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  2. Influences on Tolkien - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Kullmann and Dirk Siepmann write that The Lord of the Rings imitates "epic poetry from ancient Greece, Ireland and England; early modern romances, folklore and fairy tales; rhetorical traditions and popular poetry", adding that the tradition Tolkien uses most is none of those, but the often overlooked influence of "nineteenth- and early ...

  3. Gilgamesh - Wikipedia

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    Gilgamesh (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ l ɡ ə m ɛ ʃ /, [7] / ɡ ɪ l ˈ ɡ ɑː m ɛ ʃ /; [8] Akkadian: 𒀭𒄑𒂆𒈦, romanized: Gilgameš; originally Sumerian: 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌, romanized: Bilgames) [9] [a] was a hero in ancient Mesopotamian mythology and the protagonist of the Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic poem written in Akkadian during the late 2nd millennium BC.

  4. Celebrimbor - Wikipedia

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    In Tolkien's stories, Celebrimbor was an elven-smith who was manipulated into forging the Rings of Power by the Dark Lord Sauron, in fair disguise and named Annatar ("Lord of Gifts"). Sauron then secretly made the One Ring to gain control over all the other Rings and dominate Middle-earth, setting in motion the events of The Lord of the Rings.

  5. The Lord of the Rings - Wikipedia

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    The Lord of the Rings is an epic [1] high fantasy novel [a] written by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth , the story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's book The Hobbit but eventually developed into a much larger work.

  6. The Silmarillion - Wikipedia

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    The Silmarillion (Quenya: [silmaˈrilːiɔn]) is a book consisting of a collection of myths [a] [T 1] and stories in varying styles by the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien.It was edited, partly written, and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien in 1977, assisted by Guy Gavriel Kay, who became a fantasy author.

  7. Katy Perry Keeps Old Pregnancy Test Next to Orlando Bloom’s ...

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    Perry and Bloom, 48, welcomed daughter Daisy, now 4, in August 2020. While celebrating Mother’s Day in May 2024, the pop star reflected on her pregnancy. “Today I told my mother that the day I ...

  8. 9 years after 'pregnancy pact,' young mom reveals the truth ...

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    The purported scandal shocked the nation when it was reported that 18 high school girls in Gloucester, Mass., were all pregnant at the same time in 2008.

  9. Red Book of Westmarch - Wikipedia

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    The Lord of the Rings: Background information: the Appendices to The Lord of the Rings, essays such as those in Unfinished Tales and The History of Middle-earth: Hobbit poetry and legends, scattered throughout the margins of the text of Bilbo and Frodo's journeys: The Adventures of Tom Bombadil: Bilbo's translation of Elven histories and ...