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- From: mvoorhis@granite.WPI.EDU (Michael C Voorhis)
- Newsgroups: alt.fan.tolkien
- Subject: question about bombadil quote on the barrow downs
- Date: 23 Nov 92 16:30:37
- Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609-2280
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- After Bombadil frees the hobbits from the barrow, Tom looks though the
- barrow-wight's treasure trove and gives the hobbits their Numenorean
- dagger/swords, Tom picks a broach out of the pile and says `beautiful was
- she who once wore this on her shoulder' or something like that. I've
- always wondered ifanyone else has any idea who Bombadil is talking about in
- this sentence. Does anyone have a clue?
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- Thanks,
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- Mike.
-