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

[cpsings4him.livejournal.com]

Very interesting discussion! I don't know about the Hobbit Boots or the Ring or any of that other stuff, but did have one comment about Frodo's figure. Does it count that I described various parts of him as "plump, pudgy and chubby" in my "The Early Adventures of Fwo and Unga Bee"? Granted, that was WAY pre-quest...but perhaps that one counts?


:)

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

Well, yes, that does count I suppose. I stand corrected. *bows*