Q: Is It Wrong To Identify The Beginning of The First Age with The First Sunrise? ANSWER: Many people would insist that, technically, yes, it’s […]
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These articles discuss events, peoples, individuals, or realms associated with Middle-earth in the First Age of the Years of the Sun.
Why Did Elven Populations Not Explode?
Q: Why Did Elven Populations Not Explode? ANSWER: I received the following comments and question about Elvish population growth in September 2022: Why did Elven […]
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What Would An Eldarin Victory against Morgoth Have Looked Like?
Q: What Would An Eldarin Victory against Morgoth Have Looked Like? ANSWER: If the Eldar had won the battle that became known as the Nirnaeth […]
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Does Turin Fight in the War of Wrath and Dagor Dagorath?
Q: Will Túrin Fight in Dagor Dagorath? #tolkien #middleearth ANSWER: This question was submitted by a reader in September 2021: Can we assume that Túrin […]
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How Many Edain Entered Beleriand?
Q: How Many Edain Entered Beleriand? ANSWER: I received this question in the Fall of 2022. I don’t believe I responded even by email (which […]
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How Quickly Could the Valar and Maiar Have Destroyed Beleriand?
Q: How Quickly Could the Valar and Maiar Have Destroyed Beleriand? ANSWER: A debate raged (rages) across a Web forum called Space Battles, and last […]
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Was Smaug Present at the War of Wrath?
Q: Was Smaug at the War of Wrath? ANSWER: There is no text – written by J.R.R. Tolkien – which places Smaug in the final […]
Continue readingWhy Did the Valar ‘Abandon’ the Elves and Men in Middle-Earth in the First Age?
Q: Why Did the Valar ‘Abandon’ the Elves and Men in Middle-Earth in the First Age? ANSWER: I have seen some people debate this issue […]
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Where Did Hobbits Live in the First Age?
Q: Where Did Hobbits Live in the First Age? ANSWER: While I am unaware of any published texts written by J.R.R. Tolkien that explain the […]
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How Was Beleriand Destroyed in the War of Wrath?
Q: How Was Beleriand Destroyed in the War of Wrath? ANSWER: Technically speaking Beleriand was NOT destroyed in the War of Wrath, although that is […]
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