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Sauron
LQ - Just plain old LQ Started conversation Jul 10, 2006
One story I was told by a student at Birmingham Uni, while looking around, was that Sauron (from "Lord of the Rings",obviously) was inspired by Old Joe - JRR Tolkein went to King Edward VI School (a public school next to the University) from where you can see Old Joe staring down at you...
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