11-06-2002, 05:27 AM | #1 |
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How far is a league?
(I've searched elsewhere but not been able to find and answer; apologies if it's already been done)
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11-06-2002, 05:53 AM | #3 |
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Ta muchly. For some reason it never occurred to me that T would use "real" measures...
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11-08-2002, 06:56 PM | #4 |
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That measurment site also says that 1 fathom = 6 feet. Thorondor's wingspan was 30 fathoms, or 180 feet. That was one HUGE eagle!!
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11-09-2002, 07:07 AM | #5 |
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Thorondor's wingspan was 180 feet?! : Wow! I thought it was about fifty feet at the most! Thanks for setting me straight on that one
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1 league = 3 miles 1 mile =8 furlongs 1 furlong = 40 rods 1 rod = 6 paces (which in later days to provide consistency among surveyors was quantified as 5-1/2 yards) 1 pace = the length of a grown man's stride Of course, if the unit of measurement in ME had been measured by Aragorn's stride, distances would have been vast, indeed. |
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11-09-2002, 03:01 PM | #7 |
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There is a list of various numenorian measures in UT
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11-10-2002, 09:31 AM | #8 |
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In the two towers Sam said that his rope was 30 ells.
How long is that?
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11-10-2002, 10:05 AM | #9 |
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Back to the almanac....
"Ell, English: 1-1/4 yards of 1/32 bolt. Used for measuring cloth."
Or rope, I suppose. Sam's people were ropemakers, after all. Tolkien sure paid attention to details! Once many moons ago I looked that one up, and seem to remember that it was supposed to be based on the length of a man's arm, but can't document that now. Is it true? The almanac also points out that a Gross is equal to 12 dozen or 144. It isn't said to pertain to hobbits, though JRRT certainly used it that way at Bilbo's party. (G) Last edited by The Lady of Ithilien : 11-10-2002 at 10:08 AM. |
12-06-2002, 01:58 PM | #10 |
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This thread is interesting!
I really needed to know this! Thank you! Thanx to BoP, Getchan and LoI. This thread has actually made me think! |
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12-07-2002, 01:23 AM | #13 |
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12-07-2002, 08:21 AM | #14 |
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Wow its amazing how much info you can get from a question!
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Speaking of fortnights...
Well, we weren't, actually, but "fortnight" is an old-fashioned term used around the same time as "league," and this thread came to mind as I read the following during an explanation of what a lunar month is:
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Also, now JRRT's descriptions of the phase of the moon throughout The Lord of the Rings reveal their importance (he used the moon in 1942, I think, or was it 1941?). That, more than the use of weekday names (which were complicated enough to discuss in the appendices), gives one the sense of days (and nights) moving right along. And it's so subtle, you don't even notice. Er, has anyone ever commented on the man's genius? Within the last five minutes, I mean.
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