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Forum: The Books
04-04-2020, 01:33 PM
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The Squatter of Amon Rûdh
As luck would have it, I was skimming through...As luck would have it, I was skimming through Letters earlier (looking for something else that wasn't there), and found this. A footnote goes on to explain that goeteia is Greek for 'sorcery'... |
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Forum: The Books
04-04-2020, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,587
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I don't know if Tolkien is, but Éowyn might be....I don't know if Tolkien is, but Éowyn might be. The context marks this as a term of scorn. I should probably have put in a translation of the laik component as well. In Middle English it can take... |
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Forum: The Books
04-03-2020, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,587
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The Squatter of Amon Rûdh
A dene is a wooded valley, so 'vale of sorcery''...
A dene is a wooded valley, so 'vale of sorcery'' or something like it would also be apt. I'm at a loss to see how else someone not familiar with the place could understand it. Its people are ageless... |
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Forum: The Books
04-03-2020, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 14
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Very true, and they are right to be afraid of...Very true, and they are right to be afraid of Galadriel, who is indeed perilous. As Gandalf says of Fangorn in The White Rider: "Dangerous! And so am I, very dangerous: more dangerous than anything... |
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Forum: The Books
04-03-2020, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 14
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As always when writing things like that, the...As always when writing things like that, the question haunts me: "Has Tom Shippey been here already?" |
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Forum: The Books
04-03-2020, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,587
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The Squatter of Amon Rûdh
Whence dwimmerlaik?I was recently reminded via an odd source of a long-obsolete Guardian article that did the usual Guardian things (moral relativism, historical revisionism, intellectual onanism and so forth), but... |
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