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''''Tollers'''' is the name used by The [[Inklings]] for [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].<ref name="CaG">[[Wayne G. Hammond]], [[Christina Scull]], ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]] [[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide:Reader's Guide|Reader's Guide]]'', pp. 624-627</ref> | ''''Tollers'''' is the name used by The [[Inklings]] for [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].<ref name="CaG">[[Wayne G. Hammond]], [[Christina Scull]], ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]] [[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide:Reader's Guide|Reader's Guide]]'', pp. 624-627</ref> | ||
It is not known the reason for the nickname. But, ''T. Northcote Toller'' was an author of ''''An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary'''' considered the definitive lexicon for Old English, that [[Tolkien]] often used in their studies. 'Toller' is also the name | It is not known the reason for the nickname. But, ''T. Northcote Toller'' was an author of ''''An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary'''' considered the definitive lexicon for Old English, that [[Tolkien]] often used in their studies. 'Toller' is also the name of a medium-sized dog. | ||
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Revision as of 19:09, 24 September 2014
'Tollers' is the name used by The Inklings for J.R.R. Tolkien.[1]
It is not known the reason for the nickname. But, T. Northcote Toller was an author of 'An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary' considered the definitive lexicon for Old English, that Tolkien often used in their studies. 'Toller' is also the name of a medium-sized dog.
