Nazgûl Theme

[mark12_30]

Lostgaeriel,

Somewhat off-topic, but-- Re: your painting, Tolkien does clearly say in his letters that hobbits have pointy ears. Found it last night:

Letter 27:

I picture a fairly human figure ... ...fattish in the stomach, shortish in the leg. A round, jobvial face; ears only slightly pointed and "elvish"; hair short and curling (brown). The feet from the ankles down, covered with brown hairy fur. Clothing: green velvet breeches; red or yellow waistcoat; brown or green jacket; gold (or brass) buttons; a dark green hood and cloak (belonging to a dwarf.) Actual size-- only important if other objects are in picture-- say about three feet or three feet six inches."

That, I believe, was in reference to Bilbo. (Merry might not, for instance, be wearing green breeches?) But there's no mistaking the ears. "Slightly pointed" I think contrasts with, say, Spock ears, or the huge ears that one sees in the old fairly illustrations... chihuahua ears...

--Mark12_30