The Mewlips - Revision history

Sage at 07:55, 3 May 2013

2013-05-03T07:55:43Z

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	{{disambig-two\|[[Index:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien\|a poem]]\|creatures\|[[Mewlips]]}}		{{disambig-two\|[[Index:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien\|a poem]]\|creatures\|[[Mewlips]]}}
	[[File:Richard Svensson - The Mewlips.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''The Mewlips'' by Richard Svensson.]]		[[File:Richard Svensson - The Mewlips.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''The Mewlips'' by Richard Svensson.]]
−	'''''The Mewlips''''' is a nonsensical but eerie [[Hobbits\|hobbit]] poem, appearing in the work ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. It concerns the ''[[Mewlips]]'', an imaginary race of evil creatures. The poem describes the long and lonely road needed to reach the Mewlips, travelling beyond the [[Merlock Mountains]], and through the marsh of [[Tode]] and the wood of "hanging trees and [[Gallows-Weed]]". None of these places appear on any of the maps.	+	'''''The Mewlips''''' is a nonsensical but eerie [[Hobbits\|hobbit]] poem, appearing in the work ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. It concerns the ''[[Mewlips]]'', an imaginary race of evil creatures. The poem describes the long and lonely road needed to reach the Mewlips, travelling beyond the [[Merlock Mountains]], and through the marsh of [[Tode]] and the wood of "hanging trees and [[Gallows-Weed]]". None of these places appear on any of the maps, but they might be references to the [[Misty Mountains]] and [[Mirkwood]]; the Mewlips themselves must be a fictitious version of the [[Orcs]].<ref>{{HM\|guide}}, entry "Mewlips, The"</ref>

	There is also a mention, in the same poem, of ''[[gorcrows]]'', creatures who croak in their sleep; nothing more is said of them.<ref name="Mewlips">{{AB\|Mewlips}}</ref>		There is also a mention, in the same poem, of ''[[gorcrows]]'', creatures who croak in their sleep; nothing more is said of them.<ref name="Mewlips">{{AB\|Mewlips}}</ref>
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−	"The Mewlips" was a rewrite of an earlier of Tolkien's poems, "[[Knocking at the Door]]", which was published in ''[[The Oxford Magazine]]'', vol. 55, no. 13 (18 February 1937).<ref>{{CG\|RG}}. p. 586</ref>

	==The Poem==		==The Poem==
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	You go to find the Mewlips - and the Mewlips feed.<ref name="Mewlips"/>		You go to find the Mewlips - and the Mewlips feed.<ref name="Mewlips"/>
	</poem>		</poem>
−		+	==Other versions of the legendarium==
		+	"The Mewlips" was a rewrite of an earlier of Tolkien's poems, "[[Knocking at the Door]]", which was published in ''[[The Oxford Magazine]]'', vol. 55, no. 13 (18 February 1937).<ref>{{CG\|RG}}. p. 586</ref>
	==Adaptation==		==Adaptation==
	In 2008, Richard Svensson released a stop-animation version of "The Mewlips", with accompanying music by [[Colin Rudd]].		In 2008, Richard Svensson released a stop-animation version of "The Mewlips", with accompanying music by [[Colin Rudd]].

Gamling: Added reference

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	'''''The Mewlips''''' is a nonsensical but eerie [[Hobbits\|hobbit]] poem, appearing in the work ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. It concerns the ''[[Mewlips]]'', an imaginary race of evil creatures. The poem describes the long and lonely road needed to reach the Mewlips, travelling beyond the [[Merlock Mountains]], and through the marsh of [[Tode]] and the wood of "hanging trees and [[Gallows-Weed]]". None of these places appear on any of the maps.		'''''The Mewlips''''' is a nonsensical but eerie [[Hobbits\|hobbit]] poem, appearing in the work ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. It concerns the ''[[Mewlips]]'', an imaginary race of evil creatures. The poem describes the long and lonely road needed to reach the Mewlips, travelling beyond the [[Merlock Mountains]], and through the marsh of [[Tode]] and the wood of "hanging trees and [[Gallows-Weed]]". None of these places appear on any of the maps.

−	There is also a mention, in the same poem, of ''[[gorcrows]]'', creatures who croak in their sleep; nothing more is said of them.	+	There is also a mention, in the same poem, of ''[[gorcrows]]'', creatures who croak in their sleep; nothing more is said of them.<ref name="Mewlips">{{AB\|Mewlips}}</ref>

	"The Mewlips" was a rewrite of an earlier of Tolkien's poems, "[[Knocking at the Door]]", which was published in ''[[The Oxford Magazine]]'', vol. 55, no. 13 (18 February 1937).<ref>{{CG\|RG}}. p. 586</ref>		"The Mewlips" was a rewrite of an earlier of Tolkien's poems, "[[Knocking at the Door]]", which was published in ''[[The Oxford Magazine]]'', vol. 55, no. 13 (18 February 1937).<ref>{{CG\|RG}}. p. 586</ref>
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	Through the spider-shadows and the marsh of Tode,		Through the spider-shadows and the marsh of Tode,
	And through the wood of hanging trees and gallows-weed,		And through the wood of hanging trees and gallows-weed,
−	You go to find the Mewlips - and the Mewlips feed.	+	You go to find the Mewlips - and the Mewlips feed.<ref name="Mewlips"/>
	</poem>		</poem>

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	{{References}}		{{References}}
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	[[Category:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien\|Mewlips, The]]		[[Category:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien\|Mewlips, The]]

Morgan: Added reference

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	There is also a mention, in the same poem, of ''[[gorcrows]]'', creatures who croak in their sleep; nothing more is said of them.		There is also a mention, in the same poem, of ''[[gorcrows]]'', creatures who croak in their sleep; nothing more is said of them.

