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  1. Mit „The Hobbit“ veröffentlichte Melbourne House 1982 ein illustriertes Textadventure, das seiner Zeit weit voraus war. Auf Basis des Romans von J.R.R. Tolkien erwartet den Spieler eine abenteuerliche Geschichte und eine spannende Schatzsuche. Dieser Artikel ist ein Deep Dive in die Geschichte des Spiels mit ganz viel Hintergrund.

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  2. J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century - Tom Shippey

    > As part of the ongoing and French-oriented snobbery of English society in Tolkien’s day (and later), municipal councils were (and still are) in the habit of indicating a street with no outlet as a ‘cul-de-sac’. This is French, of course, for ‘bag end’, though the French actually call such a thing an impasse, while the native English is ‘dead end’.

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  3. The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien

    > Tom put his mouth to the crack and began singing into it in a low voice. They could not catch the words, but evidently Merry was aroused.

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  4. The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien

    > At that time Frodo was still in his *tweens*, as the hobbits called the irresponsible twenties between childhood and coming of age at thirty-three.

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  5. @TheHobbit: Or There and Back Again - #JRRTolkien

    > His rage passes description—the sort of rage that is only seen when rich folk that have more than they can enjoy suddenly lose something that they have long had but have never before used or wanted.

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