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What is this curtainy thing? I have no idea. Is it from the next film, or what? 

In the scene in Moria, when they're waiting for Gandalf to decide which way they should go, it looks like Legolas is smoking a pipe. You don't actually see it, but it looks like he's holding it and smoke is coming out of it. Is it supposed to be a pipe? Because Elves aren't supposed to smoke, or is Legolas just the exception. He doesn't smoke in the book.

Before the Fellowship goes into Moria, Aragorn tells Gandalf hat it is not of the others that he is now thinking, but of him, and he warns Gandalf that if he should enter Moria, then he should beware. Why does he warn Gandalf that something might happen to him? How does he know?

What exactly are the Barrow Wights? They are very strange. And who IS Tom Bombadil?
In answer to this question, lotrguru14 said:
I read the LOTR first when i was in third grade (eight yrs old) and have just kept re-reading it since then, and am generally considered the standing Lord-of-the-rings-guru by my friends. (in case your wondering about my credability or something) About the Barrow-downs The Barrow-downs are the graves of the barrow-wights, and barrow-wights are the....ghosts, i guess, of the kings and queens who are buried there. (when i say graves, please keep in mind they have alot of treasure, weapons and probably a few servants in there with them as well). Also, though the wights were evil at the time Frodo and Co. ran into them, they may have been good at one time. The knives the hobbits use for swords are from the Barrow-downs, and, those, of course, are known to be of good Westernesse stock, and were deadly to the servants of Sauron. Tom Bombadil took the sword/knives from the Downs. The Kings and Queens are not necessarily from a succesive line, but of the rulers of all the little kingdoms that were once in that land, long before the story, in the Elder Age. Also an interesting note, the Downs have no power at all over Tom Bombadil. About Tom Bombadil. Tolkien doesnt really say exactly who Tom Bombadil is. We do know that... a. Elrond calls him oldest and fatherless.b. the ring has no power over him (he is his own master, to quote)c. and thus, neither do the black riders/sauron/sarumane. hes not a man, hobbit, elf, or orc "Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow;Bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow" "Fair lady!" said Frodo after a while, "tell me, if my asking does not seem foolish, who is Tom Bombadil?""He is," said Goldberry, staying her swift movements amd smiling. Frodo looked at her questioningly. "He is, as you have seen him." she said in answer to his look. "He is the Master of wood, water and hill" Does that suit you? You can put the answers up on your website, starting with "About the Barrow-Downs" and ending with "water and hill"". by the way, the things in quotations are straight from the book.

Questions sent to Elven Star:

Sent in by Kirsty Reid : In F.O.T.R Legolas has brown eyes but in T.T he's got blue eyes. Can you shine some light onto the situation?
Legolas is supposed to have blue eyes all the way through, but I agree with Kirsty that he doesn't always seem to. Can anyone else help?

Sent in by Kim Worrall: Which country is the Lord of the Rings set in?
Tolkien meant the Lord of the Rings to be set in ancient England, although he calls this land Middle-Earth. He felt that England had no good myths or legends, so he decided to write them himself. In maps of Middle-Earth, the land shapes look very similar to those of Europe, and other continents strongly resemble the other continents of the world. Rather than a fantasy story, Tolkien wanted the Lord of the Rings to be a histroy of England.