Which battle did J.R.R. Tolkien experience as a British Army officer during World War I?
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The Battle of the Somme
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Which battle did J.R.R. Tolkien experience as a British Army officer during World War I?
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The Battle of the Somme
Which 1936 lecture by J.R.R. Tolkien argued for taking Beowulf's monsters seriously?
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Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics
What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien's wife, whom he portrayed as the inspiration for Lúthien?
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Edith Tolkien
Which fictional people does J.R.R. Tolkien describe as living in Hobbiton?
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Hobbits
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Which 1936 lecture by J.R.R. Tolkien argued for taking Beowulf's monsters seriously?
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