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[–] [email protected] 100 points 2 weeks ago (35 children)

The reason Legolas can see that far is because the curvature of Earth doesn't exist for elves. It is the same reason they can sail off into the Undying Lands without circling back around.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You mean the curvature of middle earth, right? RIGHT?!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Middle Earth is canonically our Earth, in the past

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