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As Bullet said, he was a linguist but I'd argue he understood the beauty in any given language, whether he was a fan of the current associated politics or not. The language of the Rohirim definitely has some German influence. He was really into Germanic myth, including having published his own translation of Beowulf and by really into I mean- we owe much of current Old English scholarship and our ability to read these works to him and men he influenced.