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Fri Feb 22, 2019, 10:51 AM Feb 2019

Teenage Tolkien's early glimpses of Middle Earth

Before The Lord of the Rings, and even before The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien had his paintings. And maps. And even a secret language.

A new exhibition in New York brings together the life’s work that went into creating his famous "Middle Earth".

video at link https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-47312905/teenage-tolkien-s-early-glimpses-of-middle-earth

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Teenage Tolkien's early glimpses of Middle Earth (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Feb 2019 OP
Fascinating. KPN Feb 2019 #1
Thanks for link! burrowowl Feb 2019 #2
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