The Revived Tolkien Trivia

Twas brewed in other places too, your honor. And the most recent hint is the more accurate, where locale is concerned. ;)

A Wolf is found here too, though perhaps not what you'd expect....
 
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Okay, I'm taking a stab at this, as the last hint did it for me. The comment proves ironic, as a certain breed of Hobbits were known to be heavy-legged and to wear boots in foul weather (namely the Stoors of Buckland), to be found in the Prologue of The Fellowship of the Ring, "Concerning Hobbits".

The habit of building farmhouses and barns was said to have begun among the inhabitants of the Marish down by the Brandywine. The Hobbits of that quarter, the Eastfarthing, were rather large and heavy-legged, and they wore dwarf-boots in muddy weather. But they were well known to be Stoors in a large part of their blood, as indeed was shown by the down that many grew on their chins. No Harfoot or Fallohide had any trace of a beard. Indeed, the folk of the Marish, and of Buckland, east of the River, which they afterwards occupied, came for the most part later into the Shire up from south-away; and they still had many peculiar names and strange words not found elsewhere in the Shire.

If I am right, 'twas a right obscure question, a real corker.
 
But right you are nevertheless, Mr. Clansman sir. That's exactly the quote and locale I was looking for. Beer was brewed more often in the Northfarthing, as opposed to the Eastfarthing, so apologies for the general vicinity hint; should have been more accurate.

*Yields a bell shaped like a dwarf boot (iron-ic, of course) and the floor to the distinguished gentleman from Canada*

Have at it, chief. ;)
 
My hat off to your fiery omnipotence. That was a dandy of a question, and I required every hint you had to offer.

A question will be forthcoming later in the day (I hope).
 
A question, at last. Quote required, of course.

Who in Middle Earth didn't care about winter?
 
I am certain this is wrong, but feel obliged to offer it anyway: the Sun, of course.

'Well,' cried Legolas as he ran up, 'I have not brought the Sun. She is walking in the blue fields of the South, and a little wreath of snow on this Redhorn hillock troubles her not at all.
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The Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, Chapter III - The Ring Goes South

And note the continuity across Tolkien's works, for in The Silmarillion we learn that the Sun is indeed a maiden, Arien the Maia. Not that this is amazing, for Tolkien was quite thorough, but I always appreciate such links between works.
 
There's a footnote to Frodo's "Cat and the Fiddle" song in the Prancing Pony as well - the moon is He, as in The Man in the Moon, and "Elves (and Hobbits) always refer to the Sun as She."


FR, I, ix, At the Sign of the Prancing Pony
 
Grimward, an excellent guess, my fiery friend, for that is precisely the quote I was looking for. A snow-covered bell for you, though either you or Arien will melt it quickly enough.

A question, please?
 
Thank you Clanny. Talk about your shot in the dark... :rolleyes:

All righty then. Our esteemed colleague The Judge is known to hold forth in many threads within these hallowed halls. Less well known (perhaps; I guess we will see) is the fact that she *cough cough* made a cameo appearance in at least one of our works in question. The work and quote, if you please.

And a nod to you, Mr. Pyan for reminder link about the sun as a she. :)
 
Are you referring to Námo, the Valar, Grim? His name means "Judge" in Quenya.

Námo the elder dwells in Mandos, which is westward in Valinor. He is the keeper of the Houses of the Dead, and the summoner of the spirits of the slain. He forgets nothing; and he knows all things that shall be, save only those that lie still in the freedom of Ilúvatar. He is the Doomsman of the Valar; but he pronounces his dooms and his Judgements only at the bidding of Manwë.
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Silmarillion - Valaquenta
 
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I don't mind the "forgets nothing" bit (as long as no one mentions elephants) