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...and now swiftly they arose, and passing over Hithlum they came to asunder the webs of Ungoliant...
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For the record, I decided to count the number of times in
The Silmarillion the phrases "passing over", "pass over" and "passed over" appear in the context of characters' travels. It turns out that, including the
Valaquenta and the
Ainulindalë but excluding
Akallabêth and
Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age (I got lazy), the phrases appear 32 times, and are used only twice in the context of flight (to describe the movements of Thorondor and Tilion). In retrospect this was an utterly profitless endeavour, although it is a (minute) dent in the argument of some pro-wingers. Thank you for your time.