tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post6184425840916470523..comments2024-03-28T14:05:25.134-07:00Comments on Sacnoth's Scriptorium: More on Arndis ThorbjarnardottirJohn D. Rateliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-36308282463873787792016-03-19T13:52:19.363-07:002016-03-19T13:52:19.363-07:00Maybe her name Arndis, inspire Tolkien to invent t...Maybe her name Arndis, inspire Tolkien to invent the name Erendis (the mariner's wife). y welishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436634064635878780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-70050669707915055672014-05-15T10:03:51.158-07:002014-05-15T10:03:51.158-07:00Did you ever get the translation? Or discover wha...Did you ever get the translation? Or discover what became of the letters and Christmas cards?TabelettesdeChocalathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687401813231263094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-89963210302139705382012-08-11T05:43:44.937-07:002012-08-11T05:43:44.937-07:00I'm glad I was able to contribute with some us...I'm glad I was able to contribute with some useful links -- thanks for acknowledging it! Would it be much trouble to correct my last name ("Thomsen", not "Thomas")? :-)Morgan Thomsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04221754300164483868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-85441308382331562562012-08-10T22:23:09.928-07:002012-08-10T22:23:09.928-07:00Hi David.
Yes, that's another suggestive deta...Hi David.<br /><br />Yes, that's another suggestive detail, which matches up to Tolkien's statement a few years later that John, the eldest, was about thirteen at the time.<br /><br />By contrast, her statement that it was mainly young Christopher who was interested in the story doesn't fit in all that well, unless perhaps hinted at in Michael's account about his younger brother's insistence on detail (the "damn the boy!" story)<br /><br />So, not conclusive but seems to fit in well with what we already knew. I'd say genuine memories, slightly distorted by the passage of time.<br /><br />--JDRJohn D. Rateliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-48195419572126839742012-08-10T21:34:46.797-07:002012-08-10T21:34:46.797-07:00As I'm sure you're aware, the children'...As I'm sure you're aware, the children's ages match 1930-31.David Bratmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08090662884600828582noreply@blogger.com