Posted: March 30, 1998 at 13:51:58: by Michael Martinez
: : Did a typical Lake-town boat have?: : Note: My source is not an obvious one, but one you see it, the answer is obvious. : : Michael : I believe 8, plus a steersman. The source is Tolkien's picture
: of Lake-town in THE HOBBIT. Are you assuming that perspective hides the second row of rowers? I only see four rowers. To change the subject, notice anything interesting about the boats themselves? Tolkien had a common motif for boats in Middle-earth, it seems. Michael
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