Raising walls or welcoming refugees: Reflecting on models of wisdom, heroism and ethics in The Hobbit, The Fall of Gondolin, The Lord of the Rings, and other works of J.R.R. Tolkien (and yet another instance of the continued relevance of the legendarium to modern day life)
— Matthew Dickerson, Professor of Computer Science, Middlebury College
Paper given 6 April 2019 at Tolkien in Vermont 2019 Session 5
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