Tolkien Translations - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

doug*platypus · 01-25-2003, 06:25 PM

Guinevere, I think it would be hard for the Sackville-Bagginses to "Frenchify" (don't they serve those at McDonald's?) themselves in a world where the Republic of France will not exist until thousands of years after their entire species has vanished. And I also believe that there are some people on the Downs with a better understanding of Tolkien's work than this Shippey guy shows. Remember, books on Tolkien by other authors are hardly canonical. Hopefully this helps to halt discussion of the SBs and give this thread back to its rightful owners.

01-25-2003, 06:25 PM	#1
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	Guinevere, I think it would be hard for the Sackville-Bagginses to "Frenchify" (don't they serve those at McDonald's?) themselves in a world where the Republic of France will not exist until thousands of years after their entire species has vanished. And I also believe that there are some people on the Downs with a better understanding of Tolkien's work than this Shippey guy shows. Remember, books on Tolkien by other authors are hardly canonical. Hopefully this helps to halt discussion of the SBs and give this thread back to its rightful owners. __________________ But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.

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