−	The Mewlips was a rewrite of an earlier of Tolkien's poems, "[[Knocking at the Door]]", which was published in ''[[The Oxford Magazine]]'', vol. 55, no. 13 (18 February 1937).	+	"The Mewlips" was a rewrite of an earlier of Tolkien's poems, "[[Knocking at the Door]]", which was published in ''[[The Oxford Magazine]]'', vol. 55, no. 13 (18 February 1937).<ref>{{CG\|RG}}. p. 586</ref>

	==The Poem==		==The Poem==
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	*[http://www.magiclantern.blip.tv/file/181201/ Film of the poem made by pupils from Needham Market Middle school and Ringshall Primary]		*[http://www.magiclantern.blip.tv/file/181201/ Film of the poem made by pupils from Needham Market Middle school and Ringshall Primary]
	*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6ntMbUEjf0 Film of the poem made by Richard Svensson, featuring music by Colin John Rudd]		*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6ntMbUEjf0 Film of the poem made by Richard Svensson, featuring music by Colin John Rudd]
		+
		+	{{References}}

	[[Category:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien\|Mewlips, The]]		[[Category:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien\|Mewlips, The]]

KingAragorn at 10:36, 16 February 2013

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	There is also a mention, in the same poem, of ''[[gorcrows]]'', creatures who croak in their sleep; nothing more is said of them.		There is also a mention, in the same poem, of ''[[gorcrows]]'', creatures who croak in their sleep; nothing more is said of them.
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		+	The Mewlips was a rewrite of an earlier of Tolkien's poems, "[[Knocking at the Door]]", which was published in ''[[The Oxford Magazine]]'', vol. 55, no. 13 (18 February 1937).

	==The Poem==		==The Poem==

KingAragorn at 09:53, 16 June 2012

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	{{disambig-two\|[[Index:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien\|a poem]]\|creatures\|[[Mewlips]]}}		{{disambig-two\|[[Index:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien\|a poem]]\|creatures\|[[Mewlips]]}}
−	[[~~Image~~:Richard Svensson-The Mewlips.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''The Mewlips'' by Richard Svensson.]]	+	[[File:Richard Svensson - The Mewlips.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''The Mewlips'' by Richard Svensson.]]
	'''''The Mewlips''''' is a nonsensical but eerie [[Hobbits\|hobbit]] poem, appearing in the work ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. It concerns the ''[[Mewlips]]'', an imaginary race of evil creatures. The poem describes the long and lonely road needed to reach the Mewlips, travelling beyond the [[Merlock Mountains]], and through the marsh of [[Tode]] and the wood of "hanging trees and [[Gallows-Weed]]". None of these places appear on any of the maps.		'''''The Mewlips''''' is a nonsensical but eerie [[Hobbits\|hobbit]] poem, appearing in the work ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. It concerns the ''[[Mewlips]]'', an imaginary race of evil creatures. The poem describes the long and lonely road needed to reach the Mewlips, travelling beyond the [[Merlock Mountains]], and through the marsh of [[Tode]] and the wood of "hanging trees and [[Gallows-Weed]]". None of these places appear on any of the maps.

Morgan: Added internal link

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	[[Image:Richard Svensson-The Mewlips.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''The Mewlips'' by Richard Svensson.]]		[[Image:Richard Svensson-The Mewlips.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''The Mewlips'' by Richard Svensson.]]
−	'''''The Mewlips''''' is a nonsensical but eerie [[Hobbits\|hobbit]] poem, appearing in the work ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. It concerns the ''[[Mewlips]]'', an imaginary race of evil creatures. The poem describes the long and lonely road needed to reach the Mewlips, travelling beyond the [[Merlock Mountains]], and through the marsh of Tode and the wood of "hanging trees and [[Gallows-Weed]]". None of these places appear on any of the maps.	+	'''''The Mewlips''''' is a nonsensical but eerie [[Hobbits\|hobbit]] poem, appearing in the work ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. It concerns the ''[[Mewlips]]'', an imaginary race of evil creatures. The poem describes the long and lonely road needed to reach the Mewlips, travelling beyond the [[Merlock Mountains]], and through the marsh of [[Tode]] and the wood of "hanging trees and [[Gallows-Weed]]". None of these places appear on any of the maps.

	There is also a mention, in the same poem, of ''[[gorcrows]]'', creatures who croak in their sleep; nothing more is said of them.		There is also a mention, in the same poem, of ''[[gorcrows]]'', creatures who croak in their sleep; nothing more is said of them.

