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

[gentlehobbit.livejournal.com]

*chuckle* I have had planned, for quite a while now, references to Frodo's rather hobbity girth in a fic I'm working on now. I too have wondered why he has always been described as "thin as a willow-wand" (to quote Frodo himself) in fanfic.

So I am delighted at your queries!

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

Go for it!