Questions tagged [tolkiens-legendarium]
For questions about any works in J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium - The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and other works set in the same universe - or about that universe as a whole. Questions about movies, games, or other media set in the same universe should also use this tag. Questions about Tolkien himself or works by him which are not part of the Middle-earth universe should NOT use this tag use [j-r-r-tolkien] instead.
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Did Tolkien give his son explicit permission to publish all that unfinished material?
As I've been reading the books/stories published by his son after his death, which are very much unfinished, I can't help but think of how embarrassing I would find it if somebody managed to dig up ...
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Does LOTR have a shattered glass type alternate reality [closed]
Shattered glass is basically where the good and the bad team (morally speaking) switch, both within the general sides and individuals as a whole. It is primarily seen in The Transformers, but perhaps ...
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Elves leaving for Aman by the Fourth Age, while bound to the world and its fate
Aman was detached from the world itself by Eru Ilúvatar after the Númenóreans tried to invade it, and, in a sense, it is a place in another dimension; so elves moving there permanently while still ...
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Why does Gandalf question Thorin after he had found the note?
Why does Gandalf question Thorin about their orc hunters, AFTER he had already found a note in black speech offering payment for Thorin's head and showing him this in the tavern.
Gandalf and Balin ...
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Why does nobody in Tolkien's stories ever attempt to question or reason with Melkor?
I've read The Hobbit, LotR, The Silmarillion and am now well into the second "Lost tales" book.
That poor father that Melkor put in a prison on a high hill to force him to sit there and ...
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What's so special about Frodo?
There's constant reference to courage and good-will of Hobbits, which makes them a natural choice for resisting the Ring, as well as being more easily overlooked than any other race, when delivering ...
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What real-life plant stood in for Simbelmynë in "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"?
You might recall the scene in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers where Théoden (played by the late great Bernard Hill) is at his son Théodred's tomb with Gandalf.
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Why does Frodo choose to commit suicide?
I'm new to the LOTR fandom and I only just finished the movies and am going to now work my way through the books.
Why does Frodo choose suicide at the end? When he gets on the boat with the elves it ...
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Which plant was used as Athelas in LOTR / Hobbit movies?
There is already an exquisite thread concerning the plant described in the book
link here and its relative real life counterpart,
but my question is about the one actually used in the movies .
Any ...
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How are Gimli's athletic abilities in the books?
Three specific examples from the movie adaption of The Two Towers come to mind.
When Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli chase the Uruk-hai to rescue Merry
and Pippin, Gimli is constantly out of breath and ...
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Extent of the Westron language
Westron (and/or its predecessor "Adûnaic") serve as the Common tongue in Middle-Earth and as with all languages, easily the most "fun" thing to do with them, is taking some words ...
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How did Samwise/Gimli/Bilbo/Frodo/Galadriel know they were allowed into Valinor?
At the end of the Third Age / early Fourth Age, Samwise/Gimli/Bilbo/Frodo/Galadriel got on boats and went to Valinor. How did they know that they would be allowed into Valinor? Valinor is usually ...
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Spoken language of the Hobbits in LotR [closed]
Yesterday, while milling over iconic lines from the Lord of the Rings trilogy, something started bugging me – Whenever the Hobbits are amongst themselves wouldn't they speak… well 'Hobbitish' or at ...
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Could Maedhros and Maglor have returned the Silmarils?
At the end of the War of Wrath, Maedhros and Maglor stole into the Eönwë's camp and stole the Silmarils. They were caught, but Eönwë allowed them to leave. Afterwards Maedhros committed suicide while ...
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In The Lord of the Rings, did anyone ever say "The fellowship is now complete."?
I have seen some references to this quote, but can't confirm if it was a real line, in either the books or movies. Is it perhaps a Mandela effect, or a reference from something else?
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