Tolkien Minus Context

Tolkien quotes that fell off the Road. Other accounts: @andrewnsnyder @kierkmincontext

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But the Snowmen were uneasy: for they said that they smelled danger in the wind.

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Nobody believes me

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It was not intended for American consumption

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“What you really require is The Silmarillion, which is virtually a history of the Eldalië (or Elves, by a not very accurate translation) from their rise to the Last Alliance, and the first temporary overthrow of Sauron (the Necromancer)…”

- Tolkien, Letter 114

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They all are obviously defective

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This is due to no plan

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let the Americans do what seems good to them

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What you really require is The Silmarillion

[Mythic Mind Podcast & Fellowship @Mythic_Mind]

As the Mythic Mind Humanities Guild was originally inspired by the Inklings, I thought it would be fitting for our first full episodes to focus on Tolkien and Lewis.

In this episode, @AmyMantravadi discusses Tolkien’s idea of “History as the Long Defeat.” https://t.co/BkgAuuH4HJ

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connotations of terror if not of mystery

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let the Americans do what seems good to them

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bringing curses on my head; but it was instructive

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I certainly lavished an amount of time on it

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Between grief and rage (and financial anxiety)

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bringing curses on my head; but it was instructive

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get mixed up with wizards and their friends

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talk even dog-latin

[Andrew Snyder @Andrewnsnyder]

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my hope was founded on a fat man

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bringing curses on my head: but it was instructive