Poetry in LOTR - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lobelia · 02-12-2004, 09:21 PM

Also, if you read old Northern sagas, you'll find that characters *do* burst into song or verse at the drop of a helmet. It's just the way they're written. And some of the poems were written by Tolkien before LOTR and he sneaked them in, e.g. the Man in the Moon song Frodo sings at Bree.

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02-12-2004, 09:21 PM	#6
Lobelia Wight Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 150	Also, if you read old Northern sagas, you'll find that characters do burst into song or verse at the drop of a helmet. It's just the way they're written. And some of the poems were written by Tolkien before LOTR and he sneaked them in, e.g. the Man in the Moon song Frodo sings at Bree.