Don Marshall
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I should say the same distance, essentially, but in a lot less time.
And in the footnote, Tolkien tells us exactly how far.
Seven leagues or more from the place of the battle.
Night had fallen when he fled.
He reached Anduin at midnight or near it."
That's seven leagues.
That's 21 miles.
Of course, Tolkien says or more.
So, you know, a little less than a marathon in distance after having marched all day.
That's honestly baffling.
Are you ready to do that Isildur challenge where you march with a couple hundred people for 10 hours and then you go off on a marathon run at night?
Let's do that at our next moot.