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wellinghall) wrote2011-10-29 04:36 pm
wellinghall) wrote2011-10-29 04:36 pm
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Did Tolkien sleep here?
"As readers of the Beyond Guardian Leeds Posts will be aware, J. R. R. Tolkien is to honoured this week with a blue plaque, right here in 'our' fair city.
He taught as a Professor at the University of Leeds for five years, producing his 'A Middle English Vocabulary' & the definitive edition of 'Sir Gawain & the Green Knight'.
Daragh Corcoran of BBC Radio Leeds is hoping to talk to someone about Tolkien's time in Leeds. If you're a fan & know how/if/whether the geography of Leeds influenced in his epic Middle Earth books then Daragh needs YOU!!!
Please contact him with your interest at www.twitter.com/daraghcorcoran!"
http://www.leedsbookclub.com/2011/10/tolkien-in-leeds.html
He taught as a Professor at the University of Leeds for five years, producing his 'A Middle English Vocabulary' & the definitive edition of 'Sir Gawain & the Green Knight'.
Daragh Corcoran of BBC Radio Leeds is hoping to talk to someone about Tolkien's time in Leeds. If you're a fan & know how/if/whether the geography of Leeds influenced in his epic Middle Earth books then Daragh needs YOU!!!
Please contact him with your interest at www.twitter.com/daraghcorcoran!"
http://www.leedsbookclub.com/2011/10/tolkien-in-leeds.html