How many strides from Hobbiton to Mordor?

Authors

  • Tabitha Miranda Rosie WATSON University of Leicester

Keywords:

Book, Film, Physics, Biomechanics, Tolkien, Middle Earth

Abstract

This paper uses ratios in order to determine the number of strides an average sized hobbit would have to take to complete the journey from Hobbiton to Mount Doom. It was found that an average human male is approximately 1.7 times taller than the average hobbit, making a hobbit’s stride length around 46 centimetres. This value was then applied to the distance between the start and end points of the quest, showing that the hobbit would be required to take a grand total of 4870433 strides to complete the journey.

References

Tolkien, J.R.R. (1954) The Lord of the Rings. UK: Alley and Unwin.

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Wikipedia (2018) Mount Doom. Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Doom [Accessed 21st March 2018]

Summit Post (2018) Mount Ruapehu. Summitpost.org. Available at: https://www.summitpost.org/mount-ruapehu/153697 [Accessed 21st March 2018]

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Published

18.04.2018

How to Cite

WATSON, T. M. R. (2018). How many strides from Hobbiton to Mordor?. Journal of Interdisciplinary Science Topics, 7. Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/jist/article/view/2710

Issue

Vol. 7 (2018)

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Articles

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