Sunday, 3 April 2022

Halflings And Mortals

The Merman's Children.

Hauau, the were-seal:

"'Wha' gowk yon halfling be...'" (p. 108)

Puck:

"Lord, what fools these be."
-William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 3, Scene 2, line 115.
 
Both Biblical and Shakespearean phrases sometimes underlie Andersonian texts.
 
That is probably all for this evening, folks, although sometimes other reading is also relevant.

1 comment:

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Paul!

I looked up"gowk." Yes, human beings are all too likely to be likely to be foolish.

Ad astra! Sean