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Old 05-17-2002, 09:10 PM   #1
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about the rings - men got nine because there were nine kings of men to whom they were given. and dwarves got 7, because there were 7 dwarf lords to give them to.

flotsam: the wreckage of a ship found floating on the sea

jetsam: the cargo of a ship that is thrown overboard to lighten the ship in a time of danger

the phrase 'flotsam and jetsam' can allude to worthless and discarded things
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