I've heard some leaders call it the Super Bowl of church, to which I usually roll my eyes. You aren't really playing a game, there's no ring, commercials suck and you don't get to go to Disney world afterwards.
If you are part of a team that puts together an entire production, five days of multiple services, mobilizes volunteers, coordinates the sunrise services, you are the real MVP. For me, it took the entire week beforehand psyching myself up (my own locker room-esque pep talk) to be able to do multiple services and then Easter dinner with my family.
1. Don't take it personal. Your feelings will get hurt at one point or another. Tensions will be high. Don't let one moment ruin the entire week/weekend. It's up to you.
2. Excellence is not perfection. Excellence is doing the best you can with the tools you've been given.
3. Everyone is tired. You don't have the market cornered on this one. So keep the pettiness and cynicism to a minimum.
5. People are coming to your church some for the first time. If you invited someone to your home, you wouldn't be mad at them for asking you where the bathroom is.
7. Support your team members. If you have a problem with the way someone is working or not working this is not the time to make a big scene and hash it out. The time for coaching is before or after the game. In the moment, we are all hands on deck and doing whatever it takes to make it all work. It's all for the greater cause.
8. Something will go wrong, it's inevitable. Your response in the moment when chaos erupts is what will make it a mountain or a molehill. You change and effect the atmosphere.
9. These are not the days to make big decisions about the future or career. If this weekend is horrible for you, this is not the day to quit or say anything that will give your boss a reason to free your future. Give it three weeks and if you still feel that way then proceed.
10. Remember why you started, and said yes to this position. If you can keep that perspective in mind you will see how it changes things. People experiencing life change, finding community and Jesus is really a great thing to witness.
What are some of your tips for big weekends like this one? Add your voice to this conversation. Let us know in the comments section below.
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House of Diehl, the interactive fashion/art collective behind Style Wars and that crazytown “Superstring Me” installation you see when you walk into Nordstrom Rack, has unveiled a line of handmade sunglasses that are two parts absurdism, one part questionable functionality. But hey! Seeing is overrated. Just ask Lady Gaga. And these cool-kid shades, which went on sale today and start at $49, have been painted, drilled, studded, dunked, crunked, and otherwise funked up in the name of wearable art. Betsey Johnson has already rocked a pair; we predict Gaga’s little monsters (and maybe Patricia Field employees) will be the next to follow suit. Click through to see pics of the complete collection.
The campaign is titled “Naked Glamour,” and is not to be confused with Zoe Saldana’s “Envy” underwear campaign (apparently Saldana is still on contract). According to a Calvin Klein underwear executive, it’s “traditional Calvin Klein, black-and-white, with incredible eye contact  it’s sexy, and images are up close with cleavage.” [WWD]
I think Linda McMahon might have done better at Monday night's Senate debate with Chris Murphy if she had simply taken out a cigarette lighter and set hundred-dollar bills on fire.
At least that's how I have seen McMahon's performance in the last three debates of the race; there goes a lot more of the McMahon fortune down the drain.
I used to think McMahon, who, after all, made a fortune creating fake television characters, was a natural at the political debate game, poised, smiling and even-tempered.
She held her own against popular Richard Blumenthal in the 2010 Connecticut Senate race and she gained the upper hand early in her primary campaign debates this year against former Rep. Christopher Shays, letting his increasingly shrill attacks roll right off her back.
But from the outset of her first debate against Murphy, grandma's mask noticeably slipped as her opponent relentlessly belittled her as a rich CEO who denied medical payments to employees, outsourced jobs overseas and wants to go to Washington primarily to enact a plan that would save herself $7 million in taxes.
In all three debates, Murphy very successfully wrapped McMahon in Republican paper, saying she will advance GOP agendas in all kinds of ways that would be unpopular in blue Connecticut, from deficit-growing tax cuts for the wealthy to denying women abortion and contraception access.
When he said she would empower a Tea Party Senate, he tied the whole McMahon campaign up in a big GOP ribbon. He said her coddling of rich taxpayers wouldn't trickle down.
McMahon responded that she is an independent thinker, but try as she might she couldn't untie that ribbon.
McMahon put in a smarter performance in New London Monday than in the first two debates. But she seemed surprisingly unprepared for many of the same policy attacks Murphy has gotten good at.
She is also not good at personally delivering the character attacks against Murphy that have been the centerpiece of her expensive, television-centric campaign, crafted by professional political bullies.
I used to think Vince McMahon, co-founder with his wife Linda of the WWE wrestling empire, was the brawn behind the operation and Linda was the brains.
I am not so sure now, after watching Linda McMahon fumble through so much of her three debates with Murphy, answering robotically with canned answers and often not even using her allotted time.
I doubt there has been as big and noisy a political rally in the city in a generation. The last time I saw such a big and engaged crowd at the Garde Arts Center was to hear Bob Dylan sing.
And despite the hecklers on both sides in the audience, Monday's debate proved to be a great airing of a lot of issues, highlighting the clear and distinct choice that Connecticut voters face next month, a choice that could help shape national policy for a generation.
Is what over? One of the only barriers trying to protect your university getting pushed into the ground through cuts, destroying the quality of teaching massively? The only noticeable organisation trying to protect students right to an education when many simply can’t afford it now? Sadly it seems you have destroyed that for Southampton.
The cartoon is satirical. Also ‘organisation trying to protect students’? Is that the same organisation that went back on their original plea to stop tuition fees and backtrack to agree with Nick Clegg so thousands of students were unable to afford to go to university this year. I think so indeed.
I was making a joke about the war between yes and no, there’s posters for both in the cartoon, it’s an impartial view!
Motion City Soundtrack were my favourite band when I was 15 (I went to see them for my birthday), so I was filled with nostalgic glee when I discovered that their fifth album, Go, was released on 12th June. When I finally got around to listening to it, the album didn’t disappoint. The 15 year old in me loved it. Unfortunately, I’m no longer 15 and unsure that I would appreciate the album so much had I not already been a fan. Go has a great deal of quirky energy and more contrast than any of MCS’s earlier albums, but I can’t help but feel that it doesn’t have the gravitas to draw in older listeners.