Morgan: delinked

2012-01-21T11:23:19Z

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	[[Image:Richard Svensson-The Mewlips.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''The Mewlips'' by Richard Svensson.]]		[[Image:Richard Svensson-The Mewlips.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''The Mewlips'' by Richard Svensson.]]
	'''''The Mewlips''''' is a nonsensical but eerie [[Hobbits\|hobbit]] poem, appearing in the work ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. It concerns the ''[[Mewlips]]'', an imaginary race of evil creatures. The poem describes the long and lonely road needed to reach the Mewlips, travelling beyond the [[Merlock Mountains]], and through the marsh of Tode and the wood of "hanging trees and [[Gallows-Weed]]". None of these places appear on any of the maps.		'''''The Mewlips''''' is a nonsensical but eerie [[Hobbits\|hobbit]] poem, appearing in the work ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. It concerns the ''[[Mewlips]]'', an imaginary race of evil creatures. The poem describes the long and lonely road needed to reach the Mewlips, travelling beyond the [[Merlock Mountains]], and through the marsh of Tode and the wood of "hanging trees and [[Gallows-Weed]]". None of these places appear on any of the maps.

Mith: /* The Poem */ Proper apostrophes

2012-01-21T11:11:01Z

The Poem: Proper apostrophes

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	Over the Merlock Mountains a long and weary way,		Over the Merlock Mountains a long and weary way,
	In a mouldy valley where the trees are grey,		In a mouldy valley where the trees are grey,
−	By a dark ~~pool´s~~ borders without wind or tide,	+	By a dark pool's borders without wind or tide,
	Moonless and sunless, the Mewlips hide.		Moonless and sunless, the Mewlips hide.

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	They peep out slyly; through a crack		They peep out slyly; through a crack
	Their feeling fingers creep,		Their feeling fingers creep,
−	And when ~~they´ve~~ finished, in a sack	+	And when they've finished, in a sack
	Your bones they take to keep.		Your bones they take to keep.

Mith: Added Mewlips adaptation

2012-01-21T11:07:35Z

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	You go to find the Mewlips - and the Mewlips feed.		You go to find the Mewlips - and the Mewlips feed.
	</poem>		</poem>
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		+	==Adaptation==
		+	In 2008, Richard Svensson released a stop-animation version of "The Mewlips", with accompanying music by [[Colin Rudd]].
		+	{{#ev: youtube\|w6ntMbUEjf0}}

	==See also==		==See also==

Mith: fixing bot error

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	*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6ntMbUEjf0 Film of the poem made by Richard Svensson, featuring music by Colin John Rudd]		*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6ntMbUEjf0 Film of the poem made by Richard Svensson, featuring music by Colin John Rudd]

−	[[Category~~:Index~~:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien\|Mewlips, The]]	+	[[Category:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien\|Mewlips, The]]

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−	[[~~Image~~:Richard Svensson-The Mewlips.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''The Mewlips'' by Richard Svensson.]]	+	[[File:Richard Svensson - The Mewlips.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''The Mewlips'' by Richard Svensson.]]
	'''''The Mewlips''''' is a nonsensical but eerie [[Hobbits\|hobbit]] poem, appearing in the work ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. It concerns the ''[[Mewlips]]'', an imaginary race of evil creatures. The poem describes the long and lonely road needed to reach the Mewlips, travelling beyond the [[Merlock Mountains]], and through the marsh of [[Tode]] and the wood of "hanging trees and [[Gallows-Weed]]". None of these places appear on any of the maps.		'''''The Mewlips''''' is a nonsensical but eerie [[Hobbits\|hobbit]] poem, appearing in the work ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. It concerns the ''[[Mewlips]]'', an imaginary race of evil creatures. The poem describes the long and lonely road needed to reach the Mewlips, travelling beyond the [[Merlock Mountains]], and through the marsh of [[Tode]] and the wood of "hanging trees and [[Gallows-Weed]]". None of these places appear on any of the maps.

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	[[Image:Richard Svensson-The Mewlips.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''The Mewlips'' by Richard Svensson.]]		[[Image:Richard Svensson-The Mewlips.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|''The Mewlips'' by Richard Svensson.]]
	'''''The Mewlips''''' is a nonsensical but eerie [[Hobbits\|hobbit]] poem, appearing in the work ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. It concerns the ''[[Mewlips]]'', an imaginary race of evil creatures. The poem describes the long and lonely road needed to reach the Mewlips, travelling beyond the [[Merlock Mountains]], and through the marsh of Tode and the wood of "hanging trees and [[Gallows-Weed]]". None of these places appear on any of the maps.		'''''The Mewlips''''' is a nonsensical but eerie [[Hobbits\|hobbit]] poem, appearing in the work ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. It concerns the ''[[Mewlips]]'', an imaginary race of evil creatures. The poem describes the long and lonely road needed to reach the Mewlips, travelling beyond the [[Merlock Mountains]], and through the marsh of Tode and the wood of "hanging trees and [[Gallows-Weed]]". None of these places appear on any of the maps.