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***Mister Underhill*** · 11-16-2003, 07:25 PM

So just to clarify, are you saying that you think Tolkien's archaic language is not well-executed, or that it's bothersome to you because you feel he should have invented an original style to represent the speech of the Gondorians et al, or both?

Or are you saying something more like that his use of archaism is a stilted (and thus presumably failed) attempt to achieve a certain effect?

[ November 16, 2003: Message edited by: Mister Underhill ]

11-16-2003, 07:25 PM	#36
*Mister Underhill* Dread Horseman Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Behind you! Posts: 2,744	So just to clarify, are you saying that you think Tolkien's archaic language is not well-executed, or that it's bothersome to you because you feel he should have invented an original style to represent the speech of the Gondorians et al, or both? Or are you saying something more like that his use of archaism is a stilted (and thus presumably failed) attempt to achieve a certain effect? [ November 16, 2003: Message edited by: Mister Underhill ]