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mark12_30 · 08-20-2005, 06:58 AM

Bilbo adopted Frodo.

Elrond fostered Aragorn.

First Aunt Beatrice, and then Father Francis, fostered Tolkien.

What other adopted/ foster relationships are there in Tolkien's works?

How do these relationships compare and contrast? How deeply did Tolkien's own experience affect his characters' relationships?

(And if C7A started another thread like this, please link it. I searched, and found not.)

08-20-2005, 06:58 AM	#1
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Adoption and Foster Care Bilbo adopted Frodo. Elrond fostered Aragorn. First Aunt Beatrice, and then Father Francis, fostered Tolkien. What other adopted/ foster relationships are there in Tolkien's works? How do these relationships compare and contrast? How deeply did Tolkien's own experience affect his characters' relationships? (And if C7A started another thread like this, please link it. I searched, and found not.) __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.