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Adamantium is a fictional chemical substance and metal alloy in a number of fictional settings, notably the Marvel Universe. The name is derived from adamantine, the metal of the Greek gods. Hercules himself used an enchanted golden mace made of adamantine, which was indestructible. In the modern fiction universe, the virtually-indestructible Adamantium was created when Dr. Myron MacLain reverse-engineered Captain America's vibranium-alloy shield. Henceforth, the vibranium alloy is the only man-made substance known to be more durable ...

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Captain America's shield: The process that created this shield was never duplicated and is not understood. It is made of an alloy that includes Wakandan vibranium. It was somehow molecularly altered to reach its current state. It is essentially indestructible, and is even stronger than any known form of adamantium. A mistake often made by readers is that Captain America's shield is made entirely of adamantium, or of vibranium. Since adamantium was not developed until after Captain America was revived from suspended animation, this wou ...

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Adamantium, Adamantium - Types of Adamantium

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Gimli is the son of Glóin, one of the former companions of Bilbo Baggins. He is by far remote a descendant of Durin the Deathless, father of the Dwarven people Gimli belongs to, but is not a member of the royal line. (Gimli is also the first cousin once removed of Balin, Lord Of Moria.) Gimli is introduced at the council of Elrond, which he attends together with his father to bring news of his home, Erebor. Gimli ...

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Gimli Middle-earth, Gimli Middle-earth - In the book, Gimli Middle-earth - Portrayals in adaptations, Gimli Middle-earth - In Ralph Bakshi's animated film, Gimli Middle-earth - In Peter Jackson's live-action movies, Gimli Middle-earth - Other adaptations, Gimli Middle-earth - Quotations, Gimli Middle-earth - From Tolkien's novel, Gimli Middle-earth - From Jackson's films, Gimli Middle-earth - Other versions of the legendarium

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The origin of Orcs is an open question. In Tolkien's writings, evil is not capable of independent creation, making it unlikely that the Vala Morgoth, who was obviously the first to produce them, could do that ex nihilo. Unlike the orc-néas ('orc-corpses') of Beowulf, no female Orcs are ever mentioned by Tolkien, however Peter Jackson's films showed only one Orc as female. Presumably, an all male race would be incapable of sexual reproduction. However, one of Tolkien's theories possibly contradicts this (see below). < ...

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Orc Middle-earth, Orc Middle-earth - The origin of Orcs, Orc Middle-earth - Made from the earth, Orc Middle-earth - Corrupted Elves, Orc Middle-earth - Fallen Maiar, Orc Middle-earth - Orc's Diet, Orc Middle-earth - Some cross-bred with Men, Orc Middle-earth - Sentient beasts, Orc Middle-earth - Orcs and goblins, Orc Middle-earth - Historical Notes, Orc Middle-earth - Individual orcs, Orc Middle-earth - Azog, Orc Middle-earth - Boldog, Orc Middle-earth - Bolg, Orc Middle-earth - Golfimbul, Orc Middle-earth - Gorbag, Orc Middle-earth - Gorgol, Orc Middle-earth - Great Goblin The, Orc Middle-earth - Grishnákh, Orc Middle-earth - Lagduf, Orc Middle-earth - Lugdush, Orc Middle-earth - Lurtz, Orc Middle-earth - Gothmog, Orc Middle-earth - Mauhúr, Orc Middle-earth - Muzgash, Orc Middle-earth - Radbug, Orc Middle-earth - Shagrat, Orc Middle-earth - Sharku, Orc Middle-earth - Snaga, Orc Middle-earth - Ufthak, Orc Middle-earth - Uglúk

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The origin of Orcs is an open question. In Tolkien's writings, evil is not capable of independent creation, making it unlikely that the Vala Morgoth, who was obviously the first to produce them, could do that ex nihilo. Unlike the orc-néas ('orc-corpses') of Beowulf, no female Orcs are ever mentioned by Tolkien, and likewise Peter Jackson's films never show any of the Orcs as female. Presumably, an all male race would be incapable of sexual reproduction. However, one of Tolkien's theories possibly contradicts this (see below). < ...

