Q: How Far Can Elves See?

ANSWER: I received the following question in May of 2025:

Just how far can Elves see and in what detail? In “The Two Towers” right after restoring Theoden, they are looking eastward from outside Meduseld at Edoras. In referring to Legolas it says “It seemed to Legolas, as he strained his farseeing eyes, that he caught a glint of white: far away perchance the sun […]

Lord of the Rings coin to mark 25 years since Tolkien film debut

"When light strikes the surface of the coin," it said, "a hidden image is revealed, the all-seeing eye of Sauron, emerging from the negative space at the centre of the Ring. [...]"

#lotr #Tolkien

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5pzp74mn6o

Who else would be always-welcome?

https://piefed.social/c/lotrmemes/p/2078606/who-else-would-be-always-welcome

Monday 29 Thrimidge 7490

on this day in history:
[nothing notable to mention]

#OnThisDay #Shire #LoTR

The UK is minting Tolkien-themed coins. I took a quick look, but was disappointed that the man shown in profile on one side is not Tolkien, but Charles II.

#LOTR #Tolkien

The real villain of LOTR

https://piefed.social/c/lotrmemes/p/2077920/the-real-villain-of-lotr

Para este #miercolesdecarteras un regalo de mi hermano, de ColorMoca, con el árbol blanco de Gondor grabado.

#lotr #lordoftherings #elsenordelosanillos

https://open.substack.com/pub/brandonbedard/p/the-mordor-problem?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=7qos2e

#AI #Writing #Reading #policy #LotR #Mordor #middleearth #business #politics #finance #economics #fiction #philosophy #science #Substack #journalism #news #gondor #fourthage #sauron #morgoth #math