"The lembas had a virtue without which they would long ago have lain down to die. . . . this waybread of the Elves had a potency that increased as travelers relied on it alone and did not mingle it ...

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Precious snack: In Tolkien's books, lembas was a special bread made by elves that could stay fresh for months — perfect for sustaining travelers on a long journey (or engaging in an all-day movie ...

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One does not simply walk into Mordor with this much bread. According to Popular Science, a study in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Science has calculated how many calories the fellowship of the ring ...

In between bashing orcs, beheading Uruk-hai and defeating Sauron, a hobbit's gotta eat. The Journal of Interdisciplinary Science knows this, too — so they've published a study that calculated exactly ...

"The lembas had a virtue without which they would long ago have lain down to die ... this waybread of the Elves had a potency that increased as travelers relied on it alone and did not mingle it with ...