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> Wheeler called upon J.R.R. Tolkien, as Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University, to investigate the etymology of the name "Nodens" referred to in the cur
by IAmYourDensity 5y ago
> Wheeler called upon J.R.R. Tolkien, as Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University, to investigate the etymology of the name "Nodens" referred to in the curse.
Whaat..?!
- exdsq 5y agoYou might like this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inklings https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inklings
- wolverine876 5y agoWhat is your question? Separately from the public career of writer, Tolkien was a leading scholar of the Anglo-Saxon language (also called Old English).
- joebergeron 5y agoThe author of the parent post is expressing an emotion commonly referred to as “surprise”.