Family tree

And I was just pointing out Norc that why would you expect any charcater development between Legolas and Gimli after he became King when Pj did not bother with giving us any before?

fair point, if you think there wasn't any character development. I don't. And there isn't that much more in the book really either.

I agree with you Petty.

Have you done an amoeba and split in two Norc? Or merely a touch of schizophrenia!

I know, I can't believe I just said that.

Lord of the Rings statistics.

http://lotrproject.com/statistics.php#agedistmen

Chris, I name ye "Lorefinder"!

I'm still unclear as to how this guy thinks he is making statistical statements about the societies in Tolkien's world when the only data he has to go on are the family trees of a handful of noble families.

I have to admit that the map feature is pretty cool.

Its pretty good isn't it ?

that is pretty cool! I liked it through Facebook, but I think I was on my mom's profile she's up for a surprise.

I'd like to know his methodology for putting that chart together because I get the sense that this is another case of him overgeneralizing from very limited data. The fact that Hobbits make up such a large portion of the chart makes me suspect that because while most of the specific genealogical information we have is Hobbit-related, it's clear from the books that Hobbits are only a small part of the overall population of Middle-earth.