Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Nightwatch

There were seven members of the Fellowship of the Ring. Before entering the Mines of Moria, they agreed to share the guard duty in the following way: The hobbits Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin would each take an equal share. Aragorn, Boromir, Legolas and Gimli would each stand guard for twice as long as a hobbit. Gandalf, who could magically rid himself of fatigue, would stand guard for a time equal to the sum of the times of all the other members of the Fellowship. How long would each member take the watch in a 24 hour period.