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Ooh; where did you find "Andwise Roper"? In LotR, he is only referred to as "Sam's uncle Andy". [googles] Ah! He's in a family tree in...

For all we know Aragorn and/or Gandalf do carry rope - as well as Legolas, Gimli, and Boromir, or perhaps Aragorn made sure that there...

And Sam sang the Gil-Galad song!

I thought it was way too short. It was almost a "good-parts version", jumping from one important scene to the next with no travel in...

You forget how important the Levant is for European prehistory. The European neolitic revolution originates in the area and it is the...

Jumping in on this discussion very late, but: we know from LotR that many Hobbit children were born in the year after Sauron's defeat...

I take this as evidence (albeit weak evidence) that Orcs are immortal, like Elves. Other, more elaborate, explanations can be imagined...

I always assumed (without evidence) that they were made by the same smith at the same time and with the same basic design, and that was...

Mandos may have simply held this knowledge close. Not a talkative guy, in any case. The finding of the Elves was fated, so there was no...

Hi there, I just recently found out about this series and enjoyed your classes very much so far, thanks for making this public without...