Having said that, Go is the band’s most mature release so far. It shakes off the angst of fourth album My Dinosaur Life and replaces it with moodier, bleaker moments. This is often achieved through a use of acoustic guitars, which far exceeds that of earlier albums. The most visible example of this new-found cynicism is the brutally titled ‘Everyone Will Die’ (my personal highlight of the album): a touchingly introspective, acoustic number which explores the ‘simple truth’ of death.
However, Go, still has a lot of energy; I was bopping along the whole way through. ‘Circuits & Wires’ kicks the album off with an explosion of excitement as driving beats and rocking power chords blare out. The two announced singles ‘True Romance’ and ‘Timelines’ are also particularly upbeat and, “you better believe it’s true” that, they have catchy choruses. In fact, I feel that with enough promotion they’d have enough providence to become pop-punk standards akin to tracks like Blink-182’s ‘All the Small Things’.
All in all, Go is a good, fun listen. Justin Pierre’s vocals soar brilliantly over the music and the wittily crafted lyrics, particularly those in the parodic ‘The Worst is Yet to Come’, are great. Jesse Johnson’s moog also adds an interesting, melodic dimension that positively differentiates MCS from more conventional bands in the pop-punk genre. The only real issue with the album is that it lacks complexity. The music is very power chord orientated and the moments of picking are rare. Nevertheless, it is slickly produced and more than enough to keep fans of the band’s earlier albums (such as Commit This to Memory or Even if it Kills Me) more than happy. Whether they’ve done enough to entice new fans? Only time will tell.
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The Free Library > Recreation and Leisure > Sports and fitness > The Racing Post (London, England) > November 17, 2000
FEW stallions carry a more impressive combination of pedigree and enduring racecourse achievement off to the covering shed than Kayf Tara, now settling in at the famous Overbury Stud near Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire.
Overbury has produced the likes of Grundy, Mummy's Pet and College Chapel and now the Holland-Martin family have leased 160 acres to Chris Sweeting and his son Simon, who is returning to his Gloucestershire roots to run the stud and establish Kayf Tara in his new career.
Simon Sweeting, now 34, could hardly have had a better grounding, having spent three and a half years as assistant to Henry Cecil and three to Luca Cumani (yes, you do get less for murder). In addition he spent time with US trainer Johnathan Sheppard in the days of Flatterer, and with Aussie legend Colin Hayes. He also ran a satellite yard for Bobby Frankel in New York and spent stud seasons at Coolmore and with Timmy Hyde.
Furthermore, he is bred to the breeding business, father Chris being one of the great champions of two things in racing-the value of loyalty and decency in the sport, and the maintenance of a strong jumps stallion presence in this country. Chris has stood Sunyboy, Kinglet, Balinger and Relkino at his Conduit Stud near Chipping Norton, which currently houses Petoski, Gildoran and Master Willie.
Sweeting sr also has the distinction of having the worst handwriting not just in racing, but in Western Europe. When his learned letters used to arrive at The Sporting Life, office juniors were despatched either to the British Museum to borrow the Rosetta Stone or down to Boots to get it filed as a prescription.
When Kayf Tara's career came to an end the Maktoum family refused to sell him, despite a host of offers, and they have entrusted him to Simon Sweeting on an income-sharing basis.
Sweeting says: "He is an exceptional horse and this is a fabulous opportunity. Kayf Tara won four Group 1s and four Group 2s and is by Sadler's Wells out of an Irish Oaks winner from a famous family.
"Initial reaction has been excellent and we already have Lady Carla's dam booked to him. Establishing a stallion is all about impact and getting the foals on the ground.
"He has settled in really well and is very straightforward. He hasn't had a bridle on him since coming down to my father's stud, and when he arrived here at Overbury on Monday he just walked five yards, put his head down and had a pick of grass.
"Not only is he immaculately bred, but he looks the part and his racecourse record was outstanding. He was that genuine rarity-a stayer with a real turn of foot, and he will appeal to a lot of breeders.
"The Maktoums rightly didn't want to sell him as he has been very much one of their stars, and the current arrangement suits everyone down to the ground. All I have got to do is go out and sell, but it will be my fault if I can't, because he's got everything."
Simon's ambition from childhood was to train, but the realist in him won through. He says: "I could have set up with about 20 to 30 horses and, if everyone paid their bills, then it would have been fine.
"But a virus or a bad payer could have knocked it sideways in the first year and I simply didn't have the resources to weather that.
"I have got a number of friends who have set up training and, believe me, it isn't as much fun as people crack it up to be."
One of the most equable characters you could come across, the only criticism you'll ever hear of Sweeting is that he is too decent a man to train racehorses for a living -although there are worse things to have chiselled on your gravestone.
Nor is he short of a sense of humour, pointing out that the week after he joined estate agents Knight, Frank (and poor old Rutley before he got jocked off), the property market crashed; while he was at Henry's, Sheikh Mohammed left, and then he was Luca's right hand when the Aga disappeared over the horizon. He stresses that he had nothing to with the Millennium Dome, did not launch the Euro and wasn't in control of the flood defences in York! Nor can the Sweeting-Darley team be accused of being grasping over Kayf Tara's fee which, at an astoundingly fair pounds 3,000, should prove appealing to a great number of Flat breeders.
Kayf Tara has the potential to become an outstanding dual-purpose sire in time, and in Simon and Chris Sweeting he could not be in two safer pairs of hands.
Aintree yesterday: Another quiet night in the Lord Bagenal; Alastair Down on how Ireland's finest chaser of recent times starred again.
IN The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, two characters appear to be purposefully designed to be literary complements of each other: Beorn and Tom Bombadil. In The Hobbit, Beorn helps Bilbo and his company on their way to the Lonely Mountain, and later joins in the Battle of Five Armies. Tom Bombadil appears near the beginning of The Lord of the Rings, and he saves the Hobbits twice, first from Old Man Willow and later from a Barrow-wight. Several have written on the contrasts between the 'good' figures of Tom Bombadil, the Rangers, and the Ents as opposed to the 'evil' figures of Shelob, Gollum, the Nazgul, and the Balrog among others. (1) Yet there is a different kind of literary kinship between Beorn, the skin changing man in The Hobbit, and Tom Bombadil, the eccentric being in The Lord of the Rings. As Peter Beagle notes, "in a literary sense [Beorn] is the forerunner of the more deeply realized Tom Bombadil" (xii). (2) In this article I will discuss the main characteristics of Beorn and Bombadil, their differences, and what makes them so connected. I will start with the questions of their identities, then look at some general comparisons and contrasts of their positions in their respective stories, and discuss the relationship of Beorn to Tom Bombadil in Tolkien's work.
