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Iarwain · 05-10-2003, 09:37 PM

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ON GENTLEHOBBITS:

The word is a clear derivative of "gentlemen", which really says nothing other than that Bilbo and Frodo were land owners, or (in a more modern sense) that they were kind and courtious folk. Gentlehobbit is not a title of nobility, any more than saying "madam" is part of addressing a queen.

Iarwain

[ May 11, 2003: Message edited by: Iarwain ]

05-10-2003, 09:37 PM	#12
Iarwain Pugnaciously Primordial Paradox Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Birnham Wood Posts: 800	One comment. ON GENTLEHOBBITS: The word is a clear derivative of "gentlemen", which really says nothing other than that Bilbo and Frodo were land owners, or (in a more modern sense) that they were kind and courtious folk. Gentlehobbit is not a title of nobility, any more than saying "madam" is part of addressing a queen. Iarwain [ May 11, 2003: Message edited by: Iarwain ] __________________ "And what are oaths but words we say to God?"