#tolkienreference

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At the Inn of the prancing pink pony #tolkienreference (at Pink Pony Pub - World Famous Beach Bar)

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Túrin Turambar and Kullervo

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"I would that we had ... something of the same sort that belonged to the English." (Tolkien on his envy of the Finns and the ancient myths and ballads of the 'Kalevala')

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Tehanu discusses The Octave: Kalevala and the Silmarillon

//I recently found myself drawn to read the Kalevala and though I have not yet quite started on that yet, I went on and did some research on what it was exactly that inspired Tolkien in Kalevala. Here's the first interesting article I found!