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3 Jan 2018

The city of León is not named, as is commonly supposed, for the lion that graces its flag and arms. That lion is applied to the city after the fact. No, León was originally a Roman town called Legio, after the Roman legion stationed there from AD 74 to the end of the 4th century: Legio VII G... (more at http://www.thomryng.com/camino/camino-photo-of-the-day-legio-vii/)



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On this day in 1892, J.R.R. Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The Professor is 126 today! All around the world, at 9pm local time, the Tolkien Society and the Professor’s many other devotees will celebrate his birthday with a toast to “the Professor”.
I will join... (more at http://www.thomryng.com/amateurmonk/the-professor-2018/)



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