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Forum: The Books
04-20-2008, 02:11 AM
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davem
I only recently discovered the poem myself -...
I only recently discovered the poem myself - after reading a recent entry on John Rateliff's blog http://sacnoths.blogspot.com/2008/04/brownies-fays-pixies-leprawns.html & it was the mention of... |
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Forum: The Books
04-19-2008, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 25,814
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davem
What I find most odd about them is that they are...
What I find most odd about them is that they are able to enter & leave Tom's country not only without his leave but also without his being able to exert any control over them - so much for his being... |
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Forum: The Books
04-19-2008, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 25,814
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davem
lintips
Going back to the Bombadil poem I gave earlier, & taking this off at a tangent - does anyone have any idea what a lintip is/was Clearly they're 'little', have a mousy smell, drink dew &, most... |
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Forum: The Books
04-16-2008, 12:22 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 25,814
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davem
There is a third Bombadil poem which Tolkien...
There is a third Bombadil poem which Tolkien didn't include in AoTB. It appeared in a 1969 collection called 'The Young Magicians' (story here: http://bromwell.dpsk12.org/stories/storyReader$179 ) ... |
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Forum: The Books
04-15-2008, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 25,814
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davem
Well, the idea that Melkor's evil had infested...
Well, the idea that Melkor's evil had infested the very stuff of Arda had not come into being when either AoTB or LotR was written, so neither of them was composed with that idea in mind (& I don't... |
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Forum: The Books
04-13-2008, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 25,814
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davem
Or even a corruption of 'gold-bearer' which would...
Or even a corruption of 'gold-bearer' which would be a nice kenning for a forest-river with fallen autumn leaves being carried upon its surface. |
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