Everything You Think You Know About the Dark Ages is Wrong
…d with them. What’s next? I am beginning a book on the thirteenth-century Icelandic writer Snorri Sturluson.To me, the defining artistic moment of the twentieth century was the publication of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit in 1937. From this book and its sequel, The Lord of the Rings in 1954, an entire industry was created—not just fantasy novels, but fantasy films, video games, board games, role-playing games, and online multi-player games. And ye…
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