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5: Tolkien: Cheekbones Or Hairlines?

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Just a deeply uncool, unfashionable, unapologetic, almost sad episode of fannish love for JRR Tolkien. Listen, if you dare, to us revisit the fascinating history of the composition of the Lord of the Rings and its place in World War I literature. Also featured: maps, languages, Viggo Mortensen’s facial features. You can find Supriya Nair at @supriyanair (https://www.instagram.com/supriyanair/) and Deepanjana Pal at @dpanjana (https://www.instagram.com/dpanjana/) . This is a Maed In India Production; check us out at www.maedinindia.in (https://www.maedinindia.in/)

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