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Ring-a-ling-a-ding-dong!!! Grimward nabs the bell!

My next hint was to be a chat between Thorin and Gandalf, pre-Hobbit, which would have blown the question wide open. This was Gandalf's concern, that without the restoration of the Dwarven Kingdom of Erebor, the Shadow would have had free reign in the North, and Sauron would have been defeated, but Rivendell, the Shire, the Forest Kingdom and the Havens would have been gone.

And now, Grimward my friend, give us a question.
 
Thanks Clanny.

*Checks the calendar, realizes that he will be out of town tomorrow and Thursday, debates on whether to offer an easy morsel or a nasty puzzler*

The former, I guess; who was known for needlework?

Since I will not be able to check in, I will cede jurisdiction over any answers received between now and Thursday night (let's say, 9:00 pm, Eastern D.S.T.) to you, Clanny.

Unless, of course, someone has the answer now....:D
 
Míriel Serindë, the first wife of Finwë, and mother of Fëanor.

Míriel was the name of his mother, who was called Serindë, because of her surpassing skill in weaving and needlework; for her hands were more skilled to fineness than any hands evenamong the Noldor
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Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter 6, Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor.

(As you may have guessed, the first box unpacked was this one....):D
 
Ting! Gotta be close to a record for a bell exchange. Was hoping you (or someone on now) would schnarph that one up!

*A bell lands in Py's....erm....tentacles in an Nicely-knit Noldo Napsack (say that 6 times quick!)*

Can now head off for Thanksgiving trip with clear conscience!:p

The floor is yours, your greenness!
 
Thank you, O Grimmest of the Grim...

One of these days, when I'm really, really bored, I'll go through this thread and do a "Bells Awarded" table. But don't anyone hold their breath...:D

Hokay!

What happened to Shadowfax?
 
Assuming you mean his eventual fate, rather than a list of everything that happened to him - for which, frankly, even I have not the time - he took ship with Gandalf at the Grey Havens

I think Shadowfax certainly went with Gandalf, though this is not stated
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Letters, number 268
 
Yes, HB - it was a sloppily-worded question, and I apologise:(

However, that's exactly what I wanted - *ting* - and it's your turn in the hot-seat...:D
 
Ah, a hot seat ... as I sit here shivering in my garret I can only dream of such luxury.

What rings as it's pulled?
 
Bilbo's door bell, or the door bell of Bag End:

"-when, ding-dong-ling-dang, his bell rang again, as if some naughty little hobbit-boy was trying to pull the handle off." The Hobbit, An Unexpected Party, p. 17.

Particularly easy since we mention bells so often in this thread. Seems like we are getting into "short snappers".
 
Clansman, I must crave your forgiveness. I went out after posting my question and whilst out, realised with disbelieving horror that I hadn't anticipated the most likely and obvious answer, the doorbell at Bag End. I just got back hoping to add a clarification, but you'd already answered.

So I'm going to have to be horribly picky and say that it's not the bell itself that's being pulled in the case you cite, but the handle, which does not itself make a noise. The answer I was after is a bit less obvious (but still i think not too hard)

*runs away in shame to hide*
 
Must I lodge an appeal? The handle to the door bell is necessarily part of the greater instrument, the door bell. Asked and answered, I say, and no equivocating!

I am shocked, I say. Shocked.
 
What rings as it's pulled?
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A sword!

While trapped in the Chamber of Mazarbul during their journey through the Mines of Mornia with the great horn blowing and the drum beats of doom all around them, the Fellowship prepares for battle.

Another harsh horn-call and shrill cries rang out. Feet were coming down the corridor. There was a ring and clatter as the Company drew their swords.
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Oops. My bad. From The Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter V, The Bridge of Khazad-Dum, page 363.
 
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*jumps up and down with excitement*

Did I get it right? HUH? Did I HUH? Did I? Did I? Did I?
 
Ah, and there I was debating whether to give it to Clanny after all before he starts some legal maneuver that might bankrupt me.

Werewoman, well done, a sword was the right answer, (although it wasn't the sword I was thinking of, which was Eowyn's - "A sword rang as it was drawn" from Book 5, "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields".)

So here's a bell (maybe even a distinct separate part of Bilbo's doorbell system) and the floor is yours.
 
Ahem. The question was "What rings as it's pulled?" (Emphasis my own)

Both quotes submitted after I correctly answered the question indicate swords being drawn, not pulled.;)

The only quote that got it right? The Hobbit, An Unexpected Party, p. 17, as the handle on the door bell was pulled. None of the swords were. They were "drawn". Now I know how Al Gore felt in December, 2000, when he won the election but lost the presidency.:eek:

I may be a pedant, but I am a correct pedant.:D

Werewoman, ask away, as I yield the floor in the face of the realization of something that really is not a big deal:cool:...but take care in asking your question.;)
 
Yeeeeeeeeee-haaaaaaaaw!!

I figured out the sword part right off, but which one? Don't all swords ring when they are unsheathed? My first thought was Sting, since it glows when orcs are nearby, but I remembered the battle in Moria and figured there had to be a reference to a ringing sword somewhere in there.

Besides, Clanny's already had a turn. *raspberry*


What did Eowyn fear?
 
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