Thread: Doctor Tolkien
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Old 01-24-2003, 09:06 AM   #3
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Thanks for the gracious words littemanpoet, I too have enjoyed your many rewarding posts.

As for the Doctor of what, well, I would hazard of Literature, but Sub-creation is certainly more specific and acurrate.

I would imagine that his honorary Dr'ate was in linguitics, and I would personally be willing to wager that [properly spoken] Elvish alone might have therapeutic effects similar to the mideaval harp playing used in terminal wards in the US these days.

The very sounds are of a higher order, if you will, than mortal tounges.

So, I think he was in reality a Doctor or Master in several area's at least.

[ January 24, 2003: Message edited by: lindil ]
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