Re: Bilbo
| From: | Andrew Chaney <adchaney@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, June 4, 2001, 0:40 |
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on 03/06/2001 18:40, bjm10@CORNELL.EDU at bjm10@CORNELL.EDU wrote:
> On Sun, 3 Jun 2001, Patrick Jarrett wrote:
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>> Hey guys, just a little tidbit to see if you all already knew this, =
>> bilbo, the name from the main character in JRR Tolkien's Hobbit is also =
>> a word which means sword.
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> It specifically refers to a short thrusting sword.
"a slender sword or rapier known for its temper"
from Balboa, Spain which was known for its steel.
andy.
http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~adc7593/