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Orc Middle-earth, Orc Middle-earth - The origin of Orcs, Orc Middle-earth - Made from the earth, Orc Middle-earth - Corrupted Elves, Orc Middle-earth - Fallen Maiar, Orc Middle-earth - Some cross-bred with Men, Orc Middle-earth - Sentient beasts, Orc Middle-earth - Orcs and goblins, Orc Middle-earth - Historical Notes, Orc Middle-earth - Individual orcs, Orc Middle-earth - Azog, Orc Middle-earth - Boldog, Orc Middle-earth - Bolg, Orc Middle-earth - Golfimbul, Orc Middle-earth - Gorbag, Orc Middle-earth - Gorgol, Orc Middle-earth - Great Goblin The, Orc Middle-earth - Grishnákh, Orc Middle-earth - Lagduf, Orc Middle-earth - Lugdush, Orc Middle-earth - Lurtz, Orc Middle-earth - Gothmog, Orc Middle-earth - Mauhúr, Orc Middle-earth - Muzgash, Orc Middle-earth - Radbug, Orc Middle-earth - Shagrat, Orc Middle-earth - Sharku, Orc Middle-earth - Snaga, Orc Middle-earth - Ufthak, Orc Middle-earth - Uglúk

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Hjalmar was one of the Swedish king Yngvi's housecarls at Uppsala. He and princess Ingeborg were in love, but the king said no to his requests for mariage, since he hoped for a suitor with a better pedigree. Hjalmar's reputation as a courageous and valiant warrior was great and it reached the most remote parts of Norway, where the Norwegian hero Orvar-Odd felt a desire to test his fighting skills with Hjalmar. Thus Orvar-Odd sailed to Sweden with five ships and met Hjalmar who had fifteen ships. Hjalmar could not accept such an uneven ...

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Hjalmar and Ingeborg, Hjalmar and Ingeborg - A tale of two heroes, Hjalmar and Ingeborg - The sons of Arngrim, Hjalmar and Ingeborg - The proposal, Hjalmar and Ingeborg - The duel on Samsø, Hjalmar and Ingeborg - Aftermath

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Bilbo and Frodo share a common birthday on 22 September, but Bilbo is seventy-eight years Frodo's senior. At the opening of The Lord of the Rings, Frodo and Bilbo are celebrating their Thirty-Third and Eleventy-First (111th) birthdays, respectively, on 22 September, T.A. 3001. Frodo was entrusted with the keeping of the One Ring when Bilbo left for Rivendell after the celebration. Gandalf warned Frodo that the Ring must never be used and should be kept secret. (At the time, he was not yet certain that it was a Ring of Power.) F ...

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Frodo Baggins, Frodo Baggins - Background, Frodo Baggins - In The Lord of the Rings, Frodo Baggins - Name, Frodo Baggins - Physical appearance, Frodo Baggins - Portrayal in adaptations, Frodo Baggins - The Line of Frodo, Frodo Baggins - Birthday observances, Frodo Baggins - External link

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Many years ago, on a floating continent hovering high above the surface of an unnamed planet, a technologically advanced civilization sought to harness the power of the four elemental crystals of light. They did not realize that they could not hope to control such fundamental forces of nature. This power of light would have consumed the world itself had the light crystals not had their natural counterparts: the four dark elemental crystals. Disturbed by the sudden interruption of the careful balance of the light and the dark, four warriors w ...

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Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy III - Gameplay, Final Fantasy III - Story, Final Fantasy III - Nintendo DS version, Final Fantasy III - Trivia

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Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings films. Arwen does not appear in Ralph Bakshi's 1978 adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, nor in the Rankin-Bass 1980 adaptation of The Return of the King. In Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Arwen is played by Liv Tyler. She plays a much more prominent role in the story, which Jackson defends as cinematically necessary to establish her role in the plot more firmly.(Elladan and Elrohir, her brothers, never appear.) I ...

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Arwen, Arwen - Arwen in the books, Arwen - Arwen in the films, Arwen - Controversy, Arwen - Line of the Half-elven

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Eragon begins with a 15 year old boy, Eragon, finding a mysterious blue stone in The Spine, an untamed range of mountains near the small village he calls home, Carvahall. Eragon takes place in a land called Alagaësia, which is ruled by the evil, twisted king, Galbatorix, who was once one of the dragon riders until he lost his Dragon and was corrupted by madness after the dragon riders denied him another dragon. After being unable to sell or trade his find, Eragon soon witnesses a baby dragon hatch from inside the "stone." Dragons are ...

