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5.21: The Hobbit (Riddles in the Dark)

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    Many of you are probably familiar with Tolkein, at least his movies, but he did help cement the genre of High Fantasy with his Middle Earth series, and we have him to thank for all the statuesque elves, Scottish-like dwarves, and lost kings running around modern fantasy novels and video games today. See Course Packet.

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