tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post4579244460510944054..comments2024-03-28T14:05:25.134-07:00Comments on Sacnoth's Scriptorium: A Tolkienian EchoJohn D. Rateliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-72301607483356013892010-03-23T20:56:41.219-07:002010-03-23T20:56:41.219-07:00Tolkien evidently once claimed, "No, elves we...Tolkien evidently once claimed, "No, elves were formidable... Spencer wrote about knights who were elves. By writing about elves as tall as men I am restoring tradition, trying to rescue the word from the nursery" ("Lord of the Hobbits," interview conducted by William Cater).<br /><br />This seems to support your final point, John.Josh Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322446486493981719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-34912297747261399462010-03-22T07:23:54.121-07:002010-03-22T07:23:54.121-07:00I've seen some speculation that athelas might ...<i>I've seen some speculation that athelas might be a relative of tobacco [...]</i><br /><br />Good heavens, I hope not! Can you point to anything in print on this comparison? I'd be curious to read the argument (for I simply cannot fathom such a thing myself).Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-78014201147391445292010-03-21T16:00:26.691-07:002010-03-21T16:00:26.691-07:00im enjoying your writings very much, theres some g...im enjoying your writings very much, theres some good insight here.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452465649409032009noreply@blogger.com