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82Learn to Speak Elvish
So you're curious about Elvish? Well, then you've come to the right place to learn to speak Elvish. This is the Elvish based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth, so don't complain that this isn't Elvish as you know it.
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77Berserkers in Viking Society
Berserkers were fearsome Viking warriors who fought friend and foe whilst in a heightened state of uncontrollable fury – a form of madness known as bärsärkar-gång (going berserk). They are first heard of in the 9th century poem Raven Song...
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78Low-key Magic Items for Tabletop Role Playing Games
Magic weapons are old hat. Yes, it’s nice to have a blade that goes snicker-snack, but they’ve been done to death. Here are a few enchanted widgets that won’t make your characters invincible in combat, but will make their lives a lot easier...
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77Who is the worst poet in the world?
Douglas Adams, writer of the "Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy" identified in his book Vogon poetry as the third worst in the Universe. Not actually lethal, it was used as an instrument of torture by the Vogons as Ford Prefect and Arthur Dent...
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7610 Of The Best Big Books
I can’t speak for anyone else but, personally, I love big books. Big, fat wristbreakers that can double as an emergency paperweight or doorstop. I just think that they’re usually a lot deeper than your...
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71Ladies of the Ring
How we can tell that J.R.R. Tolkien was born in Queen Victoria's reign: The "Lord of the Rings" is a high heroic fantasy adventure which has done exactly what Tolkien had originally intended, to provide a...
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69Ten books which have influenced my life
Now I'm aware that there have been a few of these lists in response to the question of your top ten books that have influenced your life so I'm going to try and include ones that haven't been mentioned...
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68The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
The former Fellowship of the Ring prepare for the final battle for Middle Earth, while Frodo & Sam approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring.
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67The Books That Changed My Life
Which books shaped your childhood dreams? How much of you was learnt with your nose wedged in pages of print, mind in some far land on some fine adventure? Which books changed your life? Here are a few of those that changed mine...
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67How to Make a Hobbit Costume
Everyone wants to wear a hobbit costume this year, but why not be unique and make a hobbit costume instead of buying one from the shops? If you are wondering how, simply read on. They are very easy to make and will make you look like an authentic hobbit.
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