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Zifnab. I understand your point & sympathise with it. However, Ring of Words is one of the most fascinating books on Tolkien I've ever read. It covers his time at the OED, & offers some fascinating insights into his approach to language. It also gives detailed etymologies of a hundred words he uses in the books & explores in depth the way he used them. The book has received high praise from Wayne Hammond & is, as I stated, up there with Garth's biography & Flieger's recent 'Interrupted Music' – imo.
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