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Links
The Inklings by Humphrey Carpenter
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Tolkien’s essay services.com/wcu-2005/pdf/fairystories-tolkien.pdf">“On Fairy Stories”
How mythology influenced Tolkien
The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Newsweek story on Tolkien’s influence on fantasy
Rolling Stone interview with George R. R. Martin
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