“Thee” and “thou” in “The Lord of the Rings” - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

The Might · 08-20-2011, 08:38 PM

By the way, perhaps interesting to note that - as expected - the Hobbit does not contain any form of "thee", "thou", "thy" or "thine" as Tolkien probably thought that children would have trouble understanding the language.

The Might · 08-21-2011, 05:55 AM

Also, letter #171 contains Tolkien's reply to someone criticizing his use of archaic English in TTT and describing this as "tushery". Worth reading his answer, well said, Professor!

08-21-2011, 05:55 AM	#2
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Also, letter #171 contains Tolkien's reply to someone criticizing his use of archaic English in TTT and describing this as "tushery". Worth reading his answer, well said, Professor! __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

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08-20-2011, 08:38 PM	#1
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	By the way, perhaps interesting to note that - as expected - the Hobbit does not contain any form of "thee", "thou", "thy" or "thine" as Tolkien probably thought that children would have trouble understanding the language. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown