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Al Carondas
The Shire
Jan 17, 12:43am
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Once again I am blissfully reading The Hobbit, and I just came across a phrase that Tolkien uses again and again in his writing - something I always have wondered about, but always just breezed past. Here is the passage from "Barrels Out of Bond":
"In a great hall with pillars hewn out of the living stone sat the Elvenking ..."
My question is: Can anyone tell me what is meant by the phrase 'living stone'?
"Good Morning!"
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Niggled by rocks
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Al Carondas
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Jan 17, 12:43am
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Not sure, but
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CuriousG
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Jan 17, 2:04am
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Thanks
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Al Carondas
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Jan 17, 2:53am
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Possible double meaning
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CuriousG
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Jan 17, 12:53pm
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Perhaps
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Gwenhwyfar
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Jan 17, 2:19am
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Sentient stone
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Mim
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Jan 17, 11:41am
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One of Tolkien's most haunting sentences
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sador
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Jan 17, 1:18pm
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The Land of Hollin
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Aragalen the Green
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Jan 17, 3:20pm
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The trees of Aulė. The heart of the mountain.//
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Plurmo
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Jan 17, 3:26pm
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Trees indeed...
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Morthoron
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Jan 27, 8:35pm
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Yes, mountains have roots and trees have hearts.
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Plurmo
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Jan 28, 5:57am
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Sweet!
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Al Carondas
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Jan 18, 12:28am
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I love that line, too
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squire
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Jan 17, 7:53pm
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Caradhras in particular seems sentient. And possibly Mount Doom.//
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CuriousG
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Jan 17, 8:27pm
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the Lonely Mountain as well
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telain
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Jan 17, 10:43pm
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"the knees of Caradhras" and trees
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Entwife Wandlimb
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Jan 18, 1:48am
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stone-giants?
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telain
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Jan 17, 10:55pm
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That is reaching a bit...
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Otaku-sempai
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Jan 18, 4:07pm
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...or reaching just far enough?
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telain
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Jan 18, 4:51pm
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To answer your question...
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Otaku-sempai
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Jan 18, 5:11pm
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Thank you!//
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telain
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Jan 20, 1:37pm
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Another viewpoint...
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Otaku-sempai
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Jan 21, 5:23am
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...which makes sense given what I was reading yesterday!
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telain
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Jan 21, 2:01pm
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The Caverns of Helm's Deep
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Aragalen the Green
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Jan 18, 5:17pm
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brilliant reference!
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telain
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Jan 20, 1:40pm
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Please do!
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Aragalen the Green
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Jan 20, 4:46pm
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Gwenhwyfar has it right, but...
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Atlas
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Jan 26, 4:38am
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