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For questions about the trilogy of movies or books, 'The Fellowship of the Ring', 'The Two Towers' and 'The Return of the King'. Always use in conjunction with the [tolkiens-legendarium] tag and, for movie questions, the relevant movie tag, e.g. [fellowship-of-the-ring].
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Does anyone call Sam Samwise?
In the movies Sam is often referred to as Samwise, and there is a chapter in the book called 'The Choices of Master Samwise' but I've never come across anyone calling him 'Samwise' throughout the stor …
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How did Smeagol turn into Gollum?
Smeagol was an ordinary looking hobbit(?) until he took the ring from Deagol.
Why did his body and mind change into the 'Gollum' creature?
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What do the people of the Middle Earth use as their best food source?
Throughout the stories of the Middle Earth there are many foods. Which types of food were used the most and who and how do they farm it?
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How many times does Sam's rope save the day?
During The Lord of the Rings I've noticed that Sam Gamgee goes on about his old Gaffer talking about ropes and he gets excited when rope is mentioned. How many time throughout the three books does thi …
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Why does Frodo trust Gollum when Sam doesn't?
Sam is always putting Gollum down and he never trusts him with anything unless Frodo says it's okay, even then he is still usually unhappy with the situation. Frodo on the other hand trusts Gollum wit …
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Did the Dwarves do anything to help during the War of the Ring? [duplicate]
In the LOTR series elves, men, hobbits and even eagles are a major help to the destruction of the ring and the saving of Middle-Earth. Dwarves didn't seem to be taking much part in this war.
Am I wro …
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Would Ents be more like humans or trees?
Ents, at first look, are big trees. When the Ents start to move around they become a more human like creature. Do they breath and eat or do they use photosynthesis? Are they made of real wood or is it …
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How did Sauron survive before the ring was created?
Sauron's ring was destroyed by Frodo and he was defeated.
How did he create the ring in the first place if he couldn't survive without it?
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What are the Undying Lands?
I've heard a lot about the Undying Lands but I don't fully understand how they're different from Middle-earth and why only certain people/races are allowed to go there.
Can someone explain?
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Why is Minas Morgul shining green light?
In The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King we see Minas Morgul as a giant tower that emits green light.
What are these lights and why are they there?
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Where does Gandalf Live?
Does Gandalf have his own home or does he just live where he goes?
Is there a place that he prefers to live and calls home most of all?
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Did Aragorn touch the Palantir in the book?
In the LOTR The Two Towers movie, Pippin takes a look at the Palantir and Aragorn grabs it for a second to save him.
Later in the extended version of the LOTR The Return of the King, Aragorn again pi …
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Were Nazgul horses regular horses?
In the movies, the Nazgul ride black horses with armour. I was wondering if that is all they are, or do they have some sort of magic? Are they evil?
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Why does Bilbo change?
In The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey the 50 year old Bilbo Baggins is played Martin Freeman and when he gets to his 100's (at the start of the movie and in The Lord of the Rings) Ian Holm plays a old …
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Can Gandalf actually appear out of nowhere like in 'The Hobbit'
In the 1977, animated version of 'The Hobbit' we see Gandalf appear out of nowhere in front of Bag End and again as they travel to Rivendell.
Can Gandalf really appear out of nowhere in Tolkiens Book …
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