[IAmYourDensity]

> Wheeler called upon J.R.R. Tolkien, as Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University, to investigate the etymology of the name "Nodens" referred to in the curse.

Whaat..?!

[exdsq]

You might like this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inklings

[wolverine876]

What is your question? Separately from the public career of writer, Tolkien was a leading scholar of the Anglo-Saxon language (also called Old English).

[joebergeron]

The author of the parent post is expressing an emotion commonly referred to as “surprise”.