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  Tolkien 101: How does one pronounce ‘Tolkien?’

  08.06.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

  Type “pronounce tolkien” into Google, and you’ll find a lively debate on how to pronounce the surname of the beloved author of The Lord of the Rings. There are two main camps. One insists on “tol-kenn.” The other will argue that “Tolkien” is a German name, properly pronounced “Tolk-een.”

  They’re both wrong.

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  The Hobbit + Nimoy = Despair

  10.23.08 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

  Okay, so this isn’t new to 90% of the Tolkien fan community. But if there is some n00b out there, a young person who just discovered Tolkien, who hasn’t seen this — well, then I want to be the one to introduce it. Won’t somebody think of the children?

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