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geordie
Tol Eressea
Oct 26 2012, 7:26pm
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-here I am. That quote: 'Þiss boc iss nemmnedd. orrmulum; means 'This book is named Ormulum' - the next bit goes 'Forr þi þatt orrm itt wrohhte.' which, I guess, means 'for it was written by Orm'. The Ormulum is a series of homilies written by an Augustine canon called Orm in the first part of the twelth c; the unique manuscript is held at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, and is called 'Bodleian MS. Junius I'. The language is partly phonetic, IIRC, and Tolkien used to lecture on it at Oxford. I wrote a thread on it in another place - http://www.lotrplaza.com/archive7/forum_posts.asp?TID=227754&OB=ASC - though, none of this has anything to do with Beren and Luthien! (or at least, not much) As for the prose 'Beren and Luthien' - I can't help much there, I'm afraid. Scull and Hammond have a very good entry on the subject in their two-volume work 'The JRR Tolkien Companion and Guide'. They point readers to HoMe Vol. V, pp. 295-306, which basically contain the info. which you and Elthir have already given. I'm afraid I don't know any more.
(This post was edited by geordie on Oct 26 2012, 7:28pm)
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Of Beren and Luthien
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Ardamírë
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Oct 23 2012, 2:45am
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the long prose Beren and Luthien
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Elthir
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Oct 23 2012, 12:04pm
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I knew I had read something like that
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Ardamírë
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Oct 23 2012, 1:17pm
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Where is geordie?
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Ardamírë
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Oct 25 2012, 8:14pm
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browsing through books I bet
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Elthir
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Oct 26 2012, 4:27am
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I hope he returns soon
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Ardamírë
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Oct 26 2012, 1:34pm
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Hullo
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geordie
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Oct 26 2012, 7:26pm
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Thanks for the help
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Ardamírë
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Oct 26 2012, 9:03pm
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Just guessing
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Elthir
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Oct 27 2012, 2:25pm
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Even if it were so close
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Ardamírë
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Oct 27 2012, 3:40pm
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Just dreaming
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Elthir
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Oct 27 2012, 6:02pm
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That would be brilliant
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Ardamírë
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Oct 27 2012, 6:08pm
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