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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 7845951" data-attributes="member: 22779">I think I'm going to want to see some sources cited for this please.  I find it rather difficult to think that the Hobbit was a big hit in Germany in the mid-1930's when the book wasn't published until 1937.  I REALLY doubt that an English professor's book for children would be a big hit with the Nazi's.  Could be. Stranger things have happened, but, I'm thinking you have misread something somewhere since this is the first time I've ever heard anyone say this.While there might be some problematic elements in the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings by today's standards, I'm not sure I buy the idea that The Hobbit, or even Tolkien's more academic studies, would be of particular interest to Nazis.  And, frankly, "known works in philology"?  Outside of academics, NO ONE knows works of philology.</blockquote>