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Have Elrond and Galadriel ever spoken to each other in person?
I find it interesting that throughout the LotR trilogy and Hobbit, Elrond and Galadriel never talked to each other. They were in the same places as each other but I don't recall them ever speaking to ...
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Where is the Void?
Where is the Void located in the Ardean(?) universe?
After thinking about it for a while, I see three different possibilities:
Iluvatar's space [Arda (Void)]: The Void belongs to Arda, which are ...
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Tolkien's Hierarchy of Creation Cheat Sheet
So I have recently come upon this link which I have found to be very informative and was wondering how accurate it is.
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What language did Hobbits speak before Men?
In Appendix F of The Lord of the Rings we are told that there “is no record of any language peculiar to hobbits. In ancient days they seem always to have used the languages of Men near whom, or among ...
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How was music handled in The Hobbit / LOTR novels?
I think it's Pippin that sings in the second The Lord Of The Rings movie, while the dwarves and Goblin King sing in The Hobbit.
Do these same characters sing in the books, and if so, how was it ...
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Is the Hobbit diet based on Full English breakfast and Tea?
There are 3 notable meals described occurring in the Shire, or its vicinity in The Hobbit and Lord of The Rings:
During the “unexpected party”, Bilbo exhausts his larder putting out cakes, buttered ...
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Where do beings of Middle Earth learn to speak and write?
How do Elves, Dwarves, Men, Hobbits, and Orcs (especially Orcs) learn to speak?
Do they have schools?
And how do the rest learn to write as well?
Where is elvish, or english taught?
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How fast does information about the presence of orcs/goblins reach "Sting"?
In The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins has a sword called "Sting" that glows blue when it detects the presence of orcs/goblins.
When Gollum killed the last goblin nearby, it stopped glowing blue.
How fast ...
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How deep down into the Earth did Erebor and Moria go?
Watching the movies, I pay a lot of attention to the darkness below the Bridge of Khazad-dûm and the Erebor mines. My question is this:
How far down do the mines go? Is there any information as to ...
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Why don't any characters sing in the 2nd and 3rd Hobbit films?
Tolkien's books have a lot of songs in them, which sometimes become actual songs sung by the characters in the films. The films seems to favor having the characters sing on screen more and more, as ...
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Why is the Depiction of the Last Alliance in Rivendell faded out in Lord of the Rings but in Color in The Hobbit?
I noticed this and it troubles me because it was a (somewhat inaccurate) painting of Isildur vs Sauron in the War of the Last Alliance. In The Hobbit, when Bilbo is wandering about Rivendell by his ...
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What is the origin of the wargs, and are they featured in any of Tolkien's works other than LOTR and the Hobbit?
In The Lord of the Rings, wargs are commonly ridden by orcs and are also featured in the Hobbit films (although these are not considered canon.) Is the origin of the wargs known and are they featured ...
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Why did Gollum fail to seek out Bilbo?
After Gollum had lost the Ring, he abandoned the dark caves under the mountains with a strong intent to regain it, considering himself bereft and fully blaming Bilbo with theft. Here's Gandalf account,...
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Did Gandalf know Bilbo had the One Ring?
From the movie, you can see that Gandalf knows Bilbo found something special during their adventure, but Bilbo did not tell him the truth in the end, nor did Gandalf pursue it. His final words seem to ...
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Was there a relationship between the idea of Song creating the World and the amount of songs in LOTR?
In-universe, the World was created when Ainur sang the music by Eru.
Did Tolkien ever indicate if that fact deliberately bears some relationship on the amount of songs he presented in Middle Earth ...
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