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follia del vagabondare

The verses, of hobbit origin, here presented have generally two features in common. They are fond of strange words, and of rhyming and metrical tricks C in their simplicity Hobbits evidently regarded such things as virtues or graces, though they were no doubt mere imitations of Elvish practices.

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varie versioni hobbit di leggende riguardanti Bombadil

No. I is the earlier piece, and is made up of various hobbit-versions of legends concerning Bombadil. No. 2 uses similar traditions, though Tom’s raillery is here turned in jest upon his friends, who treat it with amusement (tinged with fear); but it was probably composed much later and after the visit of Frodo and his companions to the house of Bombadil.

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Terra di Buck

Nos. 1 and 2 evidently come from the Buckland. They show more knowledge of that country, and of the Dingle, the wooded valley of the Withywindle, {Grindwall was a small port on the north bank of the Withywindle; it was located outside the Barrier and was therefore well guarded and protected by a grind or fence that extended into the water.

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tradizioni di antiche dimore elfiche

In the Langstrand and Dol Amroth there were many traditions of the ancient Elvish dwellings, and of the haven at the mouth of the Morthond from which ‘westward ships’ had sailed as far back as the fall of Eregion in the Second Age.

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pezzi più antichi

The Red Book contains a large number of verses. A few are included in the narrative of the Downfall of the Lord of the Rings, or in the attached stories and chronicles; many more are found on loose leaves, while some are written carelessly in margins and blank spaces.

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Avventure di Tom Bombadil

Le avventure di Tom Bombadil (The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, 1962) è una raccolta di poesie di J.R.R. Tolkien. Delle 16 poesie contenute nel libro, solo 2 riguardano il personaggio di Tom Bombadil, famoso soprattutto per il suo incontro con Frodo Baggins ne La compagnia dell’anello; in questo libro si narra della sua lotta con il Vecchio Uomo Salice e dell’incontro con la figlia del fiume Baccador.

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