The Revived Tolkien Trivia

[Pyan]

Goed gedaan! Your turn again...

 

[Corbier]

Thanks, Pyan.

How about this one: Who has dark houses?

 

[Corbier]

* that should have been "Who have dark houses?"

 

[Corbier]

I thought this one wasn't all that hard. Do I need to give a clue or something?

 

[hopewrites]

Not yet. Im looking.

 

[Clansman]

Is it men who sit sorrowful?

Even in that dark hour Beren and Luthien returned, hastening from the west, and the news of their coming went before them like a sound of music borne by the wind into dark houses where men sit sorrowful.

Sorry I haven't been around much. Good question, btw.

 

[Corbier]

I wasn't looking for that, to be honest. But if someone doesn't get it within 24 hours, I'll give it to you, Clansman.

 

[Pyan]

Good guess, Clanny, but I'd be more inclined to say Dwarves...

Learn now the Lore of Living Creatures!
First name the four, the free peoples:
Eldest of all, the elf-children;
Dwarf the delver, dark are his houses;

Treebeard's List of Living Creatures, TT, Book 3, Ch. 4, Treebeard.

 

[Grimward]

Good to see that you survived the Polar vortex, Clanny.

And Happy New Year, btw.

 

[Corbier]

I was looking indeed for Mr Pyan's answer. A bell for, Pyan Kthûl'hu!

 

[Clansman]

I new mine was a bit of a reach, and that there was a memory skulking in the shadows, but not coming into the light.

Yep, nasty winter so far, Grim. Snow, then a lot of freezing rain, then arctic temperatures, then rain. Still chipping at the chunks in the driveway. I feel sorry for a lot of you 'Mericans, as you guys just are not used to wind chills that even out the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales. Reality at least once a winter hear in Canada, but a little unfair for people in places like Kansas.

Happy New Year to you too!

 

[Pyan]

Glad you're still with us, mate, and haven't had your cleek frozen off your polearm...

Right, a question:

What was a mere stroke when weak?

 

[Corbier]

Ha! This is unfortunate for you, Mr Pyan but what a stroke of luck for me! The answer is "letters 55 and 56 from the Angerthas". I just read the passages on Dwarf runes the other week! If I hadn't just read this, I would likely not ever have thought of this.

"The new 55, 56 were in origin a halved form of 46, and were used for vowels like those heard in English butter, which were frequent in Dwarfish and in the Westron. When weak or evanescent they were often reduced to a mere stroke without a stem."
The Lord of the Rings, App. E.

 

[Pyan]

Hah! Well done, mate - I thought that one would take a bit longer to find...

A bell inscribed with Well Done in runes to you, and it's your turn.

 

[Corbier]

Thanks, Mr Pyan, Sir. Onto the next:

Burying the Ring won't stop it from ruining its bearer, we are told. What is this specific place mentioned in this context?

 

[Corbier]

A hint, mayhap?

 

[hopewrites]

I can think of only two places, but not where it may be mentioned.

 

[Corbier]

Gandalf tells us, maybe that will help.

 

[hopewrites]

I've packed my copy of Fellowship so I'm going to illegally guess without quotes as I cant look up the two places in the stroy I would expect to find the answer to which of the two places I can think you mean.


1) Gandalf is talking to Frodo of it being stowed away in a trunk somewhere in his home. (Or talking about Frodo who has it stowed away in a trunk)

2) in Rivendel Gandalf is speaking to Elrond of it being concealed there by the elves, and the impossibility of this.

oh! I just thought of another, but I dont think Gandlaf was involved with Tom Bombidil so unless its in a conversation with Frodo after his unsettling experience with him where Gandalf is saying why the ring couldnt be left with Tom (aside from the fact that as he would have no value for it he would probably leave it carelessly somewhere for an enemy to find) as it would slowly corrupt even this good fellow.

 

[Corbier]

These ideas aren't really "burying" the Ring, are they? If Mr Pyan doesn't answer soon, I will give you the thread nonetheless, Hope.