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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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What unit system does Middle-earth use?

No one has mentioned yet that Samwise measures the length of the rope that the Elves of Lórien gave to him in "ells." This might be, like "league," the use of an antique and seldom-used English measur …
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What's so special about Frodo?

Frodo was special because he was meant to have the Ring. Gandalf explains that there are powers at work that have created this situation and somehow chosen Frodo to be the Ringbearer. Gandalf, of cour …
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What did Gandalf mean by "first light of the fifth day"?

He meant, on the fifth day from this day, I will arrive at dawn, from the east. Note that this does not imply that the battle of the Hornburg last 5 days. Aragorn, Theoden, Gandalf and the rest of th …
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