LotR -- Book 1 - Chapter 07 - In the House of Tom Bombadil

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the good (elf-friend) and the evil (the ring in his voice).

Fordim: a bit late, but I didn't catch this til Fingolfin quoted it: "ring in his voice" refers to the timbre, the tonal quality of his voice; the joy, firmness, and power in it. Not to 'the Ring' that Frodo carried. Her reference to "the light in your eyes and the ring in your voice" compares him to elvishness in both cases; they have shining eyes and clear musical voices; so does he.



1. To sound, as a bell or other sonorous body, particularly a metallic one.
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3. To sound loud; to resound; to be filled with a ringing or reverberating sound.
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4. To continue to sound or vibrate; to resound.