tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post5282794889980999081..comments2024-03-28T23:42:09.625+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: The Selkie's Speech IIKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-30421143258991970042016-07-18T02:22:43.438+01:002016-07-18T02:22:43.438+01:00Kaor, Paul!
I too had my eye caught by Hauau'...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I too had my eye caught by Hauau's of HALFLING. It immediately reminded me of how Tolkien's hobbits in THE LORD OF THE RINGS were sometimes called halflings by other characters. Interesting, this use of "halfling" by Anderson, in a context I would not have thought appropriate for it.<br /><br />I thought it piquant to see a were-seal talking in Scottish dialect!<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com