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Wight
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Michigan
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Sweet Dreams
As far as I know there has not yet been a thread on dreams in Tokiens works (at least I couldn't find any) so here goes.
Tolkien uses many dreams for effect in LotR the first example that comes to mind is in the House of Tom Bombadil, Merry and Pippin were given nightmares by the "nightly noises" of the Forest. Frodo, on the other hand, had a dream that told of things that were actually happening to Gandalf. Sam slept on without any dreams at all. What is Tolkien saying about the differences in the characters? The next night Frodo dreams the exact vision he has when sailing to the west. Another dream that I thought of was the night before Frodo entered the Old Forest. Quote:
Here is one from The Hobbit, Quote:
Feel free to bring up any other dreams to discuss as well.
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