Last night, I was re-reading the section "Fog on the Barrow Downs." I have a couple of questions.
First: Tom Bombadil rescues the hobbits and places a pile of treasure on a hill "free to all finders, birds, beasts, Elves or Men, and all kindly creatures."
It states that he chose for himself a brooch set with blue stones, many-shaded like flax-flowers or the wings of blue butterflies. He looked long at it, as if stirred by some memory, shaking his head, and saying at last:
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Here's a pretty toy for Tom and for his lady! Fair was she who long ago wore this on her shoulder. Goldberry shall wear it now, and we will not forget her!
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Who was this woman that Tom is speaking of?
Second question. A little later in the same chapter it states:
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Few now remember them... yet still some go wandering, sons of forgotten kings walking in loneliness, guarding from evil things folk that are heedless.
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I know that this is speaking of the Dunédan, Aragorn and his people, but the next line is what I am wondering about.
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The hobbits did not understand his words, but as he spoke they had a vision as it weere of a great expanse of years behind them, like a vast shadowy plain over which there strode shapes of Men, tall and grim with bright swords, and last came one with a star on his brow.
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Is this speaking of Aragon in the future or is this speaking of another? Maybe Elendil, Isildur or even Beren?
[ February 22, 2002: Message edited by: Joy ]