History often resembles myth, because they are both ultimately of the …

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History often resembles myth, because they are both ultimately of the same stuff. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). Tales from the Perilous Realm, p.344, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Chip the glasses and crack the plates! / Blunt the knives and bend the forks! / That's what Bilbo Baggins hates. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). The Hobbit: 75th Anniversary Edition, p.44, Houghton Mifflin … ▶
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History often resembles myth, because they are both ultimately of the same stuff. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). Tales from the Perilous Realm, p.344, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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