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weaver
Half-elven
Apr 28 2008, 6:30pm
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Intriguing analogy, suggesting that Treebeard and Tom Bombadil have a relationship analogous to Gandalf and Saruman's. Of course, one of these four is not like the others: Saruman is the only one who "goes bad", rotting from the inside out, as it were. But "alike and yet unalike", that's a good point or comparison between the two pairs. And Saruman makes a special study of Rings of Power, yet Rings of Power have no power over Bombadil; Gandalf feels (but masters) a temptation to wield the Ring, and of course, Treebeard is concerned with rings, too — tree-rings! I was thinking more of Treebeard/Old Man Willow as a Gandalf/Saruman parallel. Sorry if I wasn't clear. It's confusing, though, as Treebeard is also a bit like Bombadil. That's why I put him between OMW and TB on my Venn diagram of Tolkien characters...
Tree-rings - ha!
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Treebeard — 1. A ‘frightfully tree-ish’ introduction
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visualweasel
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Apr 28 2008, 1:38pm
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"Tombombadil".
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N.E. Brigand
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Apr 28 2008, 4:33pm
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hmm..a very Entish post here...
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weaver
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Apr 28 2008, 4:55pm
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Tree-rings for the Elven-kings
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visualweasel
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Apr 28 2008, 5:13pm
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hoom, hum.
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weaver
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Apr 28 2008, 6:30pm
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a.s. looks up "synecdoche"
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a.s.
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Apr 28 2008, 6:41pm
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Schenectady?
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N.E. Brigand
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Apr 28 2008, 7:06pm
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Thoughts.
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Curious
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Apr 28 2008, 7:28pm
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Can't see the forest for the Treebeard
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Dreamdeer
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Apr 28 2008, 7:50pm
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Nicely put!
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visualweasel
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Apr 28 2008, 8:10pm
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If I may nitpick on your long and well-thought answer
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sador
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Apr 28 2008, 10:26pm
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Foolish of me!
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Dreamdeer
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Apr 29 2008, 2:40am
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"Resistance is floral!"
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Darkstone
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Apr 28 2008, 9:53pm
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Hobbits as speed-bumps?
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N.E. Brigand
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Apr 28 2008, 10:05pm
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Night-time here. Too tired to answer seriously.
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sador
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Apr 28 2008, 10:45pm
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*whacks Darkstone with knitting needles*
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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Apr 29 2008, 5:28pm
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whew! lots of questions!
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Elenedhel
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Apr 29 2008, 1:00am
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A few answers, at least.
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squire
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Apr 29 2008, 12:28pm
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like...shiver..."walking sticks"
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a.s.
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Apr 29 2008, 1:35pm
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“There are Ents and Ents, you know”
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visualweasel
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Apr 29 2008, 2:43pm
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Some great answers! Hope to see more when you have time. //
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visualweasel
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Apr 29 2008, 2:44pm
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As usual
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Apr 29 2008, 8:43pm
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Thanks! :) //
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visualweasel
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Apr 29 2008, 8:49pm
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I'll try to be brief
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sador
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Apr 30 2008, 3:46pm
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Response from the botanist in the room
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Beren IV
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May 1 2008, 4:46am
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At last, carrying on from where I've stopped
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sador
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May 2 2008, 8:14am
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Some more answers
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squire
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May 4 2008, 10:52pm
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Gandalf visits Bombadil
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Elizabeth
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May 5 2008, 12:38am
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Ha! I can just see it! //
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Modtheow
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May 5 2008, 1:16am
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"Hollow hills"
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FarFromHome
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May 5 2008, 7:42am
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Oldest living thing?
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Dreamdeer
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May 5 2008, 2:34pm
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Tom Bombadil has a father-in-law, at least :)
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visualweasel
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May 5 2008, 4:07pm
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Yes, but the River is Tom's son by a previous marriage, making Tom....
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squire
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May 5 2008, 4:38pm
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You might be a redneck if ...
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visualweasel
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May 5 2008, 5:07pm
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Parthenogenesis?
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Dreamdeer
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May 5 2008, 6:25pm
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Putting the “spring” in offspring? :) //
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visualweasel
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May 5 2008, 6:43pm
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Unless...
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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May 5 2008, 7:16pm
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