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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

What's with the numbers, are they 2019 years old? 2019 miles/metres away? The numbers, what do they mean?!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's their age and sex, Gandalf is indeed 2049 years old during the events of the Lords of the ring.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I feel dumb, how did I not notice?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It's alright, I thought it was net worth at first.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

You think Gandalf ever had sex in those 2019 years? I mean, he probably has the equipment for the job and we know that wizards can enjoy the pleasures of mortals, such as smoking halfling weeds. He probably has at least made it to second base

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Statistically speaking he must have.
How he couldn't? I mean not even an orc?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The Valar can marry, which implies romantic love. (Although it seems like they don't have children the normal way.) So I think the Maiar experience romantic love too. Gandalf doesn't seem like the sort who would talk about it, especially if his partner had been dead for centuries.

But with Tolkien, you never know - apparently elves and humans have only gotten together twice in all the history of the world despite looking like each other and frequently being platonic friends.

Edit: I forgot about Luthien's mom. The Maiar can even have children.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Gandalf has unmatched rizz

So probably yeah