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12-30-2001, 05:54 AM
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Sapling
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Length of "one league"
According to dictionary.com, 1 league is equivalent to 3 statute miles. Is this how we should interpret "league" in LOTR ? Or is Tolkien referring to "1 league == 1 mile" ?
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12-30-2001, 10:33 AM
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Self-Appointed Lord of the Free Peoples of the General Messages
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*also has wondered what a league is considered*
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12-30-2001, 04:30 PM
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Enting
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I think that Tolkien meant the real league in his books. He used miles there as well.
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12-31-2001, 03:33 AM
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Elven Loremaster
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Tolkien's league equates to three miles.
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12-31-2001, 04:33 AM
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Sapling
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Where did he used miles ?
Gimly,
Do you have references to where Tolkien used miles in the book as opposed to leagues ? Thanks FOTS |
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12-31-2001, 04:46 AM
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Elven Loremaster
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You can find examples of Tolkien's use of "miles" in the Prologue and in "A long expected party".
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01-06-2002, 02:51 PM
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Holy Hannah, the hobbits sure covered some incredible distances...
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