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  • [ Daily Tolkien / Lord Of The Rings ] Beyond The Movie: Language and Culture

    01/14/2003 11:37:55 PM PST · by JameRetief · 4 replies · 1,843+ views
    National Geographic ^ | 2002 | Not Cited
        Finnish rune singer Jussi Juovinen Author J.R.R. Tolkien   The One Ring of Sauron, engraved with Elvish writing(© 2001 New Line Productions, photograph courtesy New Line Cinema)   Map of Finland detailing Viena Karelia area(Map from National Geographic Television)   Anthropologist Wade Davis (left) and Finnish rune singer Jussi Juovinen(Photograph by Markku Nieminen)   Map showing modern language groups of Scandinavia   Cultural and Linguistic Conservation What does it mean when one culture changes or vanishes from the Earth? How does a language influence or embody a given culture? And what does it mean to a people,...