What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s first published academic paper about the medieval poem Beowulf?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
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What was J.R.R. Tolkien’s first published academic paper about the medieval poem Beowulf?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
Which year saw the publication of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion after his death?
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1977
What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s close friend and fellow Inkling, C.S. Lewis’s Oxford discussion group?
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The Inklings
What name does J.R.R. Tolkien give to the continent containing the Shire and Mordor?
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Middle-earth
What is the name of the dragon faced by Bilbo in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit?
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Smaug
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At which university did J.R.R. Tolkien study as an undergraduate?
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