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[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Is the unit 'one league' used in LOTR (esp in elvish) the same as in our universe. Just asking as nobody here is questioning the units.

[–] sness@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yes. The books are all carefully translated from elvish and would have accounted for unit conversions.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I thought they were written by Bilbo and Frodo in Westron and later 'translated' by Tolkien

[–] BearGun@ttrpg.network 3 points 1 week ago

Yea that's how i remember it

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