who doesn't have a southern drawl and doesn't sweat at night.Etharion has the secret word: "parlour" and the Pseudo-Silmaril.
Who was cast over the Caragd’r in Gondolin, at Turgon's command
Thread: Trivia: Barad-dur
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Me thinks Morambar needs to get out of the South and head up north to the colder climes, to say Minnesota or Michigan, and find himself a warm-blooded girlfriend who doesn't have a southern drawl and doesn't sweat at night.
Etharion has the secret word: "parlour" and the Pseudo-Silmaril.
Who was cast over the Caragd’r in Gondolin, at Turgon's command
who doesn't have a southern drawl and doesn't sweat at night.Etharion has the secret word: "parlour" and the Pseudo-Silmaril.
Who was cast over the Caragd’r in Gondolin, at Turgon's command
Edit: duh, right, sorry. It's late....
Eol i think
You got it Golden_red, and the pretty bauble too.
Who 'lived on a slimy island of rock' in the middle of a lake under the Misty Mountains
Who 'lived on a slimy island of rock' in the middle of a lake under the Misty Mountains
That would be the infamous Gollum. It's been almost a week since I last was able to get on,(inhales deeply) it feels good to be back.
You got the correct answer Fionw’ Urion, the Pseudo-Silmaril, and a welcome back.
What did Boromir advise the Fellowship to take with them to the Redhorn Gate
What did Boromir advise the Fellowship to take with them to the Redhorn Gate
Ten more minutes!! hope no one else decides to answer in the next few minutes.
Oh goody, I beat everyone to the punch.
Firewood
What is the deal with the times on each post, mine are messed up. I'm posting this at 11:16 Pm, April 13, yet look at the time it says this was posted. All of my posts are like that, way ahead.
Firewood
What is the deal with the times on each post, mine are messed up. I'm posting this at 11:16 Pm, April 13, yet look at the time it says this was posted. All of my posts are like that, way ahead.
At a guess, I'd say it's because you live in the same time zone as me, CDT, rather than in Britains GDT (I assume it's referred to as "Greenwich Daylight Time" at the moment, yes?) Maybe if Planet Tolkien was "TEXAS' Largest Tolkien Site" you'd be more in alignment. ;-p Anyway, well done; I totally blanked on it, but at least this time I wasn't so tired I confused Eol and Maeglin....
You got the correct answer Fionw’ Urion; however you stretched the rule: you're supposed to wait 24 hours after I post the next question rather than since you posted the last the correct answer. 
Howsomever, I'll let you have the pretty bauble anyway, for I'm a happy camper today, because I just finished my Federal Income Tax Return and get a couple grand back instead of owing de gumint any more o mi munny.
Who killed Aredhel
Howsomever, I'll let you have the pretty bauble anyway, for I'm a happy camper today, because I just finished my Federal Income Tax Return and get a couple grand back instead of owing de gumint any more o mi munny.Who killed Aredhel
Um, I believe that would be Eol again, no? And congrats and enjoy, Grondy.
Morambar has it and the Pseudo-Silmaril.
From which Vala did Gandalf learn pity and endurance beyond hope
From which Vala did Gandalf learn pity and endurance beyond hope
It was in the house of %^$’*& if my mind remembers correctly??
edit: ooops i didnt wait 24 hours doh, ive replaced my answer with these random signs
the only way i can get the answer in, is when i cheat
edit: ooops i didnt wait 24 hours doh, ive replaced my answer with these random signs
the only way i can get the answer in, is when i cheat
Well had you had the correct answer, you could have guessed this one, for the 24 hour rule only applies if you correctly guessed the last question.
nienna i think
oh right, okay then, well i did put Nienna not lying, 
Golden_red got there first with the correct answer and has been awarded the pretty bauble.
When did Sam realize that Frodo wasn't dead from the spider-venom
When did Sam realize that Frodo wasn't dead from the spider-venom
Ah well, that would be in Shelob's tunnels when he overheard the two orcs talking about it behind the secret stone door. It was dark and he couldnt find a way in at first.
Close enough Etharion, it was when Shagrat told Gorbag that when Shelob bound victums, she was after meat, which she only ate alive by draining them through a straw, so Frodo was still alive. Etharion gets the Pseudo-Silmaril.
What happened when Frodo tried to cast the Ring into his fire
What happened when Frodo tried to cast the Ring into his fire
Um, very little. It got really hot and the inscription became visible, like it was when Isildur cut it from Saurons finger. I seem to recall some reluctance to actually throw it in, too; I wonder if it would have been possible without the envelope (which of course quickly turned to char) between Bearer and Bearee. Oh, and Gandalf drew it out with a pair of tongs, at which point it began to rapidly cool, IIRC. That good enough? Or did I misremember so much I invalidated the few points I got right?
Well actually...there was a lot of reluctance. He didnt want to throw it in at all! Gollum had to "help" him by biting his finger off. 
