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Diamond18 · 02-04-2003, 11:03 PM

I think that Billy Boyd's Scottish accent is charming. It is inaccurate, though, since I don't think Tolkien modeled the Took's after the Scots. But for me it adds charm and makes the idiot role they gave him in FotR (and even TTT a bit) easier to swallow.

02-04-2003, 11:03 PM	#22
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	I think that Billy Boyd's Scottish accent is charming. It is inaccurate, though, since I don't think Tolkien modeled the Took's after the Scots. But for me it adds charm and makes the idiot role they gave him in FotR (and even TTT a bit) easier to swallow. __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.