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Kransha · 02-06-2004, 09:38 AM

Yes, it would take a while.
First of all, he could only cover about 2 miles in an hour cantering on horseback. The horse couldn't canter all day, which means he'd be able to ride for maybe 8 hours. Thats a maximum of 16 hours a day, with time to hunt, stop and eat, sleep, etc. Plus, being royalty, he'd want to cook the food, his horse would need plenty of rest. That's a lot of time from Minas Tirith to Rivendell.

02-06-2004, 09:38 AM	#5
Kransha Ubiquitous Urulóki Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The port of Mars, where Famine, Sword, and Fire, leash'd in like hounds, crouch for employment Posts: 747	Yes, it would take a while. First of all, he could only cover about 2 miles in an hour cantering on horseback. The horse couldn't canter all day, which means he'd be able to ride for maybe 8 hours. Thats a maximum of 16 hours a day, with time to hunt, stop and eat, sleep, etc. Plus, being royalty, he'd want to cook the food, his horse would need plenty of rest. That's a lot of time from Minas Tirith to Rivendell. __________________ "What mortal feels not awe/Nor trembles at our name, Hearing our fate-appointed power sublime/Fixed by the eternal law. For old our office, and our fame," -Aeschylus, Song of the Furies