The question of Beorn's background is actually more complicated than might be imagined. Tolkien never mentions him in his many histories, such as The Silmarillion, The Lost Tales I or II, or Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth, and in the narrative of The Hobbit, even Gandalf is uncertain about his origins (Hobbit [H] 117-9). Beorn is introduced in the seventh chapter in The Hobbit, where Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf and the thirteen dwarves stay with him in his house until their departure into Mirkwood Forest en route to the Lonely Mountain. He is also mentioned in the eighteenth chapter of the same book, where he participates in the Battle of Five Armies and accompanies Bilbo and Gandalf to his home after the battle.
Beorn and his relations, the Beornings (Fellowship of the Rings [FR] 30), are descendants of one of the three houses of the Edain (or at least a close kin), whose language relates to both the Adunaic of the Dunedain of Numenor and the Rohirric of the Rohirrim (Return of the King [RK] 506-8). Originally, all humans were called 'the Edain' in Sindarin and 'the Atani' in Quenya, which meant 'the second people,' (3) but later 'the Edain' was the name given to the three houses of elf-friends, who were noble in spirit, and who with the elves opposed the evil of Morgoth. In the Third Age (TA), the Edain's descendants were the Dunedain, the Rohirrim, the Beornings, the men of Dale, and some others who likewise opposed evil in Middle-earth as represented by the orcs, dragons, and Sauron (Two Towers [TT] 40; RK 388, 404, 429, 506-8; Silmarillion [S] 143, 259-60). The nearest kin to Beorn and his clan were the Rohirrim (in Sindarin the 'horse-lord people') who originally dwelt in the area around the Carrock and the Gladden Fields. Their territory was called 'The Eotheod,' which in Rohirric means the 'horse-folk.' (4) Upon the fall of Angmar in TA 1977, they drove away the remnants of Angmar's people who resided east of the mountains. In TA 2510, Cirion the Steward of Gondor sent a cry for help to the men of Anduin's vale, and Eorl, the Lord of the Eotheod, lead a great host of riders to their assistance. They arrived at the battle of the Field of Celebrant, and turned certain defeat into victory for Gondor. As a reward, Cirion granted to Eorl and his people the region of the Calevardhon from the Anduin to the Isen. Thereupon, they called themselves the Eorlings or the men of the Riddermark, and they called the new land the 'Mark of the Riders,' but in Gondor they became known as the Rohirrim from the land of Rohan (RK 428-30, 459, 508).
The immediate clan of Beorn is called the Beornings, and they guarded the trade routes from the Misty Mountains' passes on the east edge of Eriador to Mirkwood Forest, especially the High pass through the Misty Mountains and the Ford of Carrock. After the Battle of Five Armies in TA 2941, the orcs and wargs (large wild wolves) feared to go into this region. The Beornings were a very valiant group of men, but were not overly fond of strangers, including, and perhaps especially, the dwarves (H 117-26; FR 301; RK 461, 468). Their language was related to Rohirric and Adunaic, which all were related to the common speech (RK 508). They were famous for their honey-cakes, which they baked from a secret recipe. These cakes were beneficial while on a journey, but were not easily obtained from the suspicious Beornings (FR 478).
It must be noted that, purposely, I have not ascribed to the Beornings those characteristics which are only mentioned about Beorn. Since Tolkien did not ascribe these features to the whole clan, I will only discuss these as part of the personal eccentricities or special talents of Beorn and not necessarily as clan-wide traits. The narrator of The Hobbit seems to make clear that not all of the Beornings were like Beorn (278). However, Robert Foster, for one, has ascribed some of Beorn's traits to the Beornings, such as not eating meat and being friendly to animals (57). This is interesting, since he also states that the Beornings did not shape-change like Beorn, yet the narrator in The Hobbit notes that it was rumored that the men of his clan, or at least of his lineage, had this shape-changing ability. (5)
The use of the name Beorn was purposeful by Tolkien. The term 'Beorn' was an Anglo-Saxon poetic word meaning both man and warrior/chieftain, which could be seen as a foreshadowing of Beorn's role as the chieftain of the Beornings. (6) It was originally used for a 'bear' or in Old Norse, bjorn. So a "beorn was a man with attributes of a bear" (Green 114). Further, there seems to be an analogy to the hero of the Saga of Hrolf Kraki who is called Bothvarr Bjarki ('Little bear'), or to the hero Beowulf ('bees'-wolf' = honey eater = bear) (Shippey, Century 31-2; Road, 80). So as Green has noted, "Beorn springs not only from the word beorn but from the bear-boy myth [as well]" (115).
In the narrative, Beorn is described as a very strong, black-haired man with huge arms, legs with knotted muscles, and a great beard. In fact, he was so large that his brown tunic which hung to his knees would not touch Bilbo's head if Bilbo walked between his legs (H 118, 120-1). With these physical characteristics, he cut a very imposing figure. Gandalf believed that Beorn was of an ancient race of men in that part of the world. He must have had a long life if he lived in the Misty Mountains prior to dragons and orcs coming into that part of Middle-earth. Smaug descended on Erebor, the Lonely Mountain, in TA 2770, and other dragons harassed the dwarves and the Eotheod from as early as TA 2570. Further, the orcs expanded again into the Misty Mountains and attacked Rohan from TA 2800 to 2864 after the Dwarf-Goblin Wars of TA 2793-9. Beorn fought in the Battle of Five Armies of TA 2941. If he did predate the dragons and orcs in that part of the world, he would have been old indeed. Perhaps this longevity shows his kinship to the Dunedain. (7) Yet, in spite of his exceptional talents, he was definitely a man. Tolkien emphatically states in his April 25, 1954 letter to Naomi Mitchison that he had died by the time of the War of the Ring for "Beorn was a Man" (Letters 178).
