01-09-2004, 03:43 AM
This particular hero made the personal choice to sit in a chair in a sedentary fashion, and answer your query, rather than exercise to lose some excess weight. Please keep that in mind next time you judge an overweight person. B)
Back to the book: If you read Appendix A of Lord of the Rings (usually placed after the end of Return of the King) you'll find all this info and more. You may want to skip the kings and stewards sections (a bit dry) and go to the "Durin's Folk" entry. When you're done with dwarves go back and find the pages dealing with the war with Angmar. This will explain the Barrows on the Downs, and give you some history on head of the Nazgul, aka the Witch-King of Angmar. For years, I'd make the mistake of reading the Numer. kings section first, get bored and quit. There are even interesting parts of the language sections too. You'll also find what brought Thorin and Gandalf together, and the reason Gandalf wanted Thorin to try to take out Smaug.
Back to the book: If you read Appendix A of Lord of the Rings (usually placed after the end of Return of the King) you'll find all this info and more. You may want to skip the kings and stewards sections (a bit dry) and go to the "Durin's Folk" entry. When you're done with dwarves go back and find the pages dealing with the war with Angmar. This will explain the Barrows on the Downs, and give you some history on head of the Nazgul, aka the Witch-King of Angmar. For years, I'd make the mistake of reading the Numer. kings section first, get bored and quit. There are even interesting parts of the language sections too. You'll also find what brought Thorin and Gandalf together, and the reason Gandalf wanted Thorin to try to take out Smaug.