Accent problem - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lyra Greenleaf · 04-30-2003, 08:22 AM

Now this may be a little thing, but accents were something they made a big deal of in all the "Making of-" things I've seen. Here are my quibbles: * Boromir and Faramir are brothers, yet Boromir is broad Yorkshire, while Faramir would feel more at home in, say, Kent. * Merry is a "Posh" Hobbit, like Bilbo and Frodo, and as such shouldn't he have a plain English, rather than West-Country-Sam accent? * Hama and Gamling have New Zealand accents, which differs to every other Rohirrim character, even the woman and her kids.Perhaps it's just me (Accents really intrigue me) but has anyone else noticed? Does anyone else care?????[ April 30, 2003: Message edited by: Lyra Greenleaf ]

04-30-2003, 08:22 AM	#1
Lyra Greenleaf The Diaphanous Dryad Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: R toL: 531, past the wild path Posts: 1,152	Accent problem Now this may be a little thing, but accents were something they made a big deal of in all the "Making of-" things I've seen. Here are my quibbles:<BR>* Boromir and Faramir are brothers, yet Boromir is broad Yorkshire, while Faramir would feel more at home in, say, Kent.<BR>* Merry is a "Posh" Hobbit, like Bilbo and Frodo, and as such shouldn't he have a plain English, rather than West-Country-Sam accent?<BR>* Hama and Gamling have New Zealand accents, which differs to every other Rohirrim character, even the woman and her kids.<P>Perhaps it's just me (Accents really intrigue me) but has anyone else noticed? Does anyone else care?????<p>[ April 30, 2003: Message edited by: Lyra Greenleaf ] __________________ “Sylphs of the forest,” I whispered. “Spirits of oak, beech and ash. Dryads of Rowan and hazel, hear us. You who have guided and guarded our every footstep, you who have sheltered our growth, we honour you." the Forbidden Link