Tolkien/Football Connections - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lalwendë · 07-04-2006, 06:14 AM

Not really a Tolkien-Footie connection, but just to show how old the game is...

I was listening to the song Jack Rowland by Martin Carthy ealier; it's based on tales of Childe Rowland, which are very old stories. I noticed that the tale begins with a game of what seems to be football, and then goes off into adventures in Faerie. There aren't many stories that link Faerie and Football, I'm sure.

07-04-2006, 06:14 AM	#1
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Not really a Tolkien-Footie connection, but just to show how old the game is... I was listening to the song Jack Rowland by Martin Carthy ealier; it's based on tales of Childe Rowland, which are very old stories. I noticed that the tale begins with a game of what seems to be football, and then goes off into adventures in Faerie. There aren't many stories that link Faerie and Football, I'm sure. __________________ Gordon's alive!