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Bêthberry · 10-14-2004, 01:37 PM

Hi there Alda and welcome to the discussion side of the Downs. A bit different than chat, eh?

You pose a good question. For myself, I have always assumed that the "Hedge" and the bad blood caused years ago by the fire in the Bonfire Glade was the reason for the hobbits having very little to do with the Old Forest. This might account for their ignorance of Tom. It makes you wonder what he knows of the events of the Bonfire Glade, though, when the hobbits burned down trees and found over territory. (*hears the possibility of an RPG*) It is about the only bit of hobbit history we get which has the possibility of casting them in a less than friendly light.

Maggots feed on dead flesh--a very unsentimental name for the farmer. I think I would agree with Fordim that Farmer Maggot is one of those minor characters who really rewards closer examination.

Please do join in--posing that is, rather than lurking--on the rest of the Chapter by Chapter discussion threads.

10-14-2004, 01:37 PM	#36
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,169	Hi there Alda and welcome to the discussion side of the Downs. A bit different than chat, eh? You pose a good question. For myself, I have always assumed that the "Hedge" and the bad blood caused years ago by the fire in the Bonfire Glade was the reason for the hobbits having very little to do with the Old Forest. This might account for their ignorance of Tom. It makes you wonder what he knows of the events of the Bonfire Glade, though, when the hobbits burned down trees and found over territory. (hears the possibility of an RPG) It is about the only bit of hobbit history we get which has the possibility of casting them in a less than friendly light. Maggots feed on dead flesh--a very unsentimental name for the farmer. I think I would agree with Fordim that Farmer Maggot is one of those minor characters who really rewards closer examination. Please do join in--posing that is, rather than lurking--on the rest of the Chapter by Chapter discussion threads. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.