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  2. The Eagle and the Sceptre - Wikipedia

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    He thought Isildur's encounter with Shelob was "completely unnecessary but suitably creepy". Whitbrook was more critical of how quickly the Númenórean storyline was being told. [ 44 ] Matt Schimkowitz at The A.V. Club praised the episode as the best of the season so far, partially attributing this to the focus on Isildur who is "the closest ...

  3. Mithril - Wikipedia

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    Mithril is a fictional metal found in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings. It is described as resembling silver, but being stronger and lighter than steel.It was used to make armour, such as the helmets of the citadel guard of Minas Tirith, and ithildin alloy, used to decorate gateways with writing visible only by starlight or moonlight.

  4. Shelob - Wikipedia

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    In the game, Shelob shape-shifts to assume the form of an attractive woman. Following criticism of this decision, the creative director Michael de Plater explained that Gollum and Shelob were "the unsung heroes of The Lord of the Rings": Shelob senses Frodo's weakness and makes a pact with Gollum to hasten him to Mount Doom and destroy the ring.

  5. List of translations of The Lord of the Rings - Wikipedia

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    J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings has been translated, with varying degrees of success, many times since its publication in 1954–55. Known translations are listed here; the exact number is hard to determine, for example because the European and Brazilian dialects of Portuguese are sometimes counted separately, as are the Nynorsk and Bokmål forms of Norwegian, and the ...

  6. The Tower of Cirith Ungol and Shelob's Lair - Wikipedia

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    Andy Blakeman reviewed Shelob's Lair and the Tower of Cirith Ungol for Imagine magazine, and stated that "As usual, there is all the detail one could wish for on land, climate, politics and power, and of course, Cirith Ungol." [2] William A. Barton reviewed The Tower of Cirith Ungol and Shelob's Lair in The Space Gamer No. 73. [1]

  7. Heraldry of Middle-earth - Wikipedia

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    Tuor bears a blue shield emblazoned with the White Wing of his House in Gondolin. [T 1]J. R. R. Tolkien invented heraldic devices for many of the characters and nations of Middle-earth.

  8. Battle of the Morannon - Wikipedia

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    The battle took place on 25 March. Before the battle began, Sauron sent the Black Númenórean called the Mouth of Sauron to speak with the Captains of the West. He tried to trick Gandalf into believing Sauron held Frodo captive, displaying as evidence Sam's sword, an Elven cloak, and Frodo's mithril shirt.

  9. Conservation and restoration of fur objects - Wikipedia

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    Seal skin was one of the first furs to be used for a coat. [4] Fashion went through waves of monkeys, mice, and cat fur dressing during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The turn of the century focused on the exotic animals like lions , tigers , leopards , and polar bear fur.