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Eruonen
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Oct 22 2010, 11:37pm
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Correct, most reach 250 years and those over 300 were equivalent
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to our > 100 years olds. HoMe XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth; 'Durin's Folk': "Dwarves of different 'breeds' vary in their longevity. Durin's race were originally long-lived (especially those named Durin), but like most other peoples they had become less so during the Third Age. Their average age (unless they met a violent death) was about 250 years, which they seldom fell far short of, but could occasionally far exceed (up to 300). A Dwarf of 300 was about as rare and aged as a Man of 100. Dwarves remained young - e.g. regarded as too tender for really hard work or for fighting - until they were 30 or nearly that (Dáin II was very young in 2799 (32) and his slaying of Azog was a great feat). After that they hardened and took on the appearance of age (by human standards) very quickly. By forty all Dwarves looked much alike in age, until they reached what they regarded as old age, about 240. They then began to age and wrinkle and go white quickly (baldness being unknown among them), unless they were going to be long-lived, in which case the process was delayed. Almost the only physical disorder they suffered from (they were singularly immune from diseases such as affected Men, and Halflings) was corpulence. If in prosperous circumstances, many grew very fat at or before 200, and could not do much (save eat) afterwards. Otherwise 'old age' lasted not much more than ten years, and from say 40 or a little before to near 240 (two hundred years) the capacity for toil (and for fighting) of most Dwarves was equally great." So, if 250 yrs is equivalent to around 80 -85 human years than we can divide 250 / 80 = 3.125 then multiply by a given human age to arrive at an equivalent dwarf age...or a dwarf age of 195 / 3.125 = 62.4 human years. So Thorin, being a dwarf may have been middle aged but remained still vigorous as was their nature until old age.
(This post was edited by Eruonen on Oct 22 2010, 11:39pm)
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Richard Armitage as Thorin
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News from Bree
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Oct 22 2010, 1:14pm
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LOL! Nice job WouterG...
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Owain
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Oct 22 2010, 7:22pm
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Amazing:
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macfalk
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Oct 22 2010, 7:29pm
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Agree
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mulubinba
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Oct 22 2010, 8:04pm
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I also agree !
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Huan71
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Oct 22 2010, 8:22pm
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Great job
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stuartjames92
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Oct 22 2010, 7:30pm
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Not sure I want to know who else was considered
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Flagg
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Oct 22 2010, 7:48pm
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no no no...
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smokerings
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Oct 22 2010, 7:33pm
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or
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Doriath
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Oct 22 2010, 7:39pm
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YES, EXACTLY what I just posted about a second ago.
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Tim
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Oct 22 2010, 7:37pm
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Awful nose!
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Estel78
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Oct 22 2010, 7:46pm
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yeah
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Doriath
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Oct 22 2010, 7:50pm
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agreed....
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smokerings
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Oct 22 2010, 7:52pm
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That's his real nose ...
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bookgirl13
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Oct 22 2010, 8:07pm
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Hey, complaining about his nose is my bit!
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SirDennisC
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Oct 22 2010, 10:17pm
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*giggles uncontrollably*
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Alassëa Eruvande
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Oct 22 2010, 7:47pm
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Looks quite good...
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Captain Salt
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Oct 22 2010, 7:50pm
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I just look at him and hear Sean Connery's voice.
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Owain
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Oct 22 2010, 7:52pm
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Why do many people think Dwarves should have large noses? //
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N.E. Brigand
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Oct 22 2010, 8:30pm
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Right, keeping in mind this is not a Disney dwarf....erase that memory...
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Eruonen
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Oct 22 2010, 8:47pm
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If they decide
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duats
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Oct 22 2010, 8:58pm
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Thorin was only about 195 years old...with a dwarvish life expectancy of
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Eruonen
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Oct 22 2010, 9:03pm
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Brian Blessed
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sharku
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Oct 22 2010, 9:13pm
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If not a dwarf...how about as the Great Goblin!
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Eruonen
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Oct 22 2010, 9:22pm
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Brian Blessed
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Ruijor
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Oct 22 2010, 11:14pm
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At the end of the Third Age
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Plurmo
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Oct 22 2010, 9:26pm
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I keep thinking
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Zizix
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Oct 22 2010, 9:41pm
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You make very fine points, as usual, Zizix,
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Plurmo
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Oct 22 2010, 10:34pm
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CGI?
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Mooseboy018
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Oct 23 2010, 1:55am
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Outside Hornburg's gate, along Aragorny :) //
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Plurmo
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Oct 23 2010, 2:16am
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For realz?
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Mooseboy018
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Oct 23 2010, 3:19am
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Thorin the grey?
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Daisy Gold
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Oct 22 2010, 9:32pm
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Not 500 years.
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N.E. Brigand
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Oct 22 2010, 10:23pm
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Correct, most reach 250 years and those over 300 were equivalent
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Eruonen
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Oct 22 2010, 11:37pm
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Thanks for the research
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Plurmo
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Oct 23 2010, 1:45am
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Don't believe...
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Gimilkhad
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Oct 22 2010, 8:41pm
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Change from "homeless" dwarf to King under the Mountain
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Oden
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Oct 22 2010, 9:47pm
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King Under the Mountain of Latex Prosthetics. //
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Voorhas
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Oct 22 2010, 9:55pm
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Thorin and chums
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kjeevah
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Oct 23 2010, 5:10am
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That decorative axe
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Doriath
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Oct 23 2010, 6:23am
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Richard Armitage looks EXACTLY like John Howe's Thorin...
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Earl
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Oct 23 2010, 6:57am
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Looks quite well
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maut
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Oct 23 2010, 10:02am
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I love this!
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R4W13Y
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Oct 23 2010, 3:20pm
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