Philology and Middle-earth
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Philology and Middle-earth
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Philology, the study of comparative and historical linguistics, especially of the medieval period, had a major influence on J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world of Middle-earth. He was a professional philologist, and made use of his knowledge of medieval literature and language to create families of Elvish languages and many details of the invented world. Among the medieval sources for Middle-earth are Crist 1, which led to the tale of Eärendil, the beginning of Tolkien's mythology; Beowulf, which h
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Influence on J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philology_and_Middle-earth
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2023-09-01T08:30:32Z
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2024-09-02T10:25:12Z
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