What were the giants?

Legolas_BowKing · 01-27-2002, 04:10 AM

There are giants mentioned in "The Hobbit" but what were they?
And how come they played no part in the "Lord Of The Rings"?
I am sure that they could of wiped out a few (thousand) Orcs.

afro-elf · 01-27-2002, 06:12 AM

maybe they were neutral

Lightice · 01-27-2002, 06:39 AM

My guess is, that they were trolls grown in humongous size. They were called 'stone giants', weren't they?

afro-elf · 01-27-2002, 06:47 AM

Yeah they were called stone giants

Ñólendil · 01-27-2002, 09:58 PM

Please don't post one thread in two different forums. Odds are the same people visit both. I moved the other one into the Middle-earth forum as this topic covers both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (as you apparently observed). The thread can be found here.

... Though, come to think of it, webwizard will probably kill me for locking a thread here, The Hobbit needs the posts after all ...

webwizard333 · 01-28-2002, 06:06 PM

Why can't the Middle Earth section close its giant discussion? The giants were only mentioned in the Hobbit, so they belong in this forum.

Ñólendil · 01-31-2002, 07:18 PM

Well, because the topic is a two part question: (1)What were the Giants in the Hobbit? (2)Why weren't they in the Lord of the Rings? That covers both books, but it shouldn't be in both forums, so I moved one to Middle-earth and closed the other. I knew you wouldn't be happy about it, sorry. It just seemed the most logical thing to do.

01-27-2002, 04:10 AM	#1
Legolas_BowKing Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 115	What were the giants? There are giants mentioned in "The Hobbit" but what were they? And how come they played no part in the "Lord Of The Rings"? I am sure that they could of wiped out a few (thousand) Orcs.

01-27-2002, 06:12 AM	#2
afro-elf Hoplite Nomad Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 3,931	maybe they were neutral __________________ About Eowyn, Does anyone know what her alias Dernhelm means? She was kown as dernhelm because of her exclaimation when she realized that the rider's headgear was heavy and obscured her sight. 'Dern Helm" Culled from Entmoot From Kirinski 57 and Wayfarer.

01-27-2002, 06:47 AM	#4
afro-elf Hoplite Nomad Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 3,931	Yeah they were called stone giants __________________ About Eowyn, Does anyone know what her alias Dernhelm means? She was kown as dernhelm because of her exclaimation when she realized that the rider's headgear was heavy and obscured her sight. 'Dern Helm" Culled from Entmoot From Kirinski 57 and Wayfarer.

01-27-2002, 09:58 PM	#5
Ñólendil Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: California Posts: 60,865	Please don't post one thread in two different forums. Odds are the same people visit both. I moved the other one into the Middle-earth forum as this topic covers both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (as you apparently observed). The thread can be found here. ... Though, come to think of it, webwizard will probably kill me for locking a thread here, The Hobbit needs the posts after all ... __________________ Falmon -- Dylan

01-28-2002, 06:06 PM	#6
webwizard333 Elf Lord Join Date: May 2001 Location: myob Posts: 587	Why can't the Middle Earth section close its giant discussion? The giants were only mentioned in the Hobbit, so they belong in this forum. __________________ Boo!

01-27-2002, 06:39 AM	#3
Lightice Elven Warrior Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 192	My guess is, that they were trolls grown in humongous size. They were called 'stone giants', weren't they?

01-31-2002, 07:18 PM	#7
Ñólendil Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: California Posts: 60,865	Well, because the topic is a two part question: (1)What were the Giants in the Hobbit? (2)Why weren't they in the Lord of the Rings? That covers both books, but it shouldn't be in both forums, so I moved one to Middle-earth and closed the other. I knew you wouldn't be happy about it, sorry. It just seemed the most logical thing to do. __________________ Falmon -- Dylan

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