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Z Prus do Anglii. Saga rodziny J. R. R. Tolkiena (XIV-XIX wiek)

open access: yesCreatio Fantastica, 2018
Professor Tolkien’s knowledge of his ancestry and the history of his family name was limited to the family legends. The article From Prussia to England. J. R. R.
Ryszard Derdziński
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Models of word formation used by J. R. R. Tolkien when creating onyms

open access: yesRussian Social and Humanitarian Studies
Background. Onomastics is one of the most frequently studied areas of linguistics. The fantasy genre (and especially the works of J. R. R. Tolkien) is popular among linguists. The purpose is to investigate the models of word formation used by J. R. R.
Anna S. Gladysheva
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The birth of a community, the death of the win: Player production of the Middle-earth Collectible Card Game [symposium]

open access: yesTransformative Works and Cultures, 2009
Collectible card games (CCGs) are at the midpoint of the spectrum of gameplaying: half game, half story. An examination of a CCG based on Tolkien's Middle-earth illustrates the ways in which fans of the story have changed the game, especially in removing
Joe Bisz
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Las lenguas inventadas de J. R. R. Tolkien: consecuencias del “Arte Nuevo” o del “Nuevo Juego”

open access: yesEstudios de Lingüística del Español, 2020
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) es conocido sobre todo por sus obras literarias, especialmente por El hobbit y El señor de los anillos. Estas han sido objeto de estudiopor parte de disciplinas dispares como la filosofía, la psicología, la teología o la ...
Leticia Gándara Fernández
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One Single Session to Sleep Them All? The Potential of Single‐Session Interventions for Insomnia

open access: yesJournal of Sleep Research, Volume 35, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Poor sleep and insomnia are pervasive public health concerns, with insomnia ranking as the second most prevalent mental health disorder in the general population. Moreover, insomnia is a significant predictor of subsequent depression and is frequently co‐occurring with other psychological difficulties.
Matteo Carpi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The birth of a community, the death of the win: Player production of the "Middle-earth Collectible Card Game"

open access: yesTransformative Works and Cultures, 2009
Collectible card games (CCGs) are at the midpoint of the spectrum of game playing: half game, half story. An examination of a CCG based on Tolkien's Middle-earth illustrates the ways in which fans of the story have changed the game, especially in ...
Joe Bisz
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La artificialidad temporal o magia en los reinos élficos en The Lord of the Rings

open access: yesRecial, 2023
En el presente artículo se buscará ahondar en la problemática temporal presente en los reinos élficos (particularmente en Lothlórien) de la Tierra Media creada por el escritor J. R. R. Tolkien.
Rocío Alfageme Triviño
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The problem of free will is child's play

open access: yesPhilosophical Investigations, Volume 49, Issue 2, Page 147-154, April 2026.
Abstract I argue that the essence of ‘free will’ is control, the ability to do otherwise and that this ability is an acquired skill: We can and do see people acquire it, as for example small children learn to play and to do all the other things that human agents characteristically do.
Sophie‐Grace Chappell
wiley   +1 more source

Review of The Inklings of Oxford: C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Their Friends [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Review of Harry Lee Poe [text] and James Ray Veneman [photography], The Inklings of Oxford: C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Their Friends (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009). 176 pages. $24.99.
Carter, Grayson, Grayson Carter
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From the Pathogenic to the Mundane: How Scientific Practices Made Mycoplasma bovis in Aotearoa New Zealand

open access: yesNew Zealand Geographer, Volume 82, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper offers a description of the microbial world‐making of scientific practices and technologies in manifesting the multiple ontologies of Mycoplasma bovis bacteria during the biosecurity response and eradication programme in Aotearoa New Zealand (Aotearoa).
Deidre Ann McDonald, Matthew Henry
wiley   +1 more source

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