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Old 02-26-2016, 04:31 PM   #2
Elmo
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Elmo has just left Hobbiton.
I assume they're based on the creatures that dwelt in Mirkwood after the Shadow fell on it. The same creatures, i.e. orcs and spiders that the Hobbit fled westward from, a collective folk memory in a song.
The utter depth of Tolkien

Btw, I love this creepy version of it put to music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOQo57KBtSM
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