Template:Did you know nominations/Poems and Songs of Middle Earth
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: one hook to rule them all / one hook to find them / one hook to bring them all / and in the darkness bind them by Theleekycauldron (talk) 17:22, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
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Poems and Songs of Middle Earth
- ... that an Elvin man sang Poems and Songs of Middle Earth? Source: William Elvin is credited as the only vocalist on the 1967 album, singing The Road Goes Ever On. This can be verified using any number of sources: the album cover itself, J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography, J. R. R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography, The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide (volume I or II), etc. etc. More interesting—and more pertinent to the jokey DYK: Tolkien and composer Donald Swann were both very much aware of the Elvin/Elven pun; see the "Background" section of the article.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Border Report
- Comment: I've written the hook with an eye for April Foolin', but it can be re-sculpted as need be if slotted for a less goofy occasion.
5x expanded by Blz 2049 (talk). Self-nominated at 10:52, 17 March 2022 (UTC).
As a big Tolkien fan, I was glad to see this here. The article is 5x expanded, long enough, well referenced, and comprehensive. AGF on offline references, but I couldn't see any major discrepancies with what I know. Earwig's tool flags up a number of false positives, but a spot-check of three online sources revealed no problems. The hook is cited and interesting, well-suited for April 1. QPQ done. Good to go! Constantine ✍ 11:18, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
