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Bookworm
Bookworm
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Q: Why is Aragorn so weird to Pippin when they make their final farewell before going back to Hobbit Land?

Gandalf But the Palantir of Orthanc the King will keep, to see what is passing in his realm, and what his servants are doing. For do not forget, Peregrin Took, that you are a knight of Gondor, and I do not release you from your service. You are going now on leave, but I may recall you. And remember, dea...

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CowperKettle
CowperKettle
09:28
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b_jonas
b_jonas
10:06
@NorthLæraðr See lawcomic.net/guide/?p=822 , chapter starts at lawcomic.net/guide/?p=786
Tsundoku
Tsundoku
10:53
@CowperKettle "books and cats"? Sorry, no, cats just come and distract you from your books.
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North Læraðr
North Læraðr
14:39
@b_jonas Interesting!
 
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Bookworm
Bookworm
16:06
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Q: Book about kids riding a flying snake in a magical realm

TyganI read an English-language novel in the mid-2000s about a group of 2 or 3 kids, probably siblings and/or cousins. I think they travel from out of town to a relative's home in the southern United States. They wander through a swamp or bayou and find some sort of entrance to a magical realm. Like N...

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Rand al'Thor
Rand al'Thor
17:13
@NorthLæraðr I'm not sure what to think about that Q&A. Although I don't agree with your close reason of "better suited for Mythology SE", it's borderline off-topic as a recommendation request. Gareth's answer is more in the spirit of the question, listing Zeus's "crimes" according to modern law, but the other answer is IMO more interesting, analysing the morality of Zeus's actions by contemporary standards, in the vein of this old great answer.
@Bookworm Another Tolkien HNQ. At least we had three Dostoevsky HNQs during the weekend.
I wonder if part of the reason why Tolkien questions tend to hit HNQ more easily is that there's a feed automatically posting them in SFF chat, inviting more eyeballs and voters from the beginning.

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