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Line 1: {{work}} {{Infobox book ''Farmer Giles of Ham'' was written in 1937 by [[JRR Tolkien (Creator)\|JRR Tolkien]]. It is a comedic tale about the adventures of a rather plump farmer and his dog Garm, set in [[The Low Middle Ages\|Mediaeval England]] but parodying the traditional picture of dragon-slaying knights of that era. Tolkien’s love of wordplay is strongly evident, especially with regard to place names, and the story is much lighter in tone than some of his other works.▼ \| title = Farmer Giles of Ham \| image = \| caption = \| author = J. R. R. Tolkien \| central theme = \| elevator pitch = \| genre = Fantasy \| publication date = October 20, 1949 \| wiki URL = \| wiki name = }} ▲'''''Farmer Giles of Ham''''' was written in 1937 by [[~~JRR~~J. ~~Tolkien~~R. ~~(Creator)\|JRR~~R. Tolkien]], but not published until 1949. It is a comedic tale about the adventures of a rather plump farmer and his dog Garm, set in [[The Low Middle Ages\|Mediaeval England]] but parodying the traditional picture of dragon-slaying knights of that era. Tolkien’s love of wordplay is strongly evident, especially with regard to place names, and the story is much lighter in tone than some of his other works. It was published in 1949 with illustrations by Pauline Baynes, which Tolkien famously said had “reduced [his] text to a commentary on her drawings”. This collaboration lead to a lifelong friendship between writer and illustrator. ---- {{tropelist}} ~~==== This book contains examples of: ====~~ * [[Altum Videtur]]: Or in the vulgar, A Lotta Latin appears in the ''mira fascinora''. * [[Anachronism Stew]]: The story claims to take place during the [~~http://en.~~[wikipedia~~.org/wiki/~~:Heptarchy \|Heptarchy]] (c. AD 500-927) but Giles wields a blunderbuss (an old-fashioned musket), and the whole thing feels more like a generic mythic "past" than a specific time period. * [[Bilingual Bonus]]: For Latin speakers * [[The Blacksmith]]: ‘Sunny Sam’, a morose man who always predicts everything will fail and is only happy when his doomsayings come true. Is forced to devise a mail coat for Giles from leftover bits and pieces. Line 19 ⟶ 31: * [[Named Weapons]]: Caudimordax (‘Tailbiter’), Giles’ sword. * [[Redheaded Hero]]: Ægidius '''Ahenobarbus''' Julius Agricola de Hammo. * [[Resigned to ~~The~~the Call]]: Giles. * [[Talking Animal]]: Garm and Chrysophylax * [[Weapon for Intimidation]]: Giles’ blunderbuss, until an accident when meeting a giant. {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Fantasy Literature~~{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:British Literature]] [[Category:Fairy Tale]] [[Category:~~Farmer~~Fantasy ~~Giles Of Ham~~Literature]] [[Category:Literature of the 1940s]]