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Klobies / The “Great Books” Major
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Studied “Great Books.” 📖😂 Veteran, Citizen, Family man. Engineery nerd by profession; hobbies are history and literature. Opinions own, like/RT not endorsements.
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@bretdevereaux.bsky.social I saw this in the wild and thought of you:
October 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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I am very excited today to publish @arobertswrites.com's essay "What Lies and Threats" - looking at nationalist myth-making in Lord of the Rings, especially for Gondor and Rohan.

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www.speculativeinsight.com/essays/what-...
Purple background, white text. "...the histories Tolkien created for the fictional kingdoms of Gondor and Rohan... resemble mythopoeic narratives created by ancient, medieval, and modern states." "What Lies and Threats" -- Abby Roberts
April 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
klobies.bsky.social
@bretdevereaux.bsky.social I’m an avid follower of you on that other—declining—social media site, and I learned about some of my favorite follows there based on your recommendations. Do you have a suggested list to follow here on Bluesky?
November 15, 2024 at 4:11 AM