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Come on a tour of Tolkien's world with one of Denmark's leading Tolkien experts
It took just two novels, almost 20 years apart, to turn a middle-aged professor of Old English into one of the most beloved, best-selling and most reviled authors of the 20th century.
But where did John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) get the inspiration for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and what has made his universe so influential everywhere from literature to role-playing games to films and television series?
Come on a tour of Tolkien's world with one of Denmark's leading Tolkien experts.
Jakob Levinsen (b. 1960) is a writer, translator and critic.He has, among other things, translated Tolkien's The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun and Arthur's Fall, retranslated The Hobbit, completed the Danish translation of The Lord of the Rings and most recently published Tolkien and His World. www.jlevinsen.wordpress.dk
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It took just two novels, almost 20 years apart, to turn a middle-aged professor of Old English into one of the most beloved, best-selling and most reviled authors of the 20th century.
But where did John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) get the inspiration for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and what has made his universe so influential everywhere from literature to role-playing games to films and television series?
Come on a tour of Tolkien's world with one of Denmark's leading Tolkien experts.
Jakob Levinsen (b. 1960) is a writer, translator and critic.He has, among other things, translated Tolkien's The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun and Arthur's Fall, retranslated The Hobbit, completed the Danish translation of The Lord of the Rings and most recently published Tolkien and His World. www.jlevinsen.wordpress.dk
