The Revived Tolkien Trivia
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Sorry. Nodded off. Terrible spelling in my last post, also. Kitchen construction has caused severe physical and financial exhaustion.
Where in Middle Earth, either before or after the great cataclysm that sank Beleriand below the western sea, could I find a 'willow mead'?
I know, not terribly challenging, but it's the best my foggy mind could come up with.
Sorry. Nodded off. Terrible spelling in my last post, also. Kitchen construction has caused severe physical and financial exhaustion.
Where in Middle Earth, either before or after the great cataclysm that sank Beleriand below the western sea, could I find a 'willow mead'?
I know, not terribly challenging, but it's the best my foggy mind could come up with.
The Willow meads of Tasarinan are mentioned by Treebeard as he carried them to Wellinghall.
In the willow-meads of Tasarinan I walked in the spring
Ah the sight and smell of the Spring in Nan-tasarion.
This, of course, was the spring of his life, so was before the flood.
It was located at the confluence of the Narog and the Sirion, and so it was submerged by the flood.
In the Silmarillion, it's called Nan- tathren, and is mentioned as the most southerly place that the orcs would venture after the fifth battle, and also as the place where the remnant of the people of Gondolin stopped after the fall of Gondolin to mourn the fallen.
In the willow-meads of Tasarinan I walked in the spring
Ah the sight and smell of the Spring in Nan-tasarion.
This, of course, was the spring of his life, so was before the flood.
It was located at the confluence of the Narog and the Sirion, and so it was submerged by the flood.
In the Silmarillion, it's called Nan- tathren, and is mentioned as the most southerly place that the orcs would venture after the fifth battle, and also as the place where the remnant of the people of Gondolin stopped after the fall of Gondolin to mourn the fallen.
Thank you Clansman.
My moniker is taken from a very minor character in the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
I believe he only appears on the radio version and says fis name twice when his boss calls him Fartfar. (And then is heard to mumble the wedding service)
(Some people spell it Varntvar, but as it was radio, who can tell
)
Can you give me two ways in which the son of Curufin is related to Khazad-Dûm?
My moniker is taken from a very minor character in the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
I believe he only appears on the radio version and says fis name twice when his boss calls him Fartfar. (And then is heard to mumble the wedding service)
(Some people spell it Varntvar, but as it was radio, who can tell
)Can you give me two ways in which the son of Curufin is related to Khazad-Dûm?
I agree, Corbier; it's been too long. Taking a reasonable stab at this...
The son of Curufin being Celebrimbor, he of course contributed 1) the (de)signs on the gate in the West Wall of Moria ("I, Narvi, made them. Celebrimbor of Hollin drew these signs." The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter IV, A Journey in the Dark). I can't find a specific quote that attributes it to him, but for 2) the enhanced (by Daeron in Doriath) Cirth rune system was used by Celebrimbor and the other Mírdain in their works and so passed on to Moria...."In the country of Eregion, however, the Alphabet of Daeron was maintained in use and passed thence to Moria, where it became the alphabet most favored by the Dwarves." (The Return of the King, Appendix E, Section II.)
Unfinished Tales notes Celebrimbor's close relationship with the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm, in particular with Narvi, and notes that Khazad-dûm became more beautiful because of this relationship, but I'm still uncertain whether references to Unfinished Tales were approved by this august assembly.
The son of Curufin being Celebrimbor, he of course contributed 1) the (de)signs on the gate in the West Wall of Moria ("I, Narvi, made them. Celebrimbor of Hollin drew these signs." The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Chapter IV, A Journey in the Dark). I can't find a specific quote that attributes it to him, but for 2) the enhanced (by Daeron in Doriath) Cirth rune system was used by Celebrimbor and the other Mírdain in their works and so passed on to Moria...."In the country of Eregion, however, the Alphabet of Daeron was maintained in use and passed thence to Moria, where it became the alphabet most favored by the Dwarves." (The Return of the King, Appendix E, Section II.)
Unfinished Tales notes Celebrimbor's close relationship with the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm, in particular with Narvi, and notes that Khazad-dûm became more beautiful because of this relationship, but I'm still uncertain whether references to Unfinished Tales were approved by this august assembly.
