Fastitocalon (poem): Difference between revisions

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This article is about a poem. For the individual of the Turtle-fish, see Fastitocalon.

The central character is Fastitocalon, the last of the Turtle-fish. The setting is Middle-earth.

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-"'''Fastitocalon'''" is a poem by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] about a beast of the same name. The setting is [[Middle-earth]].
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+"'''Fastitocalon'''" is a poem by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] published in ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]''.<ref>{{AB|Fastitocalon}}</ref> This poem is a revised version of the poem "[[Adventures in Unnatural History and Medieval Metres, being the Freaks of Fisiologus]]".
-Fastitocalon is the last of the mighty turtle-fish who is the central character in this poem of the same name. This poem is well-known to the Hobbits and tells of how because of his huge size, sailors landed on his back only to drown when he dove underwater.
+The central character is [[Fastitocalon]], the last of the [[Turtle-fish]]. The setting is [[Middle-earth]].
-Fastitocalon was the size of a small island and vegetation would often grow on his back when not submerged adding to his deceitful appearance as an actual island.
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-It is never explained whether the turtle-fish were an actual race or fictional characters for the poem.
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