Beorn's temperament tended toward suspicion, probably spawned and honed by his life on the edge of Mirkwood Forest. Beyond his normal suspicion of all unknown peoples, like the rest of the Beornings, he had a fierce hatred of the ores, demonstrated by his reaction to the death of the Great Goblin, his acceptance of the dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf after Gandalf delivered the tale about the death of the Great Goblin, and his treatment of the orc and warg he caught to verify Gandalf's story. It might have been due to his suspicion that he rarely invited people to his house (H 126-7; c.f. H 278). Beorn was amicable enough when humored--in fact, he could even be jolly--but if he was angered, he was truly appalling. He was essentially a berserker in battle, and with his size and temperament, he was an extremely formidable foe. This was abundantly demonstrated in his involvement in the Battle of Five Armies, and his slaying of the leader of the orcs, Bolg, the son of Azog (H 274).
Another reason that he was so formidable was because he was a skin-changer. Green notes that Tolkien used this term as a direct translation of the Old Norse term hamrammr, which in English is berserkr. The term berserk is derived from the compound roots of 'bear-shirt.' (8) Beorn could change his appearance from the form of a big man to the form of a large bear. In this latter form he was truly powerful, but it appears to be deeper than just a form, since he participated in some bear meetings at his house the nights the dwarves were staying with him (H 127-31). Further, Gandalf had heard him speaking in the bear language (H 119). There seemed to be two main opinions as to why he had this skin-changing ability. Some said that Beorn was a descendent of the ancient bears of the Misty Mountains who lived there before the giants. Others said that he was a descendent of an ancient race of men that predated the dragons and the orcs in that part of the world, which only happened in the last two centuries. Gandalf preferred the latter suggestion, believing that Beorn once lived in the mountains himself and was probably forced to leave due to the numerous Orcs who moved in, for Beorn was overheard as saying by Gandalf while he was in his bear form on the Carrock, "The day will come when they will perish and I shall go back" (H 119). Furthermore, the narrator lets the reader know that when Gandalf was relating the story of their adventures in the mountains with the orcs, and, in particular, with the Great Goblin, Beorn knew these areas personally and was keenly interested in this part of the story (H 125).
Likewise, Beorn seems to be able to speak with animals (H 126). He has cattle, horses, dogs, great bees, and possibly other animals. He is very kind to his animals, and dotes on them as if they were his children (H 136). He is not a meat eater, and his guests eat bread, honey and various milk products. Furthermore, these animals are his watchdogs, help set and clear his table, and have a variety of other duties. The animals are very important to him both as friends and in his daily work. Gandalf overcame Beorn's initial suspicion of him at their first meeting by mentioning his fellow wizard and 'cousin,' Radagast the Brown, who was noted for his beast-lore and herb-lore, and especially his friendship with birds. Beorn's suspicion was overcome by his love of animals and nature and his recognition of a kindred spirit in Radagast and thus, this respect extended to Gandalf and his entourage (H 121; FR 336-7; S 300).
It appears that Beorn also had some manual skills, for he hewed the stairs on the Carrock and probably built the great wooden house and the various buildings where he dwelt. It also seems possible that the land which he managed demanded his horticultural labor, and just plain, hard work in its construction and maintenance (H 116-22, 126-7). However, when the dwarves told stories of gold, silver and smith craft, he did not seem to care, and he kept very few metal implements in his house (H 127). He does seem to be an accomplished baker, baking honey-cakes with a secret recipe for which the Beornings were, likewise, to become famous (H 133; FR 478).
Beorn was essentially a very talented man, who through his dominant role in the Battle of Five Armies becomes the chieftain of the men of the Gladden Fields/Carrock region (H 278). With his strong temperament, his great size and physical strength, and his skin-changing ability, he was a "very great person" (H 118). This is a designation that extends beyond his mere appearance. These characteristics of Beorn made him a person who was a good friend, but a terrible enemy. Thus, although he was dead by the time of the War of the Ring, he made a lasting impact during his lifetime.
The question of Tom Bombadil's background, even more so than Beorn's, can not really be distinguished from his life. 'What is he?' is intimately tied to 'who is he?' It is inseparable. Unlike Beorn, the character of Tom Bombadil has drawn much attention. (9) His introduction into the story is similar to that of Beorn. He rescues the Hobbits from Old Man Willow in chapter 6, the Hobbits visit his and his wife Goldberry's house in chapter 7, and he rescues the Hobbits from the Barrow-wight in Chapter 8 of The Fellowship of the Ring. Bombadil is also the subject of two poems in another work, and is mentioned in various places in the trilogy.
The character of Tom Bombadil is based upon a Dutch doll that belonged to one of the Tolkien children, apparently Michael. (10) In 1934, Bombadil became the main character of the poem, "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil," which was published in The Oxford Magazine. Later, this and another poem entitled "Bombadil Goes Boating" were published in a 1962 anthology called The Adventures of Tom Bombadil. The main difference between the 1934 version and the later versions found in The Lord of the Rings and The Adventures of Tom Bombadil was that Bombadil switched from wearing a peacock feather in his hat to a swan feather, since peacocks do not live in Middle-earth (Letters 318-9).
