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   From: bredband.net@ojevind.lang   
      
   There were clearly Ents in Gondor, some of them in prominent positions. One   
   of them was Húrin the Tall, Warden of the Keys of Minas Tirith. Since "tall"   
   is Swedish for "pine", we can clearly see that this is another example of   
   Tolkien's fondness for playing on words. The by-name nimbly informs us that   
   Húrin was an Ent related to the pines, and at the same time, it also   
   indicates his great height. No Enting, he, but a mighty Ent, wise in years.   
      
   Öjevind   
      
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