Leaf by Niggle - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Amarie of the Vanyar · 05-12-2003, 12:42 PM

'Leaf by Niggle' is one of my favourite Tolkien stories; of course it is an allegory, the tree beeing his work on the Middle Earth, each tale and character growing like the branches of Noggle's tree, and each of them being explained by Tolkien in such a detail as each of the leaves that Niggle paints ... [img]smilies/redface.gif[/img]

And that's why it is for me a hopeful story: when I die, I expect to arrive to Niggle-Parish ..., oops! I mean to Tolkien Middle Earth, and talk to Elves, and Valar, and hobbits, ... [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] and ask Gandalf whether the Balrog had wings ! [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

05-12-2003, 12:42 PM	#12
Amarie of the Vanyar Wight Join Date: May 2003 Location: Valinor Posts: 215	'Leaf by Niggle' is one of my favourite Tolkien stories; of course it is an allegory, the tree beeing his work on the Middle Earth, each tale and character growing like the branches of Noggle's tree, and each of them being explained by Tolkien in such a detail as each of the leaves that Niggle paints ... [img]smilies/redface.gif[/img] And that's why it is for me a hopeful story: when I die, I expect to arrive to Niggle-Parish ..., oops! I mean to Tolkien Middle Earth, and talk to Elves, and Valar, and hobbits, ... [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] and ask Gandalf whether the Balrog had wings ! [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] __________________ But it is said that not until that hour had such cold thoughts ruled Finrod; for indeed she whom he had loved was Amarië of the Vanyar, and she went not with him into exile.