Originally posted by Ithildin
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And I am glad he made this change.
We would have had Gnomes instead of Noldor were it not for the writing of Renaissance author Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim who used the Latin version of the Greek word to describe "earth-dwellers," and named the little, annoying and ugly imps gnomes. Thanks, Phil. Thanks.
And now, this:
Chapter 9 Barrels Out Of Bond
"The day after the battle with the spiders Bilbo and the dwarves made one last despairing effort to find a way out before they died of hunger and thirst."
There is no difference between the first edition and the second/third edition.
IIllustrations: The Elven King's Gate by J R R Tolkien
Pen & Ink drawing, illustrating the book
Watercolour, from the Kindle edition
Additional drawings from the appendix to the Kindle edition
Compare this to the drawing of Nargothrond in Beleriand, lost beneath the Sea. (Also from the Kindle edition)
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