December 13, 2003

Re: RotK Trailer on TV and More
sigforever

This is in response to "what in middle earth are LONG SHANKS" which is what Sam actually says to Strider at the Inn of the Prancing Pony. The shank is the part of your leg between your ankle and your knee. Sam was referring to him as long legs which is certainly a characteristic of Aragorn being he is quite tall and is reflected in his nickname of Strider which suggests he takes long strides. Hope this was helpful and I love FOTR too.