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Re: Bilbo

From:Andrew Chaney <adchaney@...>
Date:Monday, June 4, 2001, 0:40
on 03/06/2001 18:40, bjm10@CORNELL.EDU at bjm10@CORNELL.EDU wrote:

> On Sun, 3 Jun 2001, Patrick Jarrett wrote: > >> 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. > > 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/