Linguistic puns, riddles, and jokes in LotR, etc. - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Samwise Gamgee · 06-21-2003, 09:15 PM

Galadriel I always thought meant "tree-lady" because the "-iel" part means lady and the Galadrim were tree people. But that is not based on fact - just an assumption.

Also - I don't know if this is the right thread for this, but some puns that I noticed in the book were

1) Faramir is guessing to Frodo about an heirloom, and Frodo tells him he is near the mark, but not in the GOLD!

2) Sam's "the sooner I stop talking the sooner I drop off" speech - those always amused me a lot, and I find more puns as I read the books!

06-21-2003, 09:15 PM	#11
Samwise Gamgee Haunting Spirit Join Date: May 2003 Location: USA Posts: 52	Galadriel I always thought meant "tree-lady" because the "-iel" part means lady and the Galadrim were tree people. But that is not based on fact - just an assumption. Also - I don't know if this is the right thread for this, but some puns that I noticed in the book were 1) Faramir is guessing to Frodo about an heirloom, and Frodo tells him he is near the mark, but not in the GOLD! 2) Sam's "the sooner I stop talking the sooner I drop off" speech - those always amused me a lot, and I find more puns as I read the books! __________________ "Good bye, master, my dear! Forgive your Sam. He'll come back to this spot when the job's done - if he manages it." -TTT Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point - Lewis