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littlemanpoet · 05-07-2002, 10:34 AM

Reading The Two Towers again I was astounded this time at Tolkien's use of words.

His description of the marshes below the Emyn Muil is "livid festering marshes". We would normally think of "livid festering wounds". Thus Middle Earth is alive and wounded.

I was tempted to do a 'for the fun of it' research project on my own, but thought I'd spread the fun. Has anybody else found other examples?

[ May 07, 2002: Message edited by: littlemanpoet ]

05-07-2002, 10:34 AM	#1
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Middle Earth come to life Reading The Two Towers again I was astounded this time at Tolkien's use of words. His description of the marshes below the Emyn Muil is "livid festering marshes". We would normally think of "livid festering wounds". Thus Middle Earth is alive and wounded. I was tempted to do a 'for the fun of it' research project on my own, but thought I'd spread the fun. Has anybody else found other examples? [ May 07, 2002: Message edited by: littlemanpoet ]