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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
02-02-2008, 02:32 PM
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davem
The recent book Ring of Words has an entry for...
The recent book Ring of Words has an entry for 'Springle-ring'. It states that the Oxford English Dictionary has no entry for Springle-ring, but it does mention an 18-19th century word 'springle'... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
07-18-2004, 01:37 AM
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The interesting thing about Merry's...
The interesting thing about Merry's 'oathbreaking' here is that Merry is actually trying to fulfil his oath: It seems that Merry has taken his oath of service to Theoden far more seroiusly than... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
07-17-2004, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 70
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davem
I do wonder about the significance of finger...
I do wonder about the significance of finger rings, as opposed to arm rings. There is, perhaps, some 'marriage' symbolism - making the two 'one flesh', binding them forever. In the British Coronation... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
07-17-2004, 02:19 AM
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Replies: 70
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I don't think Sam was 'just following his oath'...
I don't think Sam was 'just following his oath' in the sense of simply doing what he did because he'd said he would & didn't want to look bad. If you take the marriage vow, as Bethberry points out,... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
07-16-2004, 07:09 AM
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Another interesting thing in this chapter is...
Another interesting thing in this chapter is Sam's 'oath': There's an interesting essay by John Holmes, Oaths & Oath Breaking: Analogues of Old English Comitatus in Tolkien's Myth, in the... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
07-16-2004, 01:46 AM
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Replies: 70
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davem
Have to say these words didn't register on me in...
Have to say these words didn't register on me in the same way, as both of them were in my childhood, & to an extent still are, quite common usages here. I think 'mending' in this sense derives from... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
07-14-2004, 02:19 AM
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Replies: 70
Views: 37,181
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davem
As a Yorkshireman I can't let this pass! thee,...
As a Yorkshireman I can't let this pass! thee, thine, thou (usually contracted to tha') are still common in Yorkshire dialect, as are middle english words like 'lake'/'laking' = play/playing.... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
07-13-2004, 01:32 AM
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Replies: 70
Views: 37,181
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davem
Any significance in the fact that this chapter...
Any significance in the fact that this chapter begins with Frodo waking up? On his return to the Shire he tells Merry that its 'like falling asleep again'. The last chapter ended with Frodo falling... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
07-12-2004, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 37,181
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davem
Ok then, I'll give some of the hobbit's...
Ok then, I'll give some of the hobbit's conversation, & we can vote on the quality, & whether we would have had a bestseller on our hands: The 'farce' as Christopher calls it, of the events... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
07-12-2004, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 70
Views: 37,181
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davem
I have to advise anyone who can to read the early...
I have to advise anyone who can to read the early drafts of this chapter to see Tolkien's achievement here in context. In short, the early drafts are among the worst things he ever set down on paper,... |
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