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I'm writing this diary in my study about six kilometres from Buchenwald, which makes it (for me at least) rather poignant. Because by all polling, my 'Land' (Länder ≈ US States), Thüringen, will turn overwhelmingly 'Blue' next year (the ‘22%’ below)....
by Jeffersonian Democrat
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on Fri Aug 18, 2023 at 07:08 AM PDT
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It's unclear at the moment, no one really knows what is the larger context. However, Transport Minister Volker Wissing spoke at a press conference earlier about what he calls "targeted and willful" approach and a "clearly intentional act." Note: No One...
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Continued from� last week
V. Aragorn as Renewer
The core of tradition that Aragorn carries ranges from Men’s first encounter with the Noldor, through the Second Age 17 , the rise of Arnor and ...
by Jeffersonian Democrat
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Elessar Telcontar Magnus, Rex Pater Gondor, Restitutor Imperii ‘Verily, for in the high tongue of old I am Elessar, the Elfstone, and the Renewer […]’ Gallant, Richard Z. (2020) "Elessar Telcontar Magnus, Rex Pater Gondor, Restitutor Imperii,"Journal...
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*********************** From a recent book review by John Houghton … In “The Noldorization of the Edain: The Roman-Germani Paradigm for the Noldor and Edain in Tolkien’s Migration Era” (305-327), Richard Z. Gallant sets out extensive parallels between...
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From a recent book review by John Houghton
… In “ The Noldorization of the Edain: The Roman-Germani Paradigm for the Noldor and Edain in Tolkien’s Migration Era” (305-327), Richard Z. ...
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