Tom Bombadil – An Intriguing Answer !

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Balfrog

Nerwen

I'll try and take a look at the famed debate. Who knows - It might be more amusing than this one!

As to your later post :

And the purpose of the separator?

To make distinctive, to highlight, to provide emphasis, perhaps?

Yes, you are quite right – it is clear to me, given my English grammar school education. However I would be happy to understand how you might think Tolkien grammatically used (what the English term) inverted commas!

To indicate that the term "allegory" was doubtful, and should be taken with a grain of salt. This seems to me quite possible.