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English: The Maxims II manuscript has a phrase that inspired Tolkien, Orthanc enta geweorc, on its second handwritten line. It originally meant "cunning work of giants"; Tolkien chose to read it differently, creating a tower named Orthanc and tree-giants called Ents. |
| Date | c. 1000 AD |
| Source | https://oepoetryfacsimile.org/ (Maxims II: BL MS Cotton Tiberius B.i, f. 115r) |
| Author | Unknown Anglo-Saxon poet |
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| current | 19:32, 30 October 2023 | | 627 × 152 (13 KB) | Chiswick Chap | Uploaded a work by Unknown Anglo-Saxon poet from https://oepoetryfacsimile.org/ (Maxims II: BL MS Cotton Tiberius B.i, f. 115r) with UploadWizard |
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