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Child of the 7th Age · 07-14-2002, 01:35 PM

Thanks Pio for your help. You can always count on an Elf to know about runes and things!

As to why the hobbits knew the rune, that is a good question. It suggests a level of familiarity by the hobbits with things Elvish which the book as a whole doesn't imply. I would guess that Bilbo had told this to the children in his stories. Their parents probably wouldn't have known, but the children remembered. Bilbo certainly preferred the company of younger ones, rather than his own peers.

sharon, the 7th age hobbit

07-14-2002, 01:35 PM	#4
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Thanks Pio for your help. You can always count on an Elf to know about runes and things! As to why the hobbits knew the rune, that is a good question. It suggests a level of familiarity by the hobbits with things Elvish which the book as a whole doesn't imply. I would guess that Bilbo had told this to the children in his stories. Their parents probably wouldn't have known, but the children remembered. Bilbo certainly preferred the company of younger ones, rather than his own peers. sharon, the 7th age hobbit __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.