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Eragon, Eragon - Introduction and cover flap summary, Eragon - Detailed plot summary, Eragon - Characters, Eragon - Release versions, Eragon - The Ancient Language, Eragon - Movie, Eragon - Critical reaction and rebuttal, Eragon - ISBNs

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Professions World of Warcraft - Gathering professions. The various gathering professions are all means to an end, never an end in themselves. A player may take a gathering profession to supplement his crafting profession, or simply to sell the items he gathers, but the products of these professions are never beneficial in and of themselves. Mining is a skill used t ...

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Professions World of Warcraft, Professions World of Warcraft - Primary professions, Professions World of Warcraft - Gathering professions, Professions World of Warcraft - Crafting professions, Professions World of Warcraft - Secondary professions, Professions World of Warcraft - Fishing, Professions World of Warcraft - Cooking, Professions World of Warcraft - First Aid

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The books have been criticized in some quarters for allegedly promoting an overly simplistic view of race and ethnicity. Critics point out that the "good" and "bad" animal characters are drawn exclusively along species lines, so mice, squirrels, badgers, hedgehogs and otters are exclusively "good" whereas rats, foxes, stoats and ferrets are exclusively "bad," though there are exceptions to the rule (Romsca the ferret was "good"). Wildcats are sometimes featured, sometimes as the villain, such as Tsarmina from Mossflower and Ungatt Tru ...

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Redwall, Redwall - General description, Redwall - Criticism, Redwall - Books of the Redwall series, Redwall - Publication order, Redwall - Chronological order, Redwall - Other Redwall-related books

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Drizzt Do'Urden - Appearance. Drizzt Do'Urden is a dark elf, commonly known as drow. Drizzt stands at about 5′6″ and weighs about 130 pounds (59 kg). His handsome features are sharp and well proportioned; and like other drow, Drizzt's skin is black and his stark white hair is long, thick, and flowing. Perhaps Drizzt's most striking feature, though, are his eyes, which are a lavender hue (quite different from the drow race's typical red, even when he uses his infravision, which normally causes eyes to glow red ...

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Drizzt Do'Urden, Drizzt Do'Urden - Basics, Drizzt Do'Urden - Appearance, Drizzt Do'Urden - Personality, Drizzt Do'Urden - Magical Items, Drizzt Do'Urden - Weapons, Drizzt Do'Urden - Combat/Tactics, Drizzt Do'Urden - Biography, Drizzt Do'Urden - Literature, Drizzt Do'Urden - The Dark Elf Trilogy, Drizzt Do'Urden - The Icewind Dale Trilogy, Drizzt Do'Urden - Legacy of the Drow, Drizzt Do'Urden - Paths of Darkness, Drizzt Do'Urden - The Hunter's Blades Trilogy, Drizzt Do'Urden - Fan reactions, Drizzt Do'Urden - Literature, Drizzt Do'Urden - Characters

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The origin of Orcs is an open question. In Tolkien's writings, evil is not capable of independent creation, making it unlikely that the Vala Morgoth, who was obviously the first to produce them, could do that ex nihilo. Unlike the orc-néas ('orc-corpses') of Beowulf, no female Orcs are ever mentioned by Tolkien, however Peter Jackson's films showed only one Orc as female. Presumably, an all male race would be incapable of sexual reproduction. However, one of Tolkien's theories possibly contradicts this (see below). < ...

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Orc Middle-earth, Orc Middle-earth - The origin of Orcs, Orc Middle-earth - Made from the earth, Orc Middle-earth - Corrupted Elves, Orc Middle-earth - Fallen Maiar, Orc Middle-earth - Some cross-bred with Men, Orc Middle-earth - Sentient beasts, Orc Middle-earth - Orcs and goblins, Orc Middle-earth - Historical Notes, Orc Middle-earth - Individual orcs, Orc Middle-earth - Azog, Orc Middle-earth - Boldog, Orc Middle-earth - Bolg, Orc Middle-earth - Golfimbul, Orc Middle-earth - Gorbag, Orc Middle-earth - Gorgol, Orc Middle-earth - Great Goblin The, Orc Middle-earth - Grishnákh, Orc Middle-earth - Lagduf, Orc Middle-earth - Lugdush, Orc Middle-earth - Lurtz, Orc Middle-earth - Gothmog, Orc Middle-earth - Mauhúr, Orc Middle-earth - Muzgash, Orc Middle-earth - Radbug, Orc Middle-earth - Shagrat, Orc Middle-earth - Sharku, Orc Middle-earth - Snaga, Orc Middle-earth - Ufthak, Orc Middle-earth - Uglúk

