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'''The Root of the Boot''' is a poem written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. It was published in ''[[Songs for the Philologists]]''. It was reprinted in  
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''[[The Poetry of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'',''[[The Tolkien Papers: Mankato Studies in English]]'', ''[[The Annotated Hobbit]]'' and, in a revised form, in ''[[The Return of the Shadow]]''. It is an early version of the poem ''[[The Stone Troll]]''.  
'''The Root of the Boot''' is a poem written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], set to the tune of ''The Fox Went Out''. It was published in ''[[Songs for the Philologists]]''. It has been reprinted in  
''[[The Poetry of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', ''[[The Tolkien Papers|The Tolkien Papers: Mankato Studies in English]]'', ''[[The Annotated Hobbit]]'' and, in a revised form, in ''[[The Return of the Shadow]]''. It is an early version of the poem ''[[The Stone Troll]]''.  


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections/view/879/j_r_r_tolkien_the_root_of_the_boot The Root of the Boot manuscript at University of Leeds]
*[http://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections/view/879/j_r_r_tolkien_the_root_of_the_boot The Root of the Boot manuscript at University of Leeds]
*[http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/general-news/video-lord-of-the-sings-as-leeds-hears-lost-tolkien-ballad-1-7165501 Video: Lord of the Sings as Leeds hears lost Tolkien ballad]
*[http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/general-news/video-lord-of-the-sings-as-leeds-hears-lost-tolkien-ballad-1-7165501 Video: Lord of the Sings as Leeds hears lost Tolkien ballad]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_F38mpACYQ The Root of the Boot] at youtube.com


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The Root of the Boot is a poem written by J.R.R. Tolkien, set to the tune of The Fox Went Out. It was published in Songs for the Philologists. It has been reprinted in The Poetry of J.R.R. Tolkien, The Tolkien Papers: Mankato Studies in English, The Annotated Hobbit and, in a revised form, in The Return of the Shadow. It is an early version of the poem The Stone Troll.

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