The Revived Tolkien Trivia

[Kissmequick]

edit: ??? the one I was gonna answer went away
*shakes wine bottle*

I may be seeing things!

 

[Pyan]

Was that the full bottle or the empty one, KMQ?

 

[Kissmequick]

The empty one ofc!!

which is why, as I now realise, I was looking at the wrong page.....

*assumes dire french accent*

You stupid woman!

*slaps self*

 

[Marky Lazer]

Who is the Giver of Freedom?

 

[Sephiroth]

Woot! One I know (without having to dig out all the books)!


That is Melkor. Sauron calls him that (to Ar-Pharazôn?) in the [SIZE=-1]Akallabêth.

Oh no, wait, I need to tell you the page, do I?

*drags his Silmarillion out of the bookcase*

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[SIZE=-1]
And [/SIZE]Ar-Pharazôn said: 'Who is the Lord of the Darkness?'

Then behind closed doors Sauron spoke to the King, and he lied, saying:
'It is he whose name is not now spoken; for the Valar have deceived you concerning him, putting forward the name of Eru, a phantom devised in the folly of their hearts, seeking to enchain Men in servitude to themselves. For they are the oracle of this Eru, which speaks only what they will. But he that is their master shall yet prevail, and he will deliver you from this phantom; and his name is Melkor, Lord of All, Giver of Freedom, and he shall make you stronger than they.'

The Silmarillion, [SIZE=-1]Akallabêth, pp. 271-2
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[Kissmequick]

and his name is Melkor, Giver of Freedom, Lord of All

Silmarillion, Akallabeth

edit: bah beaten to it!

 

[Sephiroth]

Cripes, how glad am I now that I logged-in at that precise minute?

Another five and I would've been beaten to it!!

 

[Marky Lazer]

Sepi's turn! And welcome to the Quiz

 

[Sephiroth]

Thanks!


Okay.......(thinking of a question is harder than answering one!)

Wilwarin, Telumendil, Soronúmë, and Anarríma;

Who is missing from this list, and what is their significance?

 

[Marky Lazer]

[...] Wilwarin, Telumendil, Soronume, and Anarrima; and Menelmacar with his shining belt, that forebodes the Last Battle that shall be at the end of days.

The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Ch. III Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor

 

[Sephiroth]

Correct! Sheesh, you didn't waste any time, either!



Your go.

 

[Pyan]

Damn you. Marky!

Nice to see a new face, Seph!

 

[Marky Lazer]

Thanks Seph!

What's the safe spot to land after the two noble stones?

Edit: I guess this one needs two quotes...

 

[Pyan]

Hmm...

West side of the Anduin....Parth Galen:

...a green lawn ran down to the water from the feet of Amon Hen

and an un-named place on the eastern shore:

..they came to land again upon the southern slopes of Amon Lhaw. There they found a shelving shore, and they drew the boat out...

FotR - Book II - Chapter X - The Breaking of the Fellowship.

 

[Marky Lazer]

You know, when you try to come up with hard questions, you're also looking for hard answers. Of course you're correct and it's your go, but I'll tell you which quotes I wanted, okay?

First, I wanted you to indicate what the two noble stones were.

[...] we have argonath 'the group of (two) noble stones [...]

Letter 347 To Richard Jeffrey

And then I was looking for Boromir's plea:

'And even if you pass the Gates of Argonath and come unmolested to the Tindrock, what will you do then? Leap down the Falls and land in the marshes?'

The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring II, IX The Great River

I guess I should have asked it a bit clearer, and definately should have added final in front of "safe spot."

Anyway, a bell to play with!

 

[Pyan]

Hang on - the Tindrock is not a safe landing spot....it's the Mannish name for Tol Brandir.

And:

But it is said that no foot of man or beast has ever set foot on Tol Brandir

FotR - Book II - Chapter IX - The Great River - Aragorn, penultimate paragraph.



Anyway...

Where was the Balrog escaping from, to find refuge in Moria?

 

[Sephiroth]

From Thangorodrim:

The dwarves delved deep at that time, seeking beneath Barazinbar for mithril, the metal beyond price that was becoming yearly harder to win. Thus they roused from sleep a thing of terror that, flying from Thangoridrim, had lain hidden at the foundations of the earth since the coming of the Host of the West: a Balrog of Morgoth.

The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A (III) - Durin's Folk

 

[Pyan]

Correctamundo, Sol Invictus - a fulvous bell for you, and it's your turn...

 

[Sephiroth]

Thank you, O Great Green One!

*rings his bell delightedly off to one side, tilting his head inanely to listen to its tawny chime*

... twin serpents, whose eyes were emeralds, and their heads met beneath a crown of golden flowers, that the one upheld and the other devoured;

Whose badge is this, and why is it being described?

 

[Majimaune]

I know the answer to this one but can't find the part its from or anything! Annoying with a capital 'A'