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In The Hobbit, Tolkien used the word "goblins" for Orcs, because he had not yet identified the world of The Hobbit with Middle-earth (which predated The Hobbit by several decades, in early writings which would later become The Silmarillion). Fortunately Tolkien did include some references to his mythology in the Hobbit, which later allowed him to identify the lands of the Hobbit with his Middle-earth. The term "Orc" does occur, but only in an instance where Gandalf is trying to scare Bilbo by mentioning creatures of the wilderness. In The Lord of the Rings, "Orc" is used predo ...

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Orc Middle-earth, Orc Middle-earth - The origin of Orcs, Orc Middle-earth - Made from the earth, Orc Middle-earth - Corrupted Elves, Orc Middle-earth - Fallen Maiar, Orc Middle-earth - Some cross-bred with Men, Orc Middle-earth - Sentient beasts, Orc Middle-earth - Orcs and goblins, Orc Middle-earth - Historical Notes, Orc Middle-earth - Individual orcs, Orc Middle-earth - Azog, Orc Middle-earth - Boldog, Orc Middle-earth - Bolg, Orc Middle-earth - Golfimbul, Orc Middle-earth - Gorbag, Orc Middle-earth - Gorgol, Orc Middle-earth - Great Goblin The, Orc Middle-earth - Grishnákh, Orc Middle-earth - Lagduf, Orc Middle-earth - Lugdush, Orc Middle-earth - Lurtz, Orc Middle-earth - Gothmog, Orc Middle-earth - Mauhúr, Orc Middle-earth - Muzgash, Orc Middle-earth - Radbug, Orc Middle-earth - Shagrat, Orc Middle-earth - Sharku, Orc Middle-earth - Snaga, Orc Middle-earth - Ufthak, Orc Middle-earth - Uglúk

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Novels with Drizzt as the title character tend to sell extremely well in comparison to other Forgotten Realms-line books, often breaking into the New York Times bestseller lists when first released and often out selling non-Drizzt related first-release products even in the back list version. While perhaps controversial among some Forgotten Realms fans, Drizzt is certainly one of the better-known faces (if not the best-known face) from the Forgotten Realms, and books featuring him are among the most popular of the ...

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Drizzt Do'Urden, Drizzt Do'Urden - Basics, Drizzt Do'Urden - Appearance, Drizzt Do'Urden - Personality, Drizzt Do'Urden - Magical Items, Drizzt Do'Urden - Weapons, Drizzt Do'Urden - Combat/Tactics, Drizzt Do'Urden - Biography, Drizzt Do'Urden - Literature, Drizzt Do'Urden - The Dark Elf Trilogy, Drizzt Do'Urden - The Icewind Dale Trilogy, Drizzt Do'Urden - Legacy of the Drow, Drizzt Do'Urden - Paths of Darkness, Drizzt Do'Urden - The Hunter's Blades Trilogy, Drizzt Do'Urden - Fan reactions, Drizzt Do'Urden - Literature, Drizzt Do'Urden - Characters

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On the subject of orcish tendencies to good and evil, it is interesting to note that page 364 of The Silmarillion states that "All living things were divided in that day, and some of every kind, even of beasts and birds, were found in either host, save the Elves only. They alone were undivided and followed Gil-galad. Of the Dwarves, few fought upon either side; but the kindred of Durin of Moria fought against Sauron." This refers to the Last Alliance at the Battle of Dagorlad and the subsequent siege of Barad-Dur and would seemingly ...

