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   "Troels Forchhammer"  skrev i meddelandet   
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   > In message  Öjevind Lång   
   >  spoke these staves:   
   >>   
   >> There were clearly Ents in Gondor, some of them in prominent   
   >> positions. One of them was Húrin the Tall, Warden of the Keys of   
   >> Minas Tirith. Since "tall" is Swedish for "pine", we can clearly   
   >> see that this is another example of Tolkien's fondness for playing   
   >> on words. The by-name nimbly informs us that Húrin was an Ent   
   >> related to the pines, and at the same time, it also indicates his   
   >> great height. No Enting, he, but a mighty Ent, wise in years.   
   >   
   > Quod erat demonstrandum!   
   >   
   > One must wonder at the masterful command of the language exhibited by   
   > Tolkien. As Rateliff so cleverly remarks, 'Tolkien is deft at conveying   
   > characterization with extreme economy (so much so that careless readers   
   > and critics often miss it entirely)' -- rarely have these words been so   
   > true as they are for the Entish Warden of the Keys in Gondor.   
      
   Indeed this is the truth. Just think how discreet he is in informing us that   
   Fangorn was gay. A brief mention of "his queer eyes" and "the gay old Ent",   
   that is all. (You can find it in "Many Partings").   
      
   Öjevind   
      
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