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In what year did J.R.R. Tolkien receive the International Fantasy Award for The Lord of the Rings?
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1957
Which language strongly influenced the sound of Sindarin, J.R.R. Tolkien's Elvish language?
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Welsh
What was J.R.R. Tolkien's first name at birth, before he became known by his initials?
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John
What is the name of the fictional island kingdom destroyed in J.R.R. Tolkien's mythology?
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Númenor
In which years were the three volumes of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings first published?
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1954–1955
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