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[โ€“] [email protected] 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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

I remember asking my dad how far a league was when I first read the book, and then repeatedly questioning whether that could be right in the context of the writing.

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