Which 1939 lecture by J.R.R. Tolkien became an influential essay on fantasy?
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Which 1939 lecture by J.R.R. Tolkien became an influential essay on fantasy?
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Which Old English epic did J.R.R. Tolkien analyze in his influential 1936 lecture?
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Beowulf
Which Tolkien novel was published in 2007 after being edited by Christopher Tolkien?
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What age does Bilbo Baggins celebrate at the start of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings?
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