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[–] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 111 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Actually Frodo was in his 30s when he received the Ring, he was in his 50s when he left the Shire...
Sorry to bother, I'll crawl back in my hill-dug home now

[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The real problem is when frodo is asking this question and it could be anywhere between ~30 and ~50... the age relationship between frodo and bilbo is incorrecr. it should be either 111 - 30 or 131 and 50

Edit: just remembered, frodo was 33 when he got the ring. On the books, some invetees to bilbos party where pissed off cause they felt like they were invited just to cover the 144 main guests (adding both bilbo's and frodo's age at the time)

[–] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 years ago

Unless math works differently in Middle Earth, that is exactly what I meant

[–] Chetzemoka@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

I appreciate you

[–] Scrof@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

I appreciate your correction!

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 72 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I’ve heardβ€”from another (admittedly biased and inconsistent) source close to the matterβ€”that OP is wicked, tricksy, and perhaps even false.

[–] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Nasty and filthy, even.

[–] Dusktracer@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago

You son of a Took, keep it!

[–] Holodeck_Moriarty@lemm.ee 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Imagine the age gap relationship posts that we'd see in the LOTR universe.

[–] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

In fact I hate when in Moria Gandalf says "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us"
You're literally 2K years old, fuck you dude

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago

Quite a bit older, if you count more than his physical form.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

Dudes pissed on trees longer than whole generations have been alive.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Half of an age - 7 Centuries

[–] efrique@lemm.ee 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

took me a minute. Still waking up. The Bilbo Frodo age diff is 111-33, though so if this is Frodo at 50, Bilbo is older than 111 at the time of writing

[–] Transcriptionist@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

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White text on dark blue background reading: "My uncle (111 M) gifted me (50 M) a ring before leaving to go travelling. A close family friend (2,019 M) told me to destroy the ring due to problematic associations with the jeweller who made it, but the ring is precious to me and I would feel guilty throwing it away. AITA?"

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[–] hoodlem@hoodlem.me 14 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Bilbo (111 M) gives the ring of power to Frodo (50 M) who is told by Gandalf (2019 M) it must be destroyed because Sauron (jeweler) is a douche

[–] H2207@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

What's with the numbers, are they 2019 years old? 2019 miles/metres away? The numbers, what do they mean?!

[–] Gimly@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's their age and sex, Gandalf is indeed 2049 years old during the events of the Lords of the ring.

[–] H2207@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I feel dumb, how did I not notice?

[–] Signtist@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

It's alright, I thought it was net worth at first.

[–] aman25ta@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

2019 years old Male

Mairon was cancelled after they found out he was in an accelerationist doomsday cult.

[–] Vikthor@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Frodo, don't wear the ring!