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13 questions linked to/from What is the timeline for The Lord of the Rings trilogy?
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Did Gandalf do anything else in Middle-earth after talking with Tom Bombadil?
In "Chapter 7: Homeward Bound" of the The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Gandalf tells the Hobbits,
I am turning aside soon. I am going to have a long talk with Bombadil: such a talk as ...
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Did Gandalf battle Sauron at Amon Hen?
The Ring now has passed beyond my help, or the help of any of the
Company that set out from Rivendell. Very nearly it was revealed to
the Enemy, but it escaped. I had some part in that: for I sat ...
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Does time move slower inside Lothlórien?
I know I have read this somewhere and I wonder if it is correct. When the Fellowship comes out of Lothlórien it is implied that, during the time it has taken for them to be in Lothlórien, a lot more ...
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Does a transcription of Tolkien's handwriting in this image exist?
In his answer to another question I asked here, Jason Baker included the following image, taken from a page of Tolkien's "Synoptic Time Scheme for The Lord of the Rings". We had some difficulty ...
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How did Frodo's and Sam's non-Orc clothes get back from Mount Doom?
When Frodo and Sam wake up after being rescued by the Eagles, Gandalf mentions that the clothes that they wore to Mordor have been "rescued", and that they shall wear them in a ceremony.
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Why did Fellowship of the Ring stay in Lothlórien for so long?
When the fellowship of the ring left Lothlórien, Sam commented on the position of the moon and questioned how long they had stayed in Lothlórien. Aragorn replied to Sam as follows:
The old moon ...
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How did Saruman's army of Uruk Hai find the Fellowship?
I've always wondered how they tracked the Fellowship down and found them on the west side of the Anduin?
Did Saruman maybe know that this was the route the fellowship were most likely to take?
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Did Tolkien ever write that Sauron killed Shagrat?
Many wiki entries, as well as many other sources about Shagrat (one of the Orc captains who captured Frodo outside Shelob's lair) say he was killed by Sauron shortly after Frodo's escape.
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Source for Frodo/Gandalf exchange about wounds in "The Return of the King"
Could someone kindly tell me exactly where in the book this quote is found? I need it for an exam tomorrow.
'Are you in pain, Frodo?' said Gandalf quietly as he rode by Frodo's side.
'Well, yes I am,'...
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Why did Frodo start his adventure 17 years after he inherited the One Ring?
I haven't read the books for many years, so I don't remember the exact reasons, but looking at this LOTR Timeline on lotrproject.com, I see that Frodo inherited the Ring on 23 September TA 3001, but ...
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Why did Peter Jackson add the Nazgûls attack scene in Bree when it was not present in the original story, nor very important for the plot?
Although it's a very good scene from the film, I don't see why Peter Jackson added it to the story (remember).
In the books, the Hobbits do not meet the Nazgûl in Bree, and that does not really ...
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What did Bilbo Baggins do while the Fellowship of the Ring went on their quest?
Bilbo is responsible for leaving the One Ring for Frodo, who subsequently became hunted by the Nazgûl, Saruman, Sauron, and even Boromir in a way. Yet in the Peter Jackson film Fellowship of the Ring, ...
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Where did Bilbo wander?
When Bilbo was talking with Frodo when he arrived at Rivendell, Bilbo said that he had wandered for a while. After he wandered for a while, He arrived at Rivendell and went to Dain with some dwarves. ...
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