Modern World references in Middle-Earth - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Beregond · 07-01-2001, 07:00 AM

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I just saw a thread about Middle-Earth references in the Modern World, and I wondered, how many times did Tolkien put in little hints about our world. For instance, I remember Thorin saying something about the stone giants kicking the dwarves "sky high for a football".

Can anyone think of any other things like that?

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07-01-2001, 07:00 AM	#1
Beregond Playful Ghoul Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,251	Modern World references in Middle-Earth <font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wight Posts: 225</TD><TD><img src=http://members.attcanada.ca/~kind1/beregond.jpg WIDTH=60 HEIGHT=60></TD></TR></TABLE> I just saw a thread about Middle-Earth references in the Modern World, and I wondered, how many times did Tolkien put in little hints about our world. For instance, I remember Thorin saying something about the stone giants kicking the dwarves "sky high for a football". Can anyone think of any other things like that? </p> __________________ "Hope and memory shall live still in some hidden valley where the grass is green."