From the late 1950's to as recent as the mid-1980's, the most common perspective about Tom Bombadil was that he was a "merry, singing ageless little nature sprite" (Carter Look Behind 195; Kaufman 151), or some sort of a "primal nature spirit" (Fuller 23; see also Duriez 52; Scheps 50; Stanton 29-30), who has the "most intimate communion with natural forces" (Spacks 84); a "kind of archetypal 'vegetation god'" (Reilly 131; Keenan 70); and that his magic is perceived as "part of the very fabric of Nature" (Jeffs 27). Critics apparently have believed that he must be a nature god due to his ability with animals (Adventures of Tom Bombadil [ATB], 11-23), his ability with plants like Old Man Willow (ATB 12; FR 165-9, 180-1), and the statement at the Council of Elrond by Galdor the Elf from the Grey Havens that the "[p]ower to defy our Enemy is not in him, unless such power is in the earth itself" (FR 348). As has been noted previously by Gene Hargrove, this statement does not necessarily imply that Tom Bombadil is a nature spirit or a nature god. Tom Bombadil's power does not have to be related to the Earth; it is only compared with the earth's power (Hargrove 1986, 21). Nor are the limitations of Bombadil to the environs of the Old Forest and the Barrow-downs indicative of his nature (FR 203); rather they can been seen as self-imposed limits, for he does visit Farmer Maggot and other areas outside his restricted domain, and had abundant knowledge of contemporary events beyond his locale. However, there were limits to his knowledge; for example, he did not know the current whereabouts and range of the Black Riders (ATB 18-21; FR 184, 203, 209, 242).
Tom Bombadil demonstrated his magical powers against the Barrow-wight and Old Man Willow. (11) The barrow-wights were evil spirits from Angmar who infected the Great Barrows in about TA 1636. Bombadil banishes the Wight with a stronger song of life, which counteracts the Barrow-wight's song of death (FR 194-7). (12) Old Man Willow was an evil-hearted willow tree who had power over a large part of the Old Forest. Bombadil sang into the cracks of the tree to free Merry and Pippin (FR 169), (13) echoing the magic of singing used in the Creation by Iluvatar. (14)
When the Hobbits ask Goldberry, Bombadil's wife, about his identity, she says "He is" (FR 173-4). Tolkien stated that this is related to the mystery of naming, inasmuch as to say that Bombadil is who he is (Letters 190-1). Due to this mystery some believe that Bombadil is an "unfallen Adam" (Rogers and Rogers 91), while for others he is somewhat analogous to Adam and/or Christ. (15) However, others suggest a divine connection, since the name for God given to Moses in Hebrew was Yahweh, which means 'I am that I am' (Hargrove 1986, 22). In any case, Bombadil demonstrates aspects of life beyond both humanity and the Elves. Further, when asked who he is, Tom calls himself 'the eldest,' having seen the beginning of Middle-earth (FR 182). Drawing on these pieces of evidence, Hargrove suggests that Bombadil is a Vala (20-24), while Foster believes him to be a Maia who has 'gone native' (496; Duriez 52; c.f. Stanton 30). This could be one reason why Gandalf, after his mission is completed (i.e. the demise of Sauron), looks forward to a long talk with Bombadil (RK 340)--almost as if it was to be a talk between peers who had not seen each other for a long time.
From an in-depth analysis of the evidence, Hargrove has persuasively argued that Tom Bombadil and his wife, Goldberry, are actually the Valar, Aule and Yavanna. This would explain Bombadil's interest in the Hobbits, since Aule was the Vala most interested in the children of Iluvatar, and Goldberry's botanical interests, since Yavanna was responsible for plant life (S 27). This also explains their powers and their restraints. Probably like the Istari (i.e. the wizards; RK 455), they were morally obligated not to directly interfere, but were permitted to assist in a small way. They are not amoral, (16) but moral in a very deep sense in sharp contrast to Melkor, Sauron and Saruman, who directly interfered within the operations of Middle-earth (Hargrove 1986, 24).
Bombadil was extraordinarily comic in his appearance and Goldberry was as "a fair young elf-queen clad in living flowers" (FR 172; Foster 216). These appearances were unthreatening to the smaller, more child-like Hobbits. Only when their magic was used did the Hobbits fear, not their hosts themselves, but their obvious power. Tolkien himself observes that they did not comprehend this magic, in the same way that they did not comprehend Gandalf's magic as anything more than fireworks and the like (ATB 9). The poems "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil" and "Bombadil Goes Boating" clearly demonstrate that these representations of Aule and Yavanna were contextualized for the Hobbits as a comic figure and the river's daughter, respectively, and were delineated from the Hobbits' child-like perspective. This contextualizing ability was common among the Istari/Maiar and the Valar. (17)
If Hargrove is correct and Bombadil is Aule, which I tend to agree with, some of his characteristics are pertinent to this discussion. Interestingly, Aule is the creator of the dwarves, but he submitted them to Iluvatar. Bombadil has several noted contacts with the Hobbits and the Elves, and he lived near an important intersection at Bree and the Greenway road (ATB 18-21; FR, 184-5, 203-23). However, he is not mentioned as having any direct contact with the dwarves apart from the name that the dwarves use for him; perhaps this reflects his interest in all peoples and his submission of the dwarves to Iluvatar. He was known by many names: Forn by the dwarves, Iarwain Ben-adar (which means "Eldest and fatherless" and "the First") to the Elves, Orald ('old man') by the Northern men, Tom Bombadil by the Hobbits of Buckland, and many other names (FR 397). Yet, despite this broad area of interaction, he seems to have stayed within the narrow expanse of his self-imposed limitation (Perkins and Hill 61-2).
As for some of his talents aside from his above-mentioned magic, he had the ability to talk to and relate with flora and fauna. His cuisine was honeycomb, butter, cream, cheeses, and bread (ATB 15; FR, 167, 174). He appears to be able to commune with nature, is greatly tied to nature, and seems to work within the natural. He is noted for his work in the light of day, notably the way he works in the light and brings light into the Barrow. Light is important for both moral and natural reasons, and is tied to goodness (Sale, "Tolkien and Frodo Baggins" 210-11).
Initially, when looking at Beorn and Tom Bombadil, it is easy to see their differences. Beorn is a man, while Bombadil is not. Beorn is physically a very imposing figure, whereas Bombadil is comical in his appearance. Bombadil is married to Goldberry, and this marriage is a very important aspect of his existence. Beorn was, apparently, not married during the time of The Hobbit, although he later had a son, Grimbeorn the Old, who became a chieftain of the Beornings during the War of the Ring (FR 301). Beorn's magic consists of skin-changing, and in his bear form he is capable of strong violence; Bombadil's magic is through song and lacks apparent violence (i.e. Old Man Willow was not destroyed). In fact, Bombadil's magic may be seen as the magic of fulfilling one's essence rather than the magic of confrontation or control; Bombadil's magic causes Old Man Willow to act like a willow, not like an oversized Venus-Flytrap, and the Barrow-wight to became truly deceased rather than a wraith. In the midst of battle, Beorn is a berserker, while Bombadil in conflict just gets serious; and, in temperament, where Beorn is suspicious, Bombadil is jovial and friendly.
However, it is the similarities that remain intriguing. Both Beorn and Tom Bombadil live on an edge of a fierce and dangerous forest, Mirkwood Forest and the Old Forest, respectively, yet both are unafraid. Further, their residences offer peace and safety in the midst of a wild region. Additionally, both houses are sites of important dreams for major characters: Bilbo has a dream of dancing bears on his second night in Beorn's house (H 131), and Frodo's "most vivid and significant dreams come to him in Tom's house" (Flieger 203). These dreams were significant windows into the world--for Bilbo into what was happening, and to Frodo into what has happened and will happen. Further, both Beorn and Tom Bombadil are imposing figures in their own ways: Bombadil has magical power and self-assurance; Beorn has physical power, intensity, and confidence. Both can be dreadful enemies, as the great orc, Bolg, and his escort found out at the Battle of Five Armies about Beorn, and Old Man Willow and the Barrow-wight learned about Bombadil.
There are some characteristics that pinpoint the literary connection between these two figures. Their ambiguous natures, for one example; Bombadil and Beorn are not essentially good incarnate, but they are representatives of what is good. (18) Although they both live in isolation, they still operate in communities (not necessarily communities of humans). Both emphasize the necessity of communing with nature; both are friends with the animals, calling them by name and communicating with them daily, and their food consists of a pro-nature, vegetarian cuisine of vegetables, honey, and milk products. (19) Being tied to nature is a characteristic of goodness in Tolkien's work. Spacks notes that the Rangers, Ents, Elves, and Bombadil are considered good in part because of their relationship with nature, since "[g]oodness is partly equated with understanding of nature, closeness to the natural world" (84). Further, the representatives of evil, Sauron and Saruman, desolated forests and polluted the air with their machinations (TT 76,161; see also Scheps 44, 46-8). Additionally, both Beorn and Bombadil obviously opposed the evil forces in the world: Beorn opposing the orcs and wargs; Bombadil opposing the Barrow-wight and Old Man Willow. Though both live an independent and autonomous life-style, they cannot be described as selfish, arrogant or prideful. At best, they are eccentric, self-sufficient, and strong in a time and place where strength is needed.
Bombadil and Beorn provided safe havens in very wild areas for the questers, mounts for part of the journey, and provisions, good advice, and guidance for the next leg of the journey. Ethically both lived within their own set of moral imperatives. Beorn made a good friend and seemingly a good leader (leading by example), but a dreaded and feared enemy for those evil beings coming into his domain. Tom Bombadil apparently followed a moral code, and as a Vala, he, like the Istari (Wizards/Maiar), was probably not allowed to exchange power with power against Sauron (RK 455). Instead, both must act indirectly against him. Bombadil and Beorn both fulfilled these moral mandates; thus, even if they can not be perceived as goodness incarnate, they are 'good' within human and moral limitations.
Beagle notes that Tom Bombadil and Beorn "are their own masters, under no enchantment but their own" (Beagle xii). Beorn and Bombadil both represent a certain type of heroic figure who is autonomous, living in isolation but not isolated. (20) Providing peace and comfort in a hostile environment, both are vastly aware of their surroundings. Both venture outside their respective domains--Bombadil visiting Farmer Maggot's farm, and Beorn catching the warg and the orc and joining in the Battle of Five Armies. Both also have sufficient knowledge of neighboring lands to provide information about the next leg of the respective quests. Their heroic nature is dependent upon their strength and will in the face of overwhelming forces.
Though both are immensely powerful and seemingly indestructible, each has a major weakness or flaw. Beorn is mortal and can be overwhelmed; thus, the reason for his move from the Misty Mountains when massive numbers of orcs took residence there (H 119). Tom Bombadil is apparently undefeatable, but he has two weaknesses. First, he would eventually be overcome by Sauron, if Sauron recaptured the Ring and continued to grow, overcoming Middle-earth; and second, he would not understand the need for his keeping of the Ring, and would eventually mislay it for Sauron and his minions to find. The Ring has no power over Bombadil; even its power of invisibility does not deceive him. Bombadil, that is Aule, may have been like Melkor in his ability to build anything, but for Aule the enjoyment was in the building, not in the power or control (S 19). Bombadil, in his use of magic, can be compared to the pure scientist who prefers research, as opposed to the applied scientist or engineer. (21) Control and power were the main features of the One Ring, so for someone who does not care for power or control, the Ring is useless. Further, since he does not seek control or power himself, he apparently does not see or recognize this need in others. Hence, he would likely lose interest in it and misplace it.
It is precisely these weaknesses which make Beorn and Bombadil more real. What unites the heroic characters in Tolkien's work is not deeds done out of strength by those with nothing to lose, but rather deeds done out of weakness with the potential for personal loss, as Frodo's actions at Mt. Doom, Eowyn's opposition to the Captain of the Nazgul, and Aragorn's leadership of his men through the Paths of the Dead and later to the Tower of the Teeth, demonstrate. Their heroic deeds are done when their frailty becomes abundantly apparent, and they could lose themselves or at least cease to be who they were. For Beorn and Bombadil, their freedom and their very existence are in jeopardy. Beorn could have been killed at the Battle of Five Armies. He would not have become the leader, and possibly the organizer, of the Beornings with the resulting later benefits of their presence. Bombadil took his confrontation with the Barrow-wight very seriously. In light of Goldberry's statement, "No one has ever caught old Tom walking in the forest" (FR 174), Goldberry meant to reassure the Hobbits that Tom was the master; however, it could also be taken to mean that he has not been caught yet, or that a strong enough power had not yet opposed him (i.e. a Maia like Sauron, or a Vala like Melkor), but there is that possibility in the future. More than this, if he is Aule then he is forbidden to directly oppose the evil powers of Sauron and others of his ilk. If Bombadil as Aule directly opposes Sauron or his powerful minions, Bombadil's defeat would first be a moral defeat, which would lead to other disastrous consequences. Aule and the creation of the dwarves is an example of submission to Iluvatar, while the activities of Melkor and Sauron are examples of disobedience and discord. If Bombadil were brought into a contest of powers, it would break the moral law of submission to Iluvatar's command of non-interference and thus, by losing himself, he would be, essentially, overcome by Sauron.
