As a philologist, J.R.R. Tolkien鈥攁uthor of 鈥淭he Hobbit鈥 and the 鈥淟ord of the Rings鈥 trilogy鈥攄rew extensively from Nordic language and mythology when creating the world of Middle Earth, notes SM调教所 expert Avedan Raggio, who teaches a popular course on the topic.