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Did Frodo and Gimli ever discuss the adventures of Bilbo and Glóin with each other?
Bilbo and Glóin journey to the Lonely Mountain together in The Hobbit, and share in many adventures including battling a dragon.
Considering that Bilbo recounted his adventures to Frodo, and ...
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Tolkien's quote about sadness of kings
I have been searching for a quote by Tolkien, presumably from The Silmarillion, which says (paraphrasing here) that the great kings had a sadness in them because they had seen the suffering from the ...
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Thorin's imprisonment "set right"
In The Hobbit, Thorin and company are imprisoned in the Elven king's dungeons. After a time, Bilbo helps Thorin and the Dwarves escape, and the Elven king seems to intend all along to take some of ...
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Was Saruman already siding with Sauron before Dol Guldur? [duplicate]
in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. after Galadriel, Elrond and Saruman rescue Gandalf and banished the formless Sauron they encountered Saruman proceeded to go after Sauron alone
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Was The Hobbit meant to be an adaptation of There and Back Again by Bilbo?
I know that The Hobbit was written before LOTR and retconned to be part of the legendarium in the second edition. I also understand it was to some extent a children's book. Both of these explain the ...
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At the end of the Hobbit, if Strider was already a Ranger, how come he still looks that young in Fellowship of the Ring? [duplicate]
I didn't read the books (obviously), so I am kind of confused. Do Men live that long in Tolkien's world? I know Gandalf is supposedly an old-timer as well, but he's a wizard so it kind of doesn't ...
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Why did it take less time to go from Rivendell to the Shire than it did to go from the Shire to Rivendell?
Although this question has already asked about the different times for traveling to Rivendell from the Shire, it did not address the duration of the return journey from Rivendell to the Shire that ...
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Why did Tolkien refer to goblins in The Hobbit but orcs in The Lord of the Rings?
The Wikipedia article "Orc (Middle-earth)" informs,
The Hobbit generally uses the term goblin, while The Lord of the Rings prefers orc.
Furthermore, Andres F.'s answer "Are orcs and goblins really ...
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Why could the trolls from the Hobbit speak, whilst the ones in LOTR could not?
What is the reason for this? I understand that the Hobbit was intended as a children's book so elements such as this can be understood, but is there any legitimate reason why these trolls possessed ...
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From what distance can Sting detect Orcs or Goblins?
Having re-watched the Hobbit and LoTR trilogies recently and I wondered if there was any evidence in any of Tolkien's writings as to the what is the greatest range at which Sting (and other elven ...
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Did the Shire import any goods?
We, of course, know that the Shire did export a few goods, such as Longbottom leaf which was at some point found in Orthanc. However, do we know if the Shire also imported any goods and traded with ...
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Were the spiders in Mirkwood and also the Eagles rational beings?
This question about Bilbo understanding the spiders after he wore the Ring in Mirkwood, got me wondering. Were the spiders really rational beings? If they could talk with purpose and in a meaningful ...
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Did Gandalf ever have a romantic partner or a spouse?
Inspired by this question (about interspecies pairings on the LOTR universe), I was wondering whether Gandalf ever had a romantic partner or spouse?
I've read the books several times, but I don't ...
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What is the name of the Mirkwood elves' realm?
Inspired by this question (that mistakenly refers to Rivendell), it occurs to me that I don't actually know the name of the realm where the Mirkwood elves live. I don't recall it ever being mentioned ...
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Is Gimli really 60+ years old in Lord of the Rings?
In The Desolation of Smaug, when the Dwarves get captured by the Mirkwood Elves, Gloin shows Legolas a picture of his son, Gimli.
But if you look at Bilbo Baggins, he is about 30-40 years old at that ...
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