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telain
Rohan
Oct 10 2012, 4:07pm
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Some of these sayings, I think, carry both a kernel of truth, as well as being a shorthand for something (e.g., "third time pays off" is something you might say to bolster hope after two failed attempts.) To me the proverbs are similar to the "original" nursery rhymes that appear in LOTR. Tolkien is building the mythology and giving us a sense of where some of these wise old sayings came from. Except, as was previously pointed out, these don't seem to be "old wives' tales" they seem to be "old husband's sayings". We have to wait until LOTR for the old wives to start talking...
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***A glance back at "Not at Home"***
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Modtheow
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Oct 9 2012, 12:20am
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Proverbs
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Finding Frodo
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Oct 9 2012, 3:37am
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That dropped torch!
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dernwyn
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Oct 10 2012, 2:14am
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Keep calm and carry on
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telain
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Oct 10 2012, 4:07pm
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The Stone and the Ring
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justbennett
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Oct 9 2012, 4:57am
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What about his mother's wisdom?
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Modtheow
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Oct 10 2012, 3:10am
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Tolkien hates women (just kidding!)
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CuriousG
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Oct 10 2012, 11:34pm
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I know what you mean...
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telain
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Oct 10 2012, 3:59pm
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What a great idea!
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sador
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Oct 10 2012, 8:48am
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In Bilbo's Defense
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justbennett
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Oct 10 2012, 5:31pm
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one link not working
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Modtheow
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Oct 14 2012, 8:21pm
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Is it supposed to be this one?
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dernwyn
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Oct 14 2012, 11:43pm
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Yes, that's it.
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sador
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Oct 15 2012, 7:51am
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You're welcome!
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dernwyn
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Oct 17 2012, 1:55am
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