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Theme by: Miguel

1. "He was known to begin classes by barging into the lecture hall, sometimes in era-appropriate chain mail armor, and bellowing the opening lines of Beowulf at the top of his lungs. As one of his students put it, “He could turn a lecture room into a mead hall."

   -

   10 Things you should know about Tolkien

   mental_floss

   Teaching: you’re doing it right.

   (via mediumaevum)

   Does that count as a miracle? If so, let’s beatify him straightaway.

   (via agentsama)

   so basically he was a LARPer but he didn’t understand when it was and wasn’t socially acceptable to engage in his hobby

   (via robespierre-the-hedgehog)

   I see a bright future for my (unlikely) theoretical teaching career. 

   (via lord-kitschener)

   I should encourage my Medieval Studies professor to start doing this.

   (via holmesiandeduction)

   Tolkien:  setting the standard for more than just fantasy literature.

   (Source: mentalfloss.com)

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    Now that is incredible. Lecturers should do this!

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