My apologies coming back a little late.
I too thought that everyone found other games to play.
Well you're spot on with the first link, Grim.
The second one was one of my names things again. Celebrimbor means silver fist and Moria was the only mine of Mithril or true silver.
So a slightly tarnished silver bell to you Grim, and let's get on with a more interesting challenge.
I too thought that everyone found other games to play.
Well you're spot on with the first link, Grim.
The second one was one of my names things again. Celebrimbor means silver fist and Moria was the only mine of Mithril or true silver.
So a slightly tarnished silver bell to you Grim, and let's get on with a more interesting challenge.
hopewrites
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The Shire!
where the 1st is never on a Friday (its in the appendicies about calendars or the shire, I'm at work and dont have access to the exact quote)
where the 1st is never on a Friday (its in the appendicies about calendars or the shire, I'm at work and dont have access to the exact quote)
hopewrites
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*ties bell to shoes*
My lover is 2690 years older than I.
Who robbed the cradle? bonus if you can say why I gave this riddle in first person
My lover is 2690 years older than I.
Who robbed the cradle? bonus if you can say why I gave this riddle in first person
This is Aragorn speaking of Arwen
Arwen was born in year 241 of the 3rd age and Aragorn in the year 2931. (according to Appendix B of the Return of the King).
And for the bonus point, Aragorn was also named Estel (*), which means Hope.
* Onen i-Estel Edain, u-chebin estel amin. as his mother told him
Arwen was born in year 241 of the 3rd age and Aragorn in the year 2931. (according to Appendix B of the Return of the King).
And for the bonus point, Aragorn was also named Estel (*), which means Hope.
* Onen i-Estel Edain, u-chebin estel amin. as his mother told him
hopewrites
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Tinkling silver bells that fill the hearer with hope and courage to Farntfar for getting both parts.
and the floor is also yours for a riddle.
and the floor is also yours for a riddle.
*Grins*
I had Arwen and Aragorn last night, but was less sure about Estel. Fortune favors the bold, far (good job, and good one, hope).
I did, however, have the quote where Aragorn was speaking to Arwen in the first person and learned about who she was and her age. Jackson, did he not revere Arwen so much, probably could have managed some humorous heresy with a look on Aragorn's face when he learns that....
I had Arwen and Aragorn last night, but was less sure about Estel. Fortune favors the bold, far (good job, and good one, hope).
I did, however, have the quote where Aragorn was speaking to Arwen in the first person and learned about who she was and her age. Jackson, did he not revere Arwen so much, probably could have managed some humorous heresy with a look on Aragorn's face when he learns that....
hopewrites
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my books are packed and the box they are in is part of a column that is holding up a platform that the cats sleep on (to keep them off our heads at night) so I had to rattle the one I had prepared months back when the books were unpacked off my head.
I'm glad I remembered everything right! I remember I was reading the appendices and wondering just what was the age difference between them, then finding the time line with birth-dates and doing the math and feeling quiet shocked at the age difference. I mean, I knew it was a big difference, but I was thinking more in the hundreds of years range, not thousands.
I remember in HS I wouldnt even date a guy who was 4 days younger than me, I cant imagine what it must have been like falling for one thousands of years younger.
I'm glad I remembered everything right! I remember I was reading the appendices and wondering just what was the age difference between them, then finding the time line with birth-dates and doing the math and feeling quiet shocked at the age difference. I mean, I knew it was a big difference, but I was thinking more in the hundreds of years range, not thousands.
I remember in HS I wouldnt even date a guy who was 4 days younger than me, I cant imagine what it must have been like falling for one thousands of years younger.
hopewrites
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hehe, well I can easily see choosing to be mortal to stay with My Love, especially if we could spend 120yrs together (would put us close to the 145-150 range though, and I dont see life expectancies being expanded that far in the foreseeable future).Not to mention, "human", Luthien's choice, and all the rest of that.
I'll give a sassy answer for @farntfar that I dont expect to be taken seriously by anyone. "The cute one" as I said above, my books are being slept on atm.
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