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XYQD TIL J.R.R. Tolkien taught himself Finnish at 18, just so he could read one book, the Kalevala–which he used as a basis for Middle Earth legendarium.
gnP9 TIL that the Elvish language in J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ and 'The Lord of The Rings’ is based on Finnish.