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Orc Middle-earth, Orc Middle-earth - The origin of Orcs, Orc Middle-earth - Made from the earth, Orc Middle-earth - Corrupted Elves, Orc Middle-earth - Fallen Maiar, Orc Middle-earth - Orc's Diet, Orc Middle-earth - Some cross-bred with Men, Orc Middle-earth - Sentient beasts, Orc Middle-earth - Orcs and goblins, Orc Middle-earth - Historical Notes, Orc Middle-earth - Individual orcs, Orc Middle-earth - Azog, Orc Middle-earth - Boldog, Orc Middle-earth - Bolg, Orc Middle-earth - Golfimbul, Orc Middle-earth - Gorbag, Orc Middle-earth - Gorgol, Orc Middle-earth - Great Goblin The, Orc Middle-earth - Grishnákh, Orc Middle-earth - Lagduf, Orc Middle-earth - Lugdush, Orc Middle-earth - Lurtz, Orc Middle-earth - Gothmog, Orc Middle-earth - Mauhúr, Orc Middle-earth - Muzgash, Orc Middle-earth - Radbug, Orc Middle-earth - Shagrat, Orc Middle-earth - Sharku, Orc Middle-earth - Snaga, Orc Middle-earth - Ufthak, Orc Middle-earth - Uglúk

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Unlike the primary professions, the secondary professions are not exclusive. In fact, a player may have skill in all three secondary professions, in addition to his two primaries. The secondary professions also differ from the primaries in their methods of advancement. The trainer NPCs for secondary professions can only train a player up to the journeyman level. To reach expert level in a secondary profession requires a training manual, which can be purchased from vendors in one or two places in the world. Once the player has advanced ...

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Professions World of Warcraft, Professions World of Warcraft - Primary professions, Professions World of Warcraft - Gathering professions, Professions World of Warcraft - Crafting professions, Professions World of Warcraft - Secondary professions, Professions World of Warcraft - Fishing, Professions World of Warcraft - Cooking, Professions World of Warcraft - First Aid

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In The Hobbit, Tolkien used the word "goblins" for Orcs, because he had not yet identified the world of The Hobbit with Middle-earth (which predated The Hobbit by several decades, in early writings which would later become The Silmarillion). Fortunately Tolkien did include some references to his mythology in the Hobbit, which later allowed him to identify the lands of the Hobbit with his Middle-earth. The term "Orc" does occur, but only in an instance where Gandalf is trying to scare Bilbo by mentioning creatures of the wilderness. In The Lord of the Rings, "Orc" is used predo ...

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Orc Middle-earth, Orc Middle-earth - The origin of Orcs, Orc Middle-earth - Made from the earth, Orc Middle-earth - Corrupted Elves, Orc Middle-earth - Fallen Maiar, Orc Middle-earth - Orc's Diet, Orc Middle-earth - Some cross-bred with Men, Orc Middle-earth - Sentient beasts, Orc Middle-earth - Orcs and goblins, Orc Middle-earth - Historical Notes, Orc Middle-earth - Individual orcs, Orc Middle-earth - Azog, Orc Middle-earth - Boldog, Orc Middle-earth - Bolg, Orc Middle-earth - Golfimbul, Orc Middle-earth - Gorbag, Orc Middle-earth - Gorgol, Orc Middle-earth - Great Goblin The, Orc Middle-earth - Grishnákh, Orc Middle-earth - Lagduf, Orc Middle-earth - Lugdush, Orc Middle-earth - Lurtz, Orc Middle-earth - Gothmog, Orc Middle-earth - Mauhúr, Orc Middle-earth - Muzgash, Orc Middle-earth - Radbug, Orc Middle-earth - Shagrat, Orc Middle-earth - Sharku, Orc Middle-earth - Snaga, Orc Middle-earth - Ufthak, Orc Middle-earth - Uglúk

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Arwen means "noble woman" in Sindarin. Her epessë, Undómiel, means "Evenstar". She is held to be the reappearance in likeness of her ancestress Lúthien Tinúviel, most fair of all the Elves. Arwen's epessë also relates to Lúthien: Tinúviel translated to Quenya would be Tindómiel, which means "Nightingale," and shares the -miel evening/night-time suffix. The romance between Aragorn and Arwen is reminiscent of that between the Man Beren and the Elf Lúthien, but as with many other tales o ...

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Arwen, Arwen - Arwen in the books, Arwen - Arwen in the films, Arwen - Controversy, Arwen - Line of the Half-elven

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