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|  01-02-2009, 12:51 PM | #14 | 
| Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Deepest Forges of Ered Luin 
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			Thanks, TM.  I wasn't aware of bears' representation in both Romania and Finland.  Tolkien was obviously widely read in mythology and would likely have known this.  I was aware of the Russian bear, but never got the impression that Tolkien was a Russophile.
		 
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