economy
1679:Tengwar
1664:Scripts
1647:Westron
1642:Valarin
1637:Khuzdul
1610:Adûnaic
1590:Artwork
1524:Mithril
1517:Objects
1504:Bag End
1429:Valinor
1424:NĂșmenor
1386:Saruman
1366:Gandalf
1331:Thingol
1326:Morgoth
1311:Isildur
1281:Elendil
1218:Hobbits
1181:Dwarves
1164:Dragons
1150:Wizards
1145:Balrogs
1122:Peoples
1012:Lhammas
973:Ălfwine
742:Outline
638:(ed.).
606:(ed.).
502:Sources
352:Primary
281:Grammar
214:Dwarves
210:Khuzdul
156:Valarin
146:Lhammas
119:Lhammas
107:Dwarves
99:Khuzdul
95:Oromëan
90:Lhammas
17:Valarin
2613:Sarati
2521:Quenya
2246:Impact
2003:legacy
1924:Modern
1904:Celtic
1856:Quests
1846:Plants
1691:Themes
1674:Sarati
1625:Quenya
1620:Elvish
1479:Mordor
1449:Gondor
1408:Places
1391:Sauron
1381:Gollum
1356:Elrond
1321:Melian
1286:FĂ«anor
1250:Trolls
1201:Noldor
1186:Eagles
1065:Others
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341:ayanûz
337:ayanu-
325:ayanûz
302:akaĆĄĂąn
274:Vanyar
235:Orcish
190:Quendi
55:Quenya
2608:Cirth
1929:Norse
1871:Trees
1821:Music
1801:Magic
1791:Light
1669:Cirth
1494:Rohan
1484:Moria
1454:Harad
1306:HĂșrin
1191:Elves
1174:Smaug
1157:Valar
1140:Maiar
1135:Ainur
1091:2021
1076:2007
1052:1996
1044:1994
1036:1993
995:1987
987:1986
979:1985
926:2022
916:2018
908:2017
900:2007
889:1990
881:1981
873:1980
856:1977
837:1962
766:1937
751:Works
732:Canon
574:Wiley
333:Maiar
231:Melko
186:Oromë
170:Maiar
127:RĂșmil
40:Valar
19:is a
2266:Film
1866:Time
1781:Hell
1761:Evil
1654:Maps
1439:Bree
1245:Orcs
1213:Ents
650:ISBN
618:ISBN
586:ISBN
552:ISSN
525:2022
329:Ainu
314:Aman
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206:Aulë
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