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12-15-2001, 04:47 PM
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Hobbit
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: England
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Nine riders and nine companions
I just realised something, there's nine ringwraiths, and nine in the fellowship of the ring. Coincidence or deliberate, what does everyone think, or does anyone know?
Did Tolkien do this on purpose, some kind of literary device maybe, or for some other reason? Or was it just accidental? Are there any other strange things with numbers in tolkiens books?
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12-15-2001, 04:49 PM
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The Insufferable
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it was deliberate.
Elrond and gandalf and the others decided to send nine against the nine. there's no real significance to it.
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12-15-2001, 09:42 PM
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Sapling
Join Date: Dec 2001
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Elrond says they will match the 9 walkers against the 9 riders
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12-15-2001, 10:55 PM
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Hobbit
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: traveling Middle Earth
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in the book there in 9 fellwoships because theu are the carriers, and then there is a perosn for the races were the other rings were give.... and they were told it would be 9v9
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12-16-2001, 12:08 AM
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Sapling
Join Date: Dec 2001
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Brad Run SPELL CHECK
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12-16-2001, 12:41 AM
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Hobbit
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: traveling Middle Earth
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but i don't wanna......
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