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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 Sauron refer to Morgoth as "Morgoth" (Sindarin for "Black Foe" or "Dark Tyrant")?
In "Akallabeth", Sauron says to Ar-Pharazon:
... and his name is Melkor, Lord of All, Giver of Freedom
Other than this we don't have many direct quotes from Sauron.
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What unit system does Middle-earth use?
In the appendix titled "Númenórean Linear Measures" of the Disaster of the Gladden Fields chapter of Unfinished Tales, Tolkien goes into some detail about what a league is, and how he 'translates' th …
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Are there any (natural) scientists in Middle-earth?
It surprises me that no one has mentioned the Númenóreans yet.
From A Description of the Island of Númenor in Unfinished Tales:
The account of the Island of Númenor that here follows is derived fr …
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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...
During the trip from Bree to Rivendell with Aragorn, they were on foot and staying off the Road to elude the Black Riders. On the way back to the Shire they could ride openly on the Road with Gandalf …
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Do curse words exist in Tolkien's Legendarium?
I'm sure Orcish contains such words:
But Orcs and Trolls spoke as they would, without love of words or things; and their language was actually more degraded and filthy than I have shown it. I …
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Why didn't the Fellowship throw the One Ring into some other volcano?
Elrond says at the Council that there are no dragons remaining whose fires are hot enough to affect the Rings of Power, and that not even Ancalagon the Black could have harmed the One Ring.
Long di …
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Why was the Balrog unconcerned with the fate of Middle Earth?
My view is that the Balrog of Moria was afraid to draw attention to itself - it was in hiding, having survived the destruction of Angband only by fleeing and hiding. We'll probably never know Tolkien …
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