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What did Elrond mean by telling the council “it is so ordered …”?

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What's the meaning of Tom Bombadil's poem?

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What does “they were in name his subjects” mean?

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What did Bilbo mean by telling Frodo that Aragorn “thought the whole thing rather above my head”?

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Meaning of lines from Bilbo's “Song of Eärendil” in “The Lord of the Rings”

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Meaning of “the morning will speed you upon your way” in “The Fellowship of the Ring”

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Why did Bilbo tell himself “Wake up, indeed”?

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What does “other light” mean in “The Fellowship of the Ring”?

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How was Thangorodrim “broken” in “The Fellowship of the Ring”?

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What is the meaning/significance of Aragorn putting a green stone into Bilbo's song?

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What does “rough handling by grief” mean in “The Fellowship of the Ring”?

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What's the meaning of 'Spring' in “The Fellowship of the Ring”?

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Feb 26 '20 at 18:52 Gareth Rees 23.6k

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What do “nothing that lived” and “doughty at bay” mean?

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What does “set out fair and square” mean in the characterization of the Hobbits?

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What does “cheek” mean in the following phrase below in “The Fellowship of the Ring”?

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What is the meaning of “Yet the way of the Ring to my heart is by pity, pity for weakness and the desire of strength to do good.”?

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Meaning of “the throbbing air about him” in “The Fellowship of the Ring”?

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What does “once removed either way” mean?

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What's the meaning of “ leave him open to the summons ” in The Lord Of The Rings?

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What does “reckoning of years” mean?

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What did Elrond mean by telling the council “it is so ordered …”?

What's the meaning of Tom Bombadil's poem?

What does “they were in name his subjects” mean?

What did Bilbo mean by telling Frodo that Aragorn “thought the whole thing rather above my head”?

Meaning of lines from Bilbo's “Song of Eärendil” in “The Lord of the Rings”

Meaning of “the morning will speed you upon your way” in “The Fellowship of the Ring”

Why did Bilbo tell himself “Wake up, indeed”?

What does “other light” mean in “The Fellowship of the Ring”?

How was Thangorodrim “broken” in “The Fellowship of the Ring”?

What is the meaning/significance of Aragorn putting a green stone into Bilbo's song?

What does “rough handling by grief” mean in “The Fellowship of the Ring”?

What's the meaning of 'Spring' in “The Fellowship of the Ring”?

What do “nothing that lived” and “doughty at bay” mean?

What does “set out fair and square” mean in the characterization of the Hobbits?

What does “cheek” mean in the following phrase below in “The Fellowship of the Ring”?

What is the meaning of “Yet the way of the Ring to my heart is by pity, pity for weakness and the desire of strength to do good.”?

Meaning of “the throbbing air about him” in “The Fellowship of the Ring”?

What does “once removed either way” mean?

What's the meaning of “ leave him open to the summons ” in The Lord Of The Rings?

What does “reckoning of years” mean?