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		filmfact on Jan 17, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Christopher Tolkien has died Checkout this talk by Brandon Rhodes - it explains the context in which the Hobbit and LoTR were written in. I won’t spoil it, but I think it’ll answer your question. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qVlqBxpCG24 It’s also, coincidentally, the best talk I’ve ever seen on code reviews.

mcphage on Jan 17, 2020 [–]

I'm only just getting started on this, but it's really good so far, so thank you for sharing it!

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