The Revived Tolkien Trivia

[Clansman]

Grimward gets the prize! I guess he also gets to ask another question.

Aw, crap.

 

[Grimward]

Thanks Py, but (as can be seen), I was worried about how vague it was to begin with... with your agreement folks will rather defer to Marky, who did indeed get the quote. ( No worries then, Clanny?!! )

*Ting*

The floor is yours, Marky!

 

[Marky Lazer]

Okay then. Who has orange-red ears?

 

[Marky Lazer]

Just as Grim, I took out a "trigger-word" which I'm going to put into the question now

Who has scarlet ears?

 

[Marky Lazer]

Are we too busy or too clueless?

 

[Grimward]

A little of both, Marky. Still gnawing at it, though.....(want my Letters book back!)

 

[Clansman]

clueless. I'm stumped.

 

[Boaz]

Samwise?

 

[Marky Lazer]

Yes, but you might want to have a look at post number one, Boaz.

 

[Boaz]

Yeah, I don't have any books anymore and that's a tragedy unto itself. So I won't really play since I cannot give citations or quotes... I'll just lurk and provide hints and suggestions.

I just seem to remember that Sam's automatic response when addressed by female elves was to turn red. Or maybe Sam wanted to punch out Ted, I misremember.

 

[Marky Lazer]

This was the answer:

'Step forward, Sam!' said Merry; and Sam stood up with a face scarlet up to the ears.

LOTR, FOTR I, Ch. 5 A Conspiracy Unmasked

For the taker, I can't think of any good questions any longer.

 

[Grimward]

Ah, sorry Marky, I didn't read "up to his ears" to include Sam's ears, even after Boaz's hint (a bit addle-pated at times, I am!).

Right then, for whom would life and death be a curse?

(Tremble, Clanny, tremble; it's a grim question in more ways than one!)

 

[Grimward]

*looks around, nervously*

Oh dear, I've killed the thread.

Um, OK, another clue....

There are (that I can think of) 2 correct answers, but only one place where the sought after quote lies....

 

[Marky Lazer]

I know an answer, but I don't have a new question to ask.

 

[Clansman]

I think I know the answer, but I don't have the quote yet.

Patience, Grasshopper.

 

[Grimward]

"Open the book, it will lead to enlightenment."

 

[Clansman]

Can't find it, and I won't reveal my guess until I can find it. Anyone else?

 

[Pyan]

Grim, I think everyone's given up on this one...

 

[Grimward]

All right, let's have the guess, Clanny. Found or not, it wouldn't be the first time the thread reached this point, if my backreads are correct....

 

[Marky Lazer]

'But upon all whom you [Húrin] love my thought shall weigh as a cloud of doom ... They shall die without hope, cursing both life and death.'

The Children of Húrin, The Words of Húrin and Morgoth.

But I don't have a question.