Ponderables

[rabidsamfan]

If hobbits don't wear shoes or boots (except in rare instances) then why on earth does Sam sing about big Boots in the Troll Song, and why does he pack woolen hose?

And when Sam puts the Ring on and chases after the Orcs when they take Frodo, when does he take it off again? How many minutes/hours does Sam wear that thing, actually, and where was Gollum all that long time?

Why is it that I've never run across even one fic so far where Frodo starts out on the Quest properly hobbit-shaped, i.e. tubby in the tummy? And what happened to those rosy cheeks that Gandalf told Barliman about? Well, no I actually know the answers, don't I...

Comments

Re: Tom & his boots

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

Hrmn. That last may be so for many fen and really does seem to be so for some, but in my case it's three things:

1) It's a useful visual to differentiate him. Contrasts are fun, after all.
2) It lets one use that cute little fanon story about hobbitchildren mistaking him for an elf
3) I've got a bad case of Elijah Wood on the brain.

Re: Tom & his boots

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

LoL! Yes it is hard to try to think of different visuals now, isn't it!