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Old 01-27-2001, 05:54 PM   #30
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Re: Kingsfoil

I found numerous web references to kingsfoil in various RPG herbals.

I found one person who said it was the herb basil. No reason given.

&quot;Viburnum&quot;,&quot;opulus&quot;,&quot;King 's Crown&quot; was the closest I found in the herbals.


I wonder if Tolkien didn't deliberately choose a name that was not actually ever used, at least not in any common fashion.

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