'Run off into the Blue' - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Rumil · 03-27-2007, 01:20 PM

Hi all,

I've heard that the British forces in the North African desert campaign often referred to going into the desert at going 'into the Blue' and that 'the Blue' became the nickname for the desert. I guess JRRT could have picked up this usage from his son, who was stationed in the Middle East, but the timing seems wrong for the Hobbit quote.

Cheers,

03-27-2007, 01:20 PM	#11
Rumil Sage & Onions Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Britain Posts: 894	The Blue Hi all, I've heard that the British forces in the North African desert campaign often referred to going into the desert at going 'into the Blue' and that 'the Blue' became the nickname for the desert. I guess JRRT could have picked up this usage from his son, who was stationed in the Middle East, but the timing seems wrong for the Hobbit quote. Cheers, __________________ Rumil of Coedhirion