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What material was the One Ring made of?

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Identify sci-fi short story about mysterious dwarf stars

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Has JKR ever talked about the inspiration of creating the Horcrux idea? Is it related to the One Ring?

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answered Mar 2, 2017 at 6:36

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Would Gandalf have been allowed to fight Smaug?

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answered Oct 11, 2016 at 3:25

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Why didn't Phssthpok use hyperdrive?

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answered Jan 28, 2017 at 4:54

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Are there characters from Tolkien's Legendarium that came back from the dead?

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answered Dec 14, 2017 at 3:57

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In the end of LOTR, why does the Eye of Sauron burn so vigorously after the Ring gets destroyed?

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answered May 24, 2017 at 4:28

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Alien race secretly oversees earth, ship named Ganymede

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answered Nov 6, 2016 at 2:39

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Cannot find this short story: man buys rug, falls asleep, finds himself in deadly world

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answered Aug 9, 2016 at 4:52

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What (if anything) do we know about the orcs who fought against Sauron?

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answered Sep 10, 2021 at 18:22

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Did Elrond have a right to the throne of Númenor?

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Are there dark elves or lone elf warriors in LOTR?

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answered Feb 17, 2021 at 3:54

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Sci Fi trilogy, read circa 1980, with dangerous moisturised rain droplets, characters digging gems, and mating incompatibility between species

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answered Nov 28, 2016 at 5:20

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Short story: Modem improves user's BBS or Usenet posts, ultimately kills him

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answered Oct 9, 2018 at 13:59

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Where did the concept of lasers being futuristic weapons come from?

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answered Jun 7, 2017 at 3:39

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Can Forsaken kill those Bound to the Wheel in Tel'aran'rhiod?

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answered Dec 2, 2017 at 3:08

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Where do the Rings of Power get their powers from?

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answered Jul 26, 2021 at 23:16

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Could Sauron have created new Ringwraiths?

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answered May 17, 2017 at 8:34

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Is the Necromancer capable of true resurrection?

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answered Jan 30, 2017 at 4:19

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Are facehuggers and xenomorphs the same species or a symbiotic relationship?

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answered Sep 4, 2016 at 19:08

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Time travelers meet prehistoric ancestors and discover they are being taught or herded or are the children of aliens

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answered Nov 6, 2016 at 17:54

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Why did all of the magic disappear immediately when X(A/N)th left Xanth?

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answered Dec 10, 2017 at 5:16

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Why couldn't Gandalf kill multiple orcs at a time?

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answered Dec 11, 2017 at 4:54

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Does this character have limits as a mortal?

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What was the official plan for defeating Sauron?

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answered Apr 30, 2017 at 7:20

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Why don't facehuggers attack adult xenomorphs?

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answered Feb 11, 2017 at 6:03

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Science Fiction - Space expedition - Carnivorous plants in an alien planet

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answered Nov 23, 2016 at 18:11

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Story identification - Fabled spaceship wreck discovery leads to planet full of descendants

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answered Jan 11, 2018 at 5:37

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Why are reactions to Old Ones and other horrors so different in Lovecraft's works?

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answered Mar 6, 2020 at 11:12

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Who created the beasts in Tolkien's Legendarium?

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What material was the One Ring made of?

Identify sci-fi short story about mysterious dwarf stars

Has JKR ever talked about the inspiration of creating the Horcrux idea? Is it related to the One Ring?

Would Gandalf have been allowed to fight Smaug?

Why didn't Phssthpok use hyperdrive?

Are there characters from Tolkien's Legendarium that came back from the dead?

In the end of LOTR, why does the Eye of Sauron burn so vigorously after the Ring gets destroyed?

Alien race secretly oversees earth, ship named Ganymede

Cannot find this short story: man buys rug, falls asleep, finds himself in deadly world

What (if anything) do we know about the orcs who fought against Sauron?

Did Elrond have a right to the throne of Númenor?

Are there dark elves or lone elf warriors in LOTR?

Sci Fi trilogy, read circa 1980, with dangerous moisturised rain droplets, characters digging gems, and mating incompatibility between species

Short story: Modem improves user's BBS or Usenet posts, ultimately kills him

Where did the concept of lasers being futuristic weapons come from?

Can Forsaken kill those Bound to the Wheel in Tel'aran'rhiod?

Where do the Rings of Power get their powers from?

Could Sauron have created new Ringwraiths?

Is the Necromancer capable of true resurrection?

Are facehuggers and xenomorphs the same species or a symbiotic relationship?

Time travelers meet prehistoric ancestors and discover they are being taught or herded or are the children of aliens

Why did all of the magic disappear immediately when X(A/N)th left Xanth?

Why couldn't Gandalf kill multiple orcs at a time?

Does this character have limits as a mortal?

What was the official plan for defeating Sauron?

Why don't facehuggers attack adult xenomorphs?

Science Fiction - Space expedition - Carnivorous plants in an alien planet

Story identification - Fabled spaceship wreck discovery leads to planet full of descendants

Why are reactions to Old Ones and other horrors so different in Lovecraft's works?

Who created the beasts in Tolkien's Legendarium?