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404:, from the
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172:Tom Shippey
170:written by
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2876:1982 books
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2461:Tom Loback
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1647:Characters
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269:The Hobbit
231:Background
181:The Hobbit
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1498:Fictional
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648:(1993).
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608:Inklings
493:Mythlore
341:Mirkwood
323:and the
309:Mirkwood
294:Sindarin
258:Synopsis
150:60000827
119:hardback
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2173:Heroism
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1816:Valinor
1811:NĂșmenor
1773:Saruman
1753:Gandalf
1718:Thingol
1713:Morgoth
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1668:Elendil
1605:Hobbits
1568:Dwarves
1551:Dragons
1537:Wizards
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1360:Ălfwine
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298:Khuzdul
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2078:Themes
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2007:Elvish
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