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***Sharkû*** · 07-10-2001, 08:44 AM

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Re: References

With florae and faunae, JRRT could always have argued with the cosmology of Middle-Earth, i.e. that is but our world some 6,000-7,000 years ago. In that context, potatoes for example would not be a reference to our current time.

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07-10-2001, 08:44 AM	#10
*Sharkû* Hungry Ghoul Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,719	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hungry Ghoul Posts: 958</TD><TD><img src=http://www.tolkiens-legacy.de/draugen.jpg WIDTH=60 HEIGHT=60></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: References With florae and faunae, JRRT could always have argued with the cosmology of Middle-Earth, i.e. that is but our world some 6,000-7,000 years ago. In that context, potatoes for example would not be a reference to our current time. </p>