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  2. Garden gnome - Wikipedia

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    Garden gnomes were further popularized when Sir Frank Crisp, the owner of the second largest collection of garden gnomes in the UK, opened his Friar Park, Henley-on-Thames estate to the public at least once a week from 1910 to 1919. It was here where garden enthusiasts and visitors from around the world perhaps saw garden gnomes for the first time.

  3. Category:Gnomes - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to gnomes and their depictions. They are mythological creatures and diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, introduced by Paracelsus in the 16th century and widely adopted by authors including those of modern fantasy literature.

  4. Category:Legendary gnomes - Wikipedia

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  5. Category:Works about gnomes - Wikipedia

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  6. Category:Gnomes in popular culture - Wikipedia

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  7. Charles Isham - Wikipedia

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    A replica of Lampy the Lamport gnome. In 1867 several extremely rare books and manuscripts were rediscovered in the library and loft of his family home. [5] These included a fragment of Thomas Edwards' Cephalus and Procris; Narcissus which had been lost for 200 years and was the only existing part until a full copy was subsequently discovered at the Cathedral Library at Peterborough.

  8. Gnomes (book) - Wikipedia

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    A gnome pregnancy takes 12 months, and they always have twins, who live with their parents for at least a hundred years. The gnomes also used to live in society alongside humans, especially in Europe, but due to pollution and deforestation they've slowly retreated to their secret homes. The book ends with a message, asking people to stop ...

  9. Noldor - Wikipedia

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    In early drafts of his legendarium, Tolkien used the name "Gnomes" for the group later called the Noldor, and their language, the Noldorin dialect of Sindarin, was called "Gnomish" or "Noldorin". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Tolkien had chosen "gnome" thinking that it derived from the Greek γνῶσις , gnōsis (knowledge), and hence was a good name for the ...