"He was known to begin classes by barging into the lecture hall, sometimes in era-appropriate chain mail armor, and bellowing the opening lines of Beowulf at the top of his lungs. As one of his students put it, “He could turn a lecture room into a mead hall."
— 10 Things you should know about Tolkien
(Source: mentalfloss.com, via tatertott)
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amousesmessaboutintimeandspace reblogged this from ravenskyewalker and added:
Now that is incredible. Lecturers should do this!
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