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Rumil · 02-08-2011, 05:21 PM

Very nice one skip!

Alfirin, no disagreement from me re orcs and goblins.

'Hob' appears in all sorts of folklore monster-type names etc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hob_(folklore) (also see disambiguation page), and 'hobbledehoy' http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-hob1.htm for an ungraceful man, also 'Old Hob' referring to the devil.

I'm surprised JRRT never analysed the philology, maybe he did!

02-08-2011, 05:21 PM	#1
Rumil Sage & Onions Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Britain Posts: 894	Very nice one skip! Alfirin, no disagreement from me re orcs and goblins. 'Hob' appears in all sorts of folklore monster-type names etc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hob_(folklore) (also see disambiguation page), and 'hobbledehoy' http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-hob1.htm for an ungraceful man, also 'Old Hob' referring to the devil. I'm surprised JRRT never analysed the philology, maybe he did! __________________ Rumil of Coedhirion