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Tolkien Journal

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1969

Tolkien, J.R.R. “Errantry”—Rhyme scheme

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Old Irish Influences Upon The Languages & Literature Of The Lord Of The Rings, Cory Seidman Panshin Nov 1969

Old Irish Influences Upon The Languages & Literature Of The Lord Of The Rings, Cory Seidman Panshin

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First looks at historical changes in Old Irish as possible sources for similar changes in the development of Sindarin from Quenya. Then considers the subject matter and rhyme scheme of “Eärendil,” Bilbo’s poem composed in Rivendell, and “Errantry,” its comic companion from The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, as similar in structure and subject matter to Old Irish “voyages” poems.

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