Tuesday, December 26, 2023

A helmet for Tolkien

Today I carelessly set a key down on top of a stack of books. Later I noticed that I had just happened to put it in the perfect position:

7 comments:

Bruce Charlton said...

HA! Ironically, the key makes JRRT look rather like a Norman.

BTW that's a great book - I must have read it about 8 times.

Wm Jas Tychonievich said...

Well, that rather changes my mental picture of the Battle of Hastings! Lucky for the Normans they didn't run into a thunderstorm.

I'm about halfway through my first reading of Tolkien and the Great War. and I agree that it's very good. Eight times, though! Outside of certain books of the Bible, I don't think I've read any book eight times in adulthood.

Francis Berger said...

That truly is the perfect position.

WanderingGondola said...

Hahah, a lucky (luc-key?) placement!

Ra1119bee said...


William.


The MOON-Key?


The Man in the Moon had silver shoon
And his beard was of silver thread;
With opals crowned and pearls all bound
about his girdlestead.
In his mantle grey he walked one day
across a shining floor,
And with crystal key in secrecy
he opened an ivory door.

Leo said...

Tol-key-n

Wm Jas Tychonievich said...

I did notice that the key was pointing right at the "key" part of his name.

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