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Reclaiming The Shire Part 8: The Dawn Of Geek Culture

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Jon Del Arroz
May 19, 2026
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We started a retrospective on Tolkien’s rise to superstardom, which began with a left-wing movement in the 1970s appropriating his work, and has slowly migrated over time to people realizing how right-wing and Christian Lord of the Rings is. Now, we continue.

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