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Originally Posted by alatar
Just one question, Guinevere: Is there any other utterance of Aragorn's or others that is so...well...different (and odd to these ears)? Why (to me) just the one?
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After quite a spell of time, I've stumbled upon yet another instance of Tolkien's use of similar language.
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HOME VIII The War of the Ring, Legolas says:
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'But whatever way we chose, I see a dark path and hard before each of us ere the end.'
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To me that's even more odd sounding than Aragorn's quote that began this thread.
The explanation of the wording seems to be one of two options: Legolas has spent
far too much time around Aragorn; or both sentences are indeed just examples of the "Tolkienisms" that are part of the appeal these books have for us.
