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Lommy, that is an intriguing idea! Perhaps those of us who are native English speakers missed the double possibilities of the word "to descend from"! It is even possible that Tolkien, with his wonderful sense of language, intended a double meaning there - both to be born from and to come down. At any rate the thought adds a fascinating facet to the discussion!
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'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth.. .'
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