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Yaish · 01-01-2002, 07:01 AM

Hi, new here, both to the board and the discussion.

Anyway, the 'ring finger' is the third finger (next to pinky) by traditional western standards. Thats based off greek custom, where the wedding band was placed on the the third finger of the LEFT hand, because it was believed that a vein ran directly there from the heart (the source of love). This custom has been co-opted by most western societies.
As to Frodo, I'll try to check my books sometime and see if I can find it.

01-01-2002, 07:01 AM	#29
Yaish Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NC Posts: 20	Hi, new here, both to the board and the discussion. Anyway, the 'ring finger' is the third finger (next to pinky) by traditional western standards. Thats based off greek custom, where the wedding band was placed on the the third finger of the LEFT hand, because it was believed that a vein ran directly there from the heart (the source of love). This custom has been co-opted by most western societies. As to Frodo, I'll try to check my books sometime and see if I can find it.