Conversations about hobbits
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ceshaughnessy and I were IM'ing, and had the following exchange:We were discussing the significance of March 25th--
Barbara Rich: March 25th
Barbara Rich: YOU know!!
Cathleen CE'Shaughnessy: ??
Cathleen CE'Shaughnessy: the end of the war
Barbara Rich: The day the Ring went in the fire and Sauron bit the dust
Barbara Rich: YEP
Barbara Rich: New Year, in Gondorian Reckoning
Cathleen CE'Shaughnessy: Gondorian New Year, huh
Barbara Rich: Yup
Barbara Rich: Some people call it "Ring Day", but that's wrong. JRRT says "Ring Day" is Frodo's Birthday
Cathleen CE'Shaughnessy: why is that?
Barbara Rich: Well, I don't know, but he says it in the Appendix D
Barbara Rich: so its canon
Cathleen CE'Shaughnessy: oh
Barbara Rich: One of the questions I'll have to ask him when I finally see him *adds to list*
Cathleen CE'Shaughnessy: mm
Barbara Rich: I'll bet he hides whenever another Tolkien geek dies
Cathleen CE'Shaughnessy: =)) =)) =)) =))
Barbara Rich: Yep, I can just see him trying to sneak over and stand behind St. Peter. "Hide me! Here comes another one”
Cathleen CE'Shaughnessy: too funny
Barbara Rich: Well, don't you have things you want to ask him?
Cathleen CE'Shaughnessy: I honestly never thought about it
Barbara Rich: *grin* it will come
Barbara Rich: you are young yet in geekdom
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Date: 2009-03-05 02:41 am (UTC)I remember reading how taken aback Tolkien was at all the fervour shown by the fans...
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Date: 2009-03-05 01:56 pm (UTC)LOL!
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Date: 2009-03-05 03:07 am (UTC)Do Balrogs have wings; if so, can they fly?
(Tolkien: WHY DO THEY ALWAYS WANT TO KNOW THAT?)
What color eyes did Frodo have? And Merry? And Pippin?
Fan fiction: good, evil, or spawn of Morgoth?
What was the significance of the fox?
And many, many more.
Poor guy.
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Date: 2009-03-05 08:20 am (UTC)Yeah the list, I maintain a Silmarillion one ;)
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Date: 2009-03-05 06:44 pm (UTC)Though I do want to ask if some of the parallel images in the Silm and LotR are supposed to be intentional.
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Date: 2009-03-05 01:57 pm (UTC)What was the *true* story of Lalia and Pearl?
Why did Aragorn carry a broken sword?
Who *WAS* Tom Bombadil?
etc.etc.etc.
Retrying this one signed in...
Date: 2009-03-05 06:48 pm (UTC)XD
Okay, I think I'd actually annoy him with that one.
Oh, but "how did the fictional you come by the books?" I think would be a fun one to hear the answer to!
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Date: 2009-03-05 03:56 am (UTC)If I remember correctly, it's his Luthien who was always nervous about strangers inviting themselves into the house. Himself was always gracious toward unexpected visitors and willing to answer questions.
"One Glorfindel, or two?"
*facepalm*
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Date: 2009-03-05 02:08 pm (UTC)And speaking of OLD, I was going to add "Who WAS Tom Bombadil?" -- but you've got it on another comment.
Whatever happened to Radagast and the Blue Wizards?
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Date: 2009-03-05 06:15 am (UTC)I think it was this line at the very end that Yoda-ized you.
(Barbara Rich: you are young yet in geekdom)
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Date: 2009-03-05 05:23 pm (UTC)LOL! I can just imagine that, too - JRRT sat there on his little white cloud thinking "why on Earth did I ever start writing those books? I don't even get a minute's peace when I'm dead!"