What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1936 lecture that changed modern views of Beowulf?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
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What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1936 lecture that changed modern views of Beowulf?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
What is the name of the fictional island homeland of the Men in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Second Age?
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Númenor
What was the name of Tolkien’s first academic publication on the poem Beowulf?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
Which fictional metal is used to forge the blade Narsil in Tolkien’s legendarium?
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No fictional metal specified
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What was the name of Tolkien’s first academic publication on the poem Beowulf?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
Which fictional metal is used to forge the blade Narsil in Tolkien’s legendarium?
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No fictional metal specified
Which Tolkien character is the father of Legolas?
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Thranduil
What was the original title of J.R.R. Tolkien’s poem later published as The Adventures of Tom Bombadil?
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The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
Which Tolkien character carries Frodo after Shelob’s attack in The Lord of the Rings?
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Samwise Gamgee
Which language does Tolkien call the Black Speech of Mordor?
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Black Speech
Which Tolkien character is also known as Strider?
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Aragorn
Which civilization built the ancient city of Great Zimbabwe?
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Shona people