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editRationale for Dwarves in Middle-earth
edit| Description | Detail of J.R.R. Tolkien's pencil and black ink sketch of Dwarves Marching, and Smaug. |
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| Author or copyright owner |
J.R.R. Tolkien |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | J. R. R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator |
| Date of publication | 1936[1]. |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | Dwarves in Middle-earth |
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|image has rationale=yes as a parameter to the license template.- ↑ "Tolkien: Voyage en Terre du Milieu Exhibition Map and Guide". TolkienGuide.
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| 04:46, 14 November 2025 | No thumbnail | 489 × 380 (26 KB) | Paccyd33 (talk | contribs) | == Summary == == Rationale for Dwarves in Middle-earth == {{Non-free use rationale | Description = Detail of J.R.R. Tolkien's pencil and black ink sketch of ''Dwarves Marching, and Smaug''. | Date = 1936<ref>{{cite web|title=Tolkien: Voyage en Terre du Milieu Exhibition Map and Guide |publisher=TolkienGuide |date= |url=https://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wiwimod/index.phppage=BnF+Exhibition+Map |archive-url= |archive-date= |url-status= }}</ref>. | Author = [[J.R.... |
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