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Forum: The Books
08-10-2002, 07:16 AM
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The Squatter of Amon Rûdh
I'm not an anthropologist either, just a history...I'm not an anthropologist either, just a history graduate with an interest in early medieval Europe. My smattering of Sociology is sufficiently long in the tooth to be rusted through, or at least... |
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Forum: The Books
08-09-2002, 03:56 PM
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Sorry about that. I seem to be misunderstanding...Sorry about that. I seem to be misunderstanding rather too much of what you say these days. Reading that post again it's obvious that you weren't implying any such thing. This one, however, may... |
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Forum: The Books
08-09-2002, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 35
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The Squatter of Amon Rûdh
You're spot on about the Easterlings: they're...You're spot on about the Easterlings: they're mostly infantry with some cavalry and elephants. However, my reference was to Tolkien's statement in the letter quoted by Mr. Underhill: |
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Forum: The Books
08-08-2002, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 35
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The Squatter of Amon Rûdh
Academic alliterationFurther to the above, the following is from Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics: Here we have the alliteration of 'matter' and 'manner'; 'purpose', 'production' and 'proportion' and, most... |
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Forum: The Books
08-08-2002, 10:09 AM
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Of course the repetition of the 't' sound is also...Of course the repetition of the 't' sound is also reminiscent of the hiss and thud of a scimitar in use, but I preferred the tense threat of the sound of sharpening to the mindless brutality of the... |
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Forum: The Books
08-08-2002, 06:16 AM
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Replies: 35
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The Squatter of Amon Rûdh
I think there's a perfect alternative to this...I think there's a perfect alternative to this explanation (thanks to the Silver-Shod Muse for this one): There you have it: a scimitar is a vicious-looking weapon, perfectly suited to the... |
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