Well... It was Gandalf that actually threw the Ring into Frodo's ("his") fire in order to bring out the readability of its inscription. Frodo's fire was not hot enough to raise the Ring's temperature enough to make holding it unbearable, in fact it was still quite cool. While when Isildur cut the Ring from Sauron's finger, it was so hot it 'scortched Isildur's hand'; this was written in the ancient records Gandalf found in Minith Tirith. So this answer is incorrect. 
Likewise, The fiery 'Cracks of Doom' on Orodruin must be considered as Sauron's fire, not Frodo's; thus the Gollum bitten finger answer is also incorrect.
So the question remains:
What happened when Frodo tried to cast the Ring into his fire
Likewise, The fiery 'Cracks of Doom' on Orodruin must be considered as Sauron's fire, not Frodo's; thus the Gollum bitten finger answer is also incorrect.
So the question remains:
What happened when Frodo tried to cast the Ring into his fire
Well, I guess in that case what happened was HE tried to do it was he couldn't, and Gandalf had to do it for him. I'm still not convinced the fire wasn't hot enough to heat the ring past the point where one could stand touching it, only that it cooled rapidly. On the other hand, given the density of gold I don't see how it's heat capacity could be low enough to let it cool that much so rapidly, so maybe it was some eldritch self preservation property that kept the Ring cool to the touch. I assumed you were just going for the revelation of the inscription (since that was what Gandalf sought as conclusive) but if you want the bit about Frodo just not being able to part with dear Bilbos precious heirloom (yeah, right) we can go with that and Gandalf having to "assist" him (note, by the way, that since Gandalf knew it wouldn't destroy the Ring there was no similar forbearance on his part.)
All of which has been neatly established by this point; if you want more than that you'll have to give the gem to someone else, as I don't feel right looking up answers to questions designed to test ones arcane knowledge. *crosses fingers*
All of which has been neatly established by this point; if you want more than that you'll have to give the gem to someone else, as I don't feel right looking up answers to questions designed to test ones arcane knowledge. *crosses fingers*
Yes, this was after they read the inscription and had verified that it was the One Ring. Frodo reprimanded Gandalf for not having told him earlier to do away with the Ring if he had known then that it was so dangerous. Gandalf said Frodo couldn't damage it or even throw it away and challenged him to throw it into the hottest part of the fire. Frodo with every intention of doing so, found he couldn't do it, try as he might; the Ring ended up back in his pocket.
RE the heat adsorption of the Ring: Gandalf left it on the coal for quite a while, long enough for normal gold to grow hot. He retrieved it from the coals with tongs, not because it was hot but to keep from touching it again, now that he knew what it was. Directly he told Frodo it was quite cool and dropped it onto Frodo's palm.
Anyway, Morambar has finally come up with the answer and the Pseudo-Silmaril.
Who slew Uldor the Accursed
RE the heat adsorption of the Ring: Gandalf left it on the coal for quite a while, long enough for normal gold to grow hot. He retrieved it from the coals with tongs, not because it was hot but to keep from touching it again, now that he knew what it was. Directly he told Frodo it was quite cool and dropped it onto Frodo's palm.
Anyway, Morambar has finally come up with the answer and the Pseudo-Silmaril.
Who slew Uldor the Accursed
that would be Maglor
Correct Lemaly Orangeflower, you get the pretty bauble.
In what city was Rath Dinen
In what city was Rath Dinen
Minas Tirith. This one seems familiar; I wanna say I answered "Gondor" last time, only to be reminded Gondor is a realm, not a city.
Well Morambar, it proves you are learning. 
And since you had the correct answer this time, you get the pretty bauble.
Which is the odd man out: caran, celeb, falas, mal, nim
And since you had the correct answer this time, you get the pretty bauble. Which is the odd man out: caran, celeb, falas, mal, nim
Okay, so nobody has the books handy or doesn't want to bother. I won't give the answer in case someone wants to take the extra effort to answer it, and I'll post a new puzzle for the rest of you.
How many teeth did Gollum have
(Grondy edited this to correct the misspelling of Gollum's name.)
How many teeth did Gollum have
(Grondy edited this to correct the misspelling of Gollum's name.)
Dunno; what's a "Golum?" ;-p IIRC GolLum had three, but I likely don't. As to the other I'm ashamed to confess I forgot it after it got dropped from the sidetabs, and have a hard time telling given my language knowledge, but I'll say "mal" because I can't recall it being used in a place name. I'm kinda itching to know that one, actually.
welli have 'tried' to figure out the odd one out and it would be Mal as the rest are accosiated with the elves whereas the Mal has some origination with the Dunedain? that right?
we cant let you be the supreme overlord of book knowledge you know??
we cant let you be the supreme overlord of book knowledge you know??
I always heard 'mallorn' was an Elven name meaning 'gold-tree', so that isn't the odd one. Keep trying.
Yup I misspelled Gollum who had a few more teeth than three. Try again. A big to the both of us.
What do the letters 'IIRC' signify and what is the meaning of Morambar's usage of them? This won't get you a pretty bauble as only his hairdresser knows.
