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What Makes the Lord of the Rings and Tolkien Great - Michael D. C. Drout

Thursday November 12, 2026, 4:30 PM - Thursday November 12, 2026, 6:00 PM
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Interested in Lord of the Rings? The Hobbit? Is Gandalf your favorite Istar (wizard) of all time?

Professor Michael Drout, an expert in Tolkien, is visiting to give a talk titled "What Makes Tolkien Great?" Michael Drout has recently published The Tower and the Ruin, winner of the Tolkien Society Award for Best Book, which examines just how J. R. R. Tolkien created the world many of us love and admire.

Come visit and listen to what makes Lord of the Rings and Tolkien, so great!

In person and On campus event posted in Arts for Public

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