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«Both Rings were round
and there the resemblance ceases»,
wrote J.R.R. Tolkien
about the rings in his epic
The Lord of the Rings
and Richard Wagner’s opera cycle
The Ring of the Nibelung.
Or did he?
The answer
is not as straightforward
as many Tolkien fans believe,
whether they agree with the statement
or consider it misguided.
Nor is the statement itself
as transparently defensive
as some Wagner buffs suggest.
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