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- From: lewchuk@cs.UAlberta.CA (Michael Lewchuk)
- Subject: Re: Dwarves want women (was Re: Melkor: Genetic Engineer?)
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- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 04:17:55 GMT
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- dzik@access.digex.com (Joseph Dzikiewicz) writes:
- >The colors of the other dwarves' beards are not mentioned, at least not
- >at this point. They do have varied colored hoods, however.
- >So I guess I was at least partially wrong. The only strange colored
- >beard in evidence is Dwalin's blue beard. So what's the story? Is
- >it a true blue beard, or a deep black or blue-washed white? Or does
- >Dwalin just favor strange dyes?
-
- I dunno. Maybe Tolkien patterned him after Bluebeard the Pirate.
-
- >(Also, yellow seems a bit more extreme then a plain blond, but I'm willing
- >to let it pass...)
-
- I think Tolkien does not stick to "blond" as a hair color, but instead
- uses various other colorful adjectives. Note the colors such as "sandy
- brown hair", "sea grey eyes", etc.
-
- Michael Lewchuk
- lewchuk@cs.UAlberta.CA
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