Another feature that stands out is that both Beorn and Tom Bombadil provided the means by which a major victory was won. Beorn came to the Battle of Five Armies, and although Eagles greatly aided the beleaguered allies in the battle against the orcs, there is little doubt as to the importance of Beorn's presence, especially after carrying Thorin off the battlefield (a person whom he knew and was his house guest), and his subsequent personal slaying of the bodyguard of Bolg son of Azog, whom the Dwarves had greatly despised (RK 441-4), and Bolg himself. He bereft the orcs of their leadership, thus granting certain victory and causing the decline of orcs in that part of the world for many years to come. Tom Bombadil saved the hobbits from the Barrow-wight (which could have ended their quest right there), waking Merry, Pippin, and Samwise from the Barrow-wight's spell and giving them swords from the barrow to take with them. It was one of these swords which Merry used to strike the Captain of the Nazgul, breaking the spell on him, so that Eowyn could dismiss his spirit from Middle-earth (RK 146). Hence, Bombadil not only saved the questers from Old Man Willow and the Barrow-wight, he also provided Merry with the one weapon that could help dispatch the Nazgul.
Another feature of both Tom Bombadil and Beorn is their power of naming. In both cases, they do not just name an object a literary or rhetorical handle; rather their naming reflects the object itself, what Shippey calls "true language" (Road, 106). Bombadil with the horses (FR 199), and Beorn with the Carrock (H 117) name these things by the truth and reality of the objects. This ability shows two things. First, that Bombadil and Beorn see things as they really are. In other words, they have insight into reality. This is a parallel with Adam's naming of all the animals in the Garden of Eden (Gen. 2:19) before his fall into sin and the resulting distortion of reality. True names are important to Tolkien; the Wizards did not readily give their true names (TT 353; RK 455), nor did Treebeard believe that the Hobbits should give away their names so easily (TT 85). Second, the concern of naming is a distinguishing factor of Tolkien's perspective as a philologist. Tolkien recognized the power of names and naming, and within a 'magical' world, those who could truly name were indeed powerful (Lobdell 27-48; Scheps 48-9; Shippey Road, 106-7).
Beorn and Tom Bombadil are also essentially tangential figures to the story line. Beorn is omitted in the Rankin-Bass television production of The Hobbit (1977), nor is he found in Carter's synopsis of The Hobbit in his book Tolkien: A Look Behind the Lord of the Rings (35-42). (22) Likewise, Tom Bombadil is omitted in the Ralph Bakshi (1978) and Peter Jackson (2001) film versions of The Lord of the Rings as well as the BBC serialization of the trilogy (mentioned by Jeffs 26). Several other versions have omitted these two figures because they thought that they did not fit the story line. In fact, Thomas Gasque calls the Bombadil section a "failure" and it "never really comes alive" (Gasque 155-6), and Roger Sale states that Bombadil is one of "some slow places" in The Fellowship of the Ring (261). (23) Tolkien himself states that Tom Bombadil "is not an important person--to the narrative" (Letters 178). The basic problem with Beorn and Bombadil is that they are not essential to the story. In fact, Jared Lobdell even called Bombadil "an anomalous creation" (63). Hargrove, in both versions of his article, has made an accurate distinction between an anomaly and an enigma. An anomaly is 'against the law' or discordant or out of place, whereas an enigma is something mysterious, or something that does not seem to fit. The distinction is that the anomaly by its nature does not fit, but the enigma does not appear to fit (Hargrove 1986, 20). Tolkien brought Beorn and Bombadil into the stories not as anomalies but enigmas. As Tolkien stated in the April 25, 1954 letter to Norma Mitchison that "even in a mythical Age there must be some enigmas, as there always are. Tom Bombadil is one (intentionally)" (Letters 174). In other words, enigmas are essential to a story, since they are naturally a part of life. Bombadil "represents certain things otherwise left out" (Letters 192). Bombadil and Beorn represent those aspects of tangents that always happen. They have an important impact on the final outcome, so in one sense, they are not necessarily acting enigmatically. Yet for Tolkien, it is the very nature of their enigmatic existence which makes them so important, so connected, and so essential. Further, Beorn and Tom Bombadil highlight a significant theme in LotR, that is that there is both evil in the world independent of Sauron (e.g. Shelob [Letters 228]), and good independent of the Fellowship of the Ring. Not only are Beorn and Bombadil elements of good, they are not essential to the plot of the story, but they are essential to Middle-earth. Their importance is partially due precisely to their being tangential figures. As in life, there are tangential figures that have an immediate, and perhaps long-term, effect on a person, but ultimately are not fundamental to the flow of that person's life. In this way, these two heroes are not significant to the plot, but their inclusion "represents certain things otherwise left out" (Letters 192) or "something [...] important" (Letters 178). These quotes indicate that Tolkien felt including tangential figures independent of the main narrative, who help the cause of good incidentally along the way of their quest of life, is like reality, where not everything neatly fits into the 'plot' of life. Thus, this demonstrates once again the richness of Tolkien's narrative about Middle-earth.
Tom Bombadil and Beorn are interesting characters within Tolkien's works. Although they are not the same, they are literary peers to each other. Beorn fits the 'level' of The Hobbit, whereas Tom Bombadil with his greater powers fits the 'grander' Lord of the Rings. Yet both represent certain types of heroes, who are morally good and help in the demise of evil in Middle-earth. Both are powerful not only physically or magically, but also because they see and name things as they really are. Yet at the core they are enigmas and therefore, for Tolkien, are essential.
Keenan, Hugh. "The Appeal of The Lord of the Rings: A Struggle for Life." Tolkien and The Critics: Essays on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Ed. Neil D. Isaacs and Rose A. Zimbardo. Notre Dame: U of Notre Dame P, 1968. 62-80.
