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Birdland · 02-23-2003, 07:34 PM

Nothing much to add to this thread, except to say that the above is one of the few poems where Tolkien earns his reputation as a bard. <P>I'm thinking that there is a name for a poem of this style, and it is of ancient origins (not the poem itself, but the style). Any info? Or maybe that question should be in the Books threads.

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02-23-2003, 07:34 PM	#4
Birdland Ghastly Neekerbreeker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the banks of the mighty Scioto Posts: 1,751	Nothing much to add to this thread, except to say that the above is one of the few poems where Tolkien earns his reputation as a bard. <P>I'm thinking that there is a name for a poem of this style, and it is of ancient origins (not the poem itself, but the style). Any info? Or maybe that question should be in the Books threads.