"Gimli asking for a strand of Galadriel's hair is goofy and weird" No. Galadriel's hair was touched by the light of the Two Trees. Her hair was what inspired Feanor to create the friggin SILMARILS
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Power comparisons Sauron - Maia Gandalf - Istar (Maia with power restrictions). Has the elven ring Narya Elrond - 1/16 Maia. Has the elven ring Vilya Arwen - 1/32 Maia Aragorn - 1/2^68 Maia Galadriel - Elf. Has the elven ring Nenya. Also is a fairly reliable soul-oracle
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"Why did Saruman turn evil?" Infohazards. At least 150 years before he started using the palantir, Saruman turned evil just by *reading* about Sauron. "Wow power fucking rules" he said. (scholars say this line may have been a christopher tolkien edit??)
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"Is Middle Earth flat?" It USED to be. But after the Numenoreans tried to invade Aman (the Blessed Realm), Eru made the Earth round, keeping Aman and Avalon on the flat-earth part. Elven sailors are still able to sail the "straight way" and reach Aman, but humans cannot.
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