(1) Specifically focused on by Gasque, while Jeffs, Keenan, Scheps, and several others note this within their larger works.
(2) See also Helms 22. A similar correspondence has been made between the trolls in The Hobbit and the barrow-wights in The Fellowship of the Ring, Purtill 53.
(4) Eotheod in Old English meant 'horse-folk' (Foster 164; Shippey Road 123; Tinkler 165); see on the usage of Old English in Rohan, Tinkler 164-9; also the Elves seem to use Welsh, and the Dwarves Norse, due to Tolkien's philological bent; his desire was to show a readable 'translation.' Note the comparison of northwest Middle-earth with the modern world (i.e. British Isles), Lobdell, England 29-36, and RK, Appendix F II, "On Translation," 513-20; see also on geographical features of the Lord of the Rings, Scheps 44-5.
(6) On the Anglo-Saxon word, see Bosworth and Toller, 86; Green notes that Tolkien saw this connection, 114.
(7) It should also be noted that it is possible that Tolkien might not have consciously worked out the implications of Beorn's chronology.
(9) See Arvidsson, both versions of Hargrove's article, Jeffs, Jensen, Loos, Thompson, and several various discussions within larger works. This section will draw heavily from Hargrove's 1986 article. The two versions of Hargrove's article will be distinguished by year.
(10) Carpenter, Tolkien, 162, Duriez 52, and Rogers and Rogers, 62. Note that Grotta-Kurska states it was Priscilla's doll (101). Carter notes the similarity between Bombadil's name and that of Boabdil, a popular figure in Islamic legend, Look Behind 195.
(14) On the usage of song in the creation of the world and its continued influence, see S, "Ainulindale" 13-22, and S 41, 45-6; see also Tolkien's earlier form in The Book of Lost Tales: Part One, "The Music of the Ainur" 45-63.
(16) Some have suggested that Tom Bombadil was amoral, such as Zimbardo, since he lacked individuation and time, 107-8; and Jeffs, since Bombadil is too objective to be good in the accepted sense, 26; see also Helms 86-88; They do not accept the possibility that Bombadil took a kind of 'vow of poverty' and renounced control, Hargrove 2004; see also Letters 178-9.
(17) Hargrove 1986, 23; and ATB 11-23. This is noted about Saruman, TT 232, and Gandalf, Lobdell, England and Always 33, as well as other Maiar, S 30 and the Valar like Yavanna, S 27-8.
(18) On Bombadil being good: Carter Look Behind 47; Hargrove 2004; c.f. see note 20; on Beorn being good-hearted: Foster 57; c.f. Jeffs who sees Bombadil as not being good in the accepted sense, 26; see also Scheps 50.
(21) Hargrove 1986, 22; Letters 179, 192; see also Perkins and Hill 61-2; c.f. Shippey states that Tom dominates, Road, 106.
(22) For the sake of completeness, I must admit that in contrast to Bombadil's case, there have not been any public statements from either Rankin-Bass or Carter suggesting anything less than an omission for the shortening of the tale, and adapting it for other purposes (e.g. making a movie).
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I picked up a M13 a couple of months ago and really like it with one exception, I just can't seem to get a good overdrive and or distortion pedal sound out of it. I have just about all the POD Pro rack versions and the OD/Dist pedals sounds in them sound great. I just can't seem to tweak the right settings out of the M13. All other sounds are great. Anyone have similar issues or recommendations?
There are no hard and fast rules, but generally distortion pedals go before the amp, not in the FX loop. If you have a couple extra cables, you could use M13 with 4 cable method. This lets you place some effects before the amp (like distortion), and others in the amp's effects loop (like reverb and delay):
+1 on above - the tube drive, screamer, classic OD and boost comp are all great into the front of an amp
Generally, OD/Fuzz/Distortion Fx go before the preamp, not between the preamp (post EQ) and the power amp. So, as said above, you need to run this 4CM.
As much as I gripe about Line6, I love the M13 - they really designed an ergonomic, well thought out/designed and great sounding multi-fx foot pedal. I think all the models sound great - not a one that I even go "meh." Some an eerily spot on compared to my real versions (e.g., Maestro FZ-1a).
I recently got an FX-8 and in some cases, I actually prefer the M-13 versions of some FX. In fact, if I can find a reasonably priced m-13, I will pick up another one.
Yes. And the key to making this work IMO is to go into Setup and make sure the M13's FX loop goes after whatever OD/comp effects you have going on. Thus, if you've put all your effects of that type into row 1, set the FX loop to go after FX1.
What kind of amp? In 4 cable method with one of my tube amps the M13 smokes for didstortion.I recorded an entore album using it for all od/ dist / gain tones with an Egnater Tweaker. It also kills through my Marshall JCM800 combo.The effect loop must be positioned correctly though.That part is critical.
Yeah I can vouch for the M13's OD/distortion model quality, I blind AB tested my analog pedals against them and couldn't tell the difference when volume gain and tone was matched for some of my best pedals including: BB Preamp, Fulltone OCD, TS9, MXRphase 90
This is the thing about the Line 6's overdrive/distortion models. There are a lot to choose from in the M13. It's the M13's strength, not weakness, that for almost every user, you pick the 2 or 3 that work best for you and then forgettabout it!
Through much experimentation, I've settled on the Rat and Screamer models. My main scene has two Rat models and one Screamer model.
I truly have come to love the Rat model. The key to the Rat model, for me, is to start by cranking the Output all the way up and then gently bringing up the Drive to just about unity gain. Then set the tone controls and Filter. And adjust from there.
i run pod HD500 as Igloo suggested. hd500 is m13 tech, right? the amps i ran on regular basis were mesa triaxis, marshall jcm200 and new vox ac30. sounds good at all times. there must be something in the way you set the fx up - any settings you can share?
As Jon pointed out, the Rat and Screamer models are excellent, to the point where I've basically gotten rid of almost all my analog dirt pedals.
Appreciate the replies. I hadn't even considered that the OD was in the loop after the preamp. I will give the 4 cable method a try. I'm sure I'll see a major improvement. Thanks all!