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amyrlis · 06-08-2001, 11:09 AM

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Re: who is tolkien in fact?

Tolkien was quoted as saying something like "I am a hobbit in all but stature". But, did I read somewhere that 'Beren' and 'Luthien' are inscribed on he and his wife's tombstones? Has anyone else read that?

It seems that there is a piece of Tolkien in many of his characters: His quiet, English-countryside life - Bilbo. He was a soldier in WWI - Beregond, Faramir. He and his wife surely had a passion for each other - Luthien & Beren. His leadership as a professor and scholar - Elrond. Of course I could be stretching the imagination here, Tolkien may have come up with many of these stories and characters prior to his professorship or marraige. I'm not terribly learned in his biography.

Anyway, just some thoughts.....

-amyrlis <Br>These are indeed strange days. Dreams and legends spring to life out of the grass. -Eomer</p>

06-08-2001, 11:09 AM	#2
amyrlis Wight Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Helcaraxe Posts: 210	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Haunting Spirit Posts: 78</TD><TD><img src=http://lakesideview.giftfriends.com/files/db/dayscenery/equinox_small.jpg WIDTH=60 HEIGHT=60></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: who is tolkien in fact? Tolkien was quoted as saying something like "I am a hobbit in all but stature". But, did I read somewhere that 'Beren' and 'Luthien' are inscribed on he and his wife's tombstones? Has anyone else read that? It seems that there is a piece of Tolkien in many of his characters: His quiet, English-countryside life - Bilbo. He was a soldier in WWI - Beregond, Faramir. He and his wife surely had a passion for each other - Luthien & Beren. His leadership as a professor and scholar - Elrond. Of course I could be stretching the imagination here, Tolkien may have come up with many of these stories and characters prior to his professorship or marraige. I'm not terribly learned in his biography. Anyway, just some thoughts..... -amyrlis <Br>These are indeed strange days. Dreams and legends spring to life out of the grass. -Eomer</p> __________________ "Pull the blinders from my eyes, let me see these endless skies And drown here where I stand in the beauty of the land."