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While it referred to original [[Elvish]] names, they were probably fictitious. | While it referred to original [[Elvish]] names, they were probably fictitious. | ||
==Structure== | |||
''Errantry'' was actually one of the cyclical nonsense poems which amused [[Hobbits]], although this one is the longest and most elaborate of the kind found in the [[Red Book]].<ref name="Preface"/> | ''Errantry'' was actually one of the cyclical nonsense poems which amused [[Hobbits]], although this one is the longest and most elaborate of the kind found in the [[Red Book]].<ref name="Preface"/> | ||
The poem has complex trisyllabic assonances with an original metre invented by Bilbo, and was obviously proud of them. Such do not appear in other pieces in the Red Book.<ref name="Preface"/> | The poem has complex trisyllabic assonances with an original metre invented by Bilbo, and was obviously proud of them. Such do not appear in other pieces in the Red Book.<ref name="Preface"/> | ||
==List of words== | ==List of words== | ||
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*''[[Thellamie]]'' | *''[[Thellamie]]'' | ||
*''[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tourney Tourneying]'' | *''[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tourney Tourneying]'' | ||
==Inspiration== | |||
It is a three-page long poem by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], first published on [[9 November]] [[1933]]. Tolkien himself considered it his most attractive poem.{{fact}} The meter is his own invention and never wrote another in this style. | |||
==Usage outside the legendarium== | |||
This poem was set to music by [[Donald Swann]]. The sheet music and an audio recording are part of the song-cycle ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]]''.<ref>{{RGEO|Errantry}}</ref> | |||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[category:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien]] | [[category:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien]] | ||
Revision as of 16:25, 5 December 2012
Errantry is a Hobbit poem which was probably composed by Bilbo Baggins, shortly after his return from the Lonely Mountain in T.A. 2941, and probably having heard Elvish tales of the First Age. The attribution to Bilbo is made because of its similarity to the Song of Eärendil, believed to be a transformed and applied to the legend of Earendil version of this poem.[1]
While it referred to original Elvish names, they were probably fictitious.
Structure
Errantry was actually one of the cyclical nonsense poems which amused Hobbits, although this one is the longest and most elaborate of the kind found in the Red Book.[1]
The poem has complex trisyllabic assonances with an original metre invented by Bilbo, and was obviously proud of them. Such do not appear in other pieces in the Red Book.[1]
List of words
Below is a partial list of rare and/or obsolete words used in the poem.[2]
- Aerie, or an invention that rhymes on Faerie.
- Argosies
- Belmarie
- Cardamom
- Chalcedony
- Derrilyn
- Dumbledors, see also Dumbledors.
- Errantry
- Faerie
- Filament
- Foraying
- Furbished
- Gondola
- Gossamer
- Habergeon
- Honeycomb
- Hummerhorns
- Malachite
- Marigold
- Marjoram
- Morion
- Paladins, see also Paladin Took II.
- Panoply
- Plenilune
- Provender
- Roving
- Sigaldry
- Stalactite
- Thellamie
- Tourneying
Inspiration
It is a three-page long poem by J.R.R. Tolkien, first published on 9 November 1933. Tolkien himself considered it his most attractive poem.[source?] The meter is his own invention and never wrote another in this style.
Usage outside the legendarium
This poem was set to music by Donald Swann. The sheet music and an audio recording are part of the song-cycle The Road Goes Ever On.[3]
