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Tag: Dol Guldur

Posted on September 25, 2020October 25, 2020 by Olga · 14 Comments

The Games of Sorcerers.

J. R. R. Tolkien never seemed to choose words accidentally. He was careful when assigning references to characters or places to convey various shades of meaning that might not be obvious straight away. It is also the case with how the Professor used the word sorcerer and its various derivatives in his books.

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