Bonus: Tolkien's Mad Hobby that Spawned Middle-earth

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I am reviving my Substack series on Tolkien's letters, which I am also recording for Tier 2+ patrons at https://www.patreon.com/c/mythicmind.In this freebie episode, I discuss a 1916 letter to Edith Bratt in which Tolkien mentions his "mad hobby" that would one day lead to the creation of Middle-earth. You can find my Substack at https://andrewnsnyder.substack.comWatch the video for this episode and subscribe to my YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JIi6gSh-5YWatch Tolkien write and speak a bit of Elvish here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKyaKmDDRdoBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mythic-mind--5808321/support.

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I am reviving my Substack series on Tolkien's letters, which I am also recording for Tier 2+ patrons at https://www.patreon.com/c/mythicmind.In this freebie episode, I discuss a 1916 letter to Edith Bratt in which Tolkien mentions his "mad hobby"...

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