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Morsul the Dark · 07-31-2009, 12:19 PM

also he may have gotten some money from pippi weren't the tooks fairly wealthy

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 07-31-2009, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Morsul the Dark

also he may have gotten some money from pippi weren't the tooks fairly wealthy

My understnding is that the Tooks were as close as monarchy that the Shire got, the Brandybucks were the same in Buckland.

As far as ponies go, Merry could have just taken some from his father. Or perhaps, Merry owned his own ponies. He's the heir to Buckland basically, so, he probably has at least one pony of his own. Perhaps he carried out the purchase (if he did, in fact, buy the ponies) in his own name. The population of the Shire and Buckland probably would not find it strange that Merry Brandybuck bought some live stock.

radagastly · 07-31-2009, 09:49 PM

Only have to say that six ponies aren't that big of a deal. I was watching a news story on Polo this morning (I should say, children's Polo!), and (apparently) one requires at least six (if not seven) such ponies just to get through a Polo match. (Apparently, it consists of six periods of seven minutes each, but each one is so intense that the riders need a new pony each period).

Now, bearing in mind that both Merry and Pippin were nobility, and allowing each two day's worth of ponies (even American Cowboys required at least three horses each , just to do their job in a six-day week.) A six pony purchase would not only have raised no feathers, the only grumble might have been that he wasn't buying enough this time around.

His problems in Bree had nothing to do with the going rate of ponies, but more to do with how much money he actually thought to put into his wallet before he left.

Rumil · 08-01-2009, 06:33 AM

On Tom and the ponies,

I had the impression that Tom knew the 'real' names of the ponies, in some mysterious way. Perhaps they had names beforehand, but these were just the names that hobbits gave them. A bit like the dwarves with hidden real names and names for everyday use.

Perhaps the names that Tom used were direct translations from the 'horse-ish'?

07-31-2009, 12:19 PM	#1
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	also he may have gotten some money from pippi weren't the tooks fairly wealthy __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

07-31-2009, 09:49 PM	#3
radagastly Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Washington, D. C., USA Posts: 299	Only have to say that six ponies aren't that big of a deal. I was watching a news story on Polo this morning (I should say, children's Polo!), and (apparently) one requires at least six (if not seven) such ponies just to get through a Polo match. (Apparently, it consists of six periods of seven minutes each, but each one is so intense that the riders need a new pony each period). Now, bearing in mind that both Merry and Pippin were nobility, and allowing each two day's worth of ponies (even American Cowboys required at least three horses each , just to do their job in a six-day week.) A six pony purchase would not only have raised no feathers, the only grumble might have been that he wasn't buying enough this time around. His problems in Bree had nothing to do with the going rate of ponies, but more to do with how much money he actually thought to put into his wallet before he left. __________________ But all the while I sit and think of times there were before, I listen for returning feet and voices at the door.

08-01-2009, 06:33 AM	#4
Rumil Sage & Onions Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Britain Posts: 894	Tom Bombadillo On Tom and the ponies, I had the impression that Tom knew the 'real' names of the ponies, in some mysterious way. Perhaps they had names beforehand, but these were just the names that hobbits gave them. A bit like the dwarves with hidden real names and names for everyday use. Perhaps the names that Tom used were direct translations from the 'horse-ish'? __________________ Rumil of Coedhirion