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What did Frodo mean by "He told me the true story"?
I'm re-reading the Lord of the Rings saga since 10 to 12 years ago, but something striked me as odd in The Fellowship of the Ring's first chapter: A Long-Expected Party (emphasis is mine):
‘She ...
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How did they have time to build Balin a tomb?
Who built the tomb for Balin, buried him in it, and inscribed "Here lies Balin, son of Fundin..." on it? Wasn't he, and every other dwarf with him, killed by orcs?
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What does Sauron need with mithril?
In The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, IV A Journey in the Dark, Gandalf explains:
The wealth of Moria was not in gold and jewels, the toys of the Dwarves; nor in iron, their servant. Such things ...
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Why was the Balrog beneath Moria
From Lord of the Rings:
Saruman: Moria... You fear to go into those mines. The dwarves delved too greedily and too deep. You know what they awoke in the darkness of Khazad-dum... shadow and flame.
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What did Aragorn mean when he warned Gandalf about entering Moria?
In The Fellowship of the Ring
after failed attempt to go through Caradhras the Company discusses the Moria way.
Then Aragorn warns Gandalf of passing through the Moria.
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Since Boromir wanted the One ring so badly, why didn't he volunteer to take it during the Council of Elrond?
So I'm currently reading through the Lord of the Rings trilogy for the first time and this question has popped into my head. Boromir clearly desperately wanted the ring, as evidenced by him trying to ...
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Why does Frodo cry "O Elbereth! Gilthoniel!" at Weathertop?
At Weathertop, Frodo and the band are beset by the Ring-wraiths, at which point Frodo feels compelled to put on the ring, and he does.
When the Witch King attacks Frodo and just before Strider comes ...
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How far did Gandalf and the Balrog drop from the bridge in Moria?
As best I can tell, in this dramatic scene from The Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf falls for 71 seconds, mostly in free-fall while fighting a Balrog. True, the Balrog hits the walls of the abyss a ...
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Would Gandalf have been promoted to the White if he had not fought the Balrog?
Gandalf was promoted to a White wizard after his body was destroyed in the battle with the Balrog.
This was done mainly to replace Saruman as he had joined Sauron (or at least swayed significantly ...
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Why was Boromir allowed to join the Fellowship of the Ring?
Why was Boromir allowed to join the Fellowship of the Ring after the Council of Elrond, where he succumbed to the Ring moments after first seeing it, and explicitly said that he wanted to use it ...
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Why did Gandalf use a sword against the Balrog?
Shortly after Gandalf first sees the balrog, he orders Aragorn to lead the fellowship to the bridge. Aragorn hesitates, fearing to leave Gandalf alone against such a fearsome enemy, until Gandalf ...
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How does Gandalf end up on the roof of Orthanc in Isengard?
After the short duel between Gandalf and Saruman in The Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf gets trapped on the roof of Orthanc. But it looks to be a smooth top without any doors or stairs (according to ...
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How did Strider already know Frodo's real identity at the Inn of the Prancing Pony?
Strider appeared to, already, know about Frodo and that he carried the Ring. At this point in the story, Frodo was travelling under the pseudonym of Mr. Underhill. How did Strider know who Frodo was?
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Why wasn't Glorfindel included in the Fellowship?
Glorfindel killed a Balrog on his own, he could've been a huge asset to the Fellowship... yet he wasn't taken along with them.
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Why did the One Ring not slip off Frodo's hand?
Clearly the One Ring slipped off the hands of Isildur and Gollum to further its own work to return to its master.
So why did it not then slip off Frodo at any of the opportune moments in which a ...
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