tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571309.post113159702860304112..comments2023-10-31T07:32:11.739-04:00Comments on Wormtalk and Slugspeak: Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07566889846240013567noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571309.post-1137517231245799112006-01-17T12:00:00.000-05:002006-01-17T12:00:00.000-05:00I would like to suggest a corollary to Noke's obse...I would like to suggest a corollary to Noke's observation regarding the serious study of Tolkien that implies less academic snobbery and may be more accurate given the comments blogged here.<BR/><BR/>Nokes’s observed that “a deep understanding of medieval language or culture is a prerequisite to serious study” of Tolkien. I believe the interested and energetic reader will seek more information (and is more apt to be rewarded in the Google Age.) Thus, I propose: a serious study of Tolkien promotes a deeper understanding of medieval language and culture.<BR/><BR/>Certainly (and with kudos to 'Curious') this must be closer to what Tolkien intended with his writings.Richard Reitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03615625106964491572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571309.post-1131608853261741142005-11-10T02:47:00.000-05:002005-11-10T02:47:00.000-05:00Well, I've certainly learned a lot over the past s...Well, I've certainly learned a lot over the past several days from what I thought would be an obscure blogpost on words that I hadn't known before -- I mean the <I>Futhark</I>, <I>Futhorc</I>, and <I>Wapentake</I> ones.<BR/><BR/>Mostly, I learned that I'm a poor judge of what interests people. I had not expected anybody to respond with comments, yet this one post of mine commenting on a post by Nokes has has been linked to by four blogs and has generated more traffic and comments than any other entry that I've posted.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps I'll have more to say when I've reflected on the issues that you, Nokes, Squire, and others raise. Until then...<BR/><BR/>By the way, the One Ring thread has spelled my middle name incorrectly. It should read "Jeffery."<BR/><BR/>Jeffery Hodges<BR/><BR/>* * *Horace Jeffery Hodgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16684513618463766017noreply@blogger.com