Yup I misspelled Gollum who had a few more teeth than three. Try again. A big
to the both of us.What do the letters 'IIRC' signify and what is the meaning of Morambar's usage of them? This won't get you a pretty bauble as only his hairdresser knows.
Dunno; thought of that, too, but couldn't think of a tree tie in for caran or falas. I'm only familiar with the one in the name of one of the Seven Sons of Feanor and the other in the Falas and the Faladrim, and they were mariners of the bay named, I(f) I R(ecall) C(orrectly,) "bay."
Hint: Now consider common Tolkien words with beginnings similar to 'caran', 'celeb' and 'nim' and see if you can suss from their translations any common denominator with the other two.
so you are saying that it could be either Caran, Celeb or Nim?? okay ill edit this when ive done some research on it 
edit: okay heres what i got,
Caran is short for Caranthir; the fourth on of Feanor
Celeb is short for many things but it can be The River Celebrant
Nim is short for The River Nimrodel and The River Celebrant meets The River Nimrodel
So it could be Caran as the odd one out as the other two are rivers?? but then again it couldnt be Caran as that is to do with the other elven names Falas and Mal and Celeb (which the elves called the silverlode) and that is to do with Nim as its the river of the lost Elf Maiden ITS ALL TO DO WITH ELVES!!! hmm you are clever Grondy, but ill go with what i said before which was Caran as the other 2 are rivers, im so brain tired now
edit: okay heres what i got,
Caran is short for Caranthir; the fourth on of Feanor
Celeb is short for many things but it can be The River Celebrant
Nim is short for The River Nimrodel and The River Celebrant meets The River Nimrodel
So it could be Caran as the odd one out as the other two are rivers?? but then again it couldnt be Caran as that is to do with the other elven names Falas and Mal and Celeb (which the elves called the silverlode) and that is to do with Nim as its the river of the lost Elf Maiden ITS ALL TO DO WITH ELVES!!! hmm you are clever Grondy, but ill go with what i said before which was Caran as the other 2 are rivers, im so brain tired now
You're trying too hard. What I was suggesting was to think of a bunch of words that started with each of the the puzzle words (or at least the first three or four letters) to come up with the definition for each puzzle word. From there you should be able to solve the puzzle.
The current question remains: How many teeth did Gollum have
The current question remains: How many teeth did Gollum have
I changed my guess to falas, and then checked it online: I wasn't aware Nimrodels name had a color element in it, but it apparently does (though evidently "falas" is "coast" not "bay," sorry. ) However, coast or bay it's NOT a color, unlike (presumably) red headed Caranthir, the golden mallorn or the Silverlode (or the Silver Tree of Eressea/Lorien, if one prefers.)
With regard to Gollum, I'll double my previous guess and say six. *goes off to learn more Sindarin*
With regard to Gollum, I'll double my previous guess and say six. *goes off to learn more Sindarin*
Hooray, Morambar gets two pretty baubles for 'six' and the non-color 'falas'.
Was Mahtan 1) a Rohirrim horse, 2) a Dwarven smith of Belegost, 3) the place of council of the Valar, 4) a Noldorin Elf, 5) the sword of T’rin Turambar
Was Mahtan 1) a Rohirrim horse, 2) a Dwarven smith of Belegost, 3) the place of council of the Valar, 4) a Noldorin Elf, 5) the sword of T’rin Turambar
My guess is 4) a Noldorin Elf
Correct Mellon, you get the Pseudo-Silmaril.
Where was Aragorn raised
Where was Aragorn raised
well worth a stab but this i do know, Aragorn was raised in Rivendell 
but this i do know, Aragorn was raised in Rivendell Loss gets the pretty bauble for the correct answer.
In what battle did King Th’oden die
In what battle did King Th’oden die
Really...is this necesary....? Theoden king died in the battle of The Pellenor Fields, right in Minas Tirith's front yard.
Well earlier in the week I gave a couple harder ones so I felt some easier ones might be apropos. 
Anyway, Etharion gets the Pseudo-Silmaril for the easy answer.
Who were L’thien's parents
Anyway, Etharion gets the Pseudo-Silmaril for the easy answer. Who were L’thien's parents
Elwe Singollo (Thingol Greycloak) and Melian.
And Theoden actually died in the Battle of PelenNor Fields. Trickier than it looked, eh? ;-p I only know that because the natural tendency in English is, I think, "Pellenor" so I checked long ago to correct myself.
And Theoden actually died in the Battle of PelenNor Fields. Trickier than it looked, eh? ;-p I only know that because the natural tendency in English is, I think, "Pellenor" so I checked long ago to correct myself.
You're correct on all aspect this time Morambar so one pretty bauble coming up.
Who asked Gandalf to lay aside his staff.
Who asked Gandalf to lay aside his staff.
Grima wormtongue
You might want to reconsider that.
H’ma.
Awww, poor Mellon, somebody else ran away with the pseudo-Silmaril.
Better luck next time!
Better luck next time!
