Talk:Lembas

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"The secret of lembas is closely guarded, and only on rare occasions is it given to non-Elves." How do we know this? Rich Farmbrough 21:56, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

One reference is the Túrinsaga: "Here is lembas, the waybread of the Eldar, that no Man yet has tasted." (from UT.) This is also in the Silmarillion, Túrin, chapter 21 (page 240 in the HarperCollins pocket). The Tuorsaga has more references. Jordi·✆ 22:07, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

"The cakes are very nutritious, stay fresh for months when wrapped in leaves, and are used for sustenance on long journeys."

Lembas must have a shelf life of years. You can know this because Sam and Frodo continues to eat them till near the end of their journey, that's after 3-years. The lembas still stays fresh. Clockword 09:54, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Original research/suppositions

Two paragraphs need to be sourced or removed: "Tolkien may have based lembas and cram on hard tack..." and "It is also possible that the Catholic Tolkien chose..." --Fang Aili ^talk 16:19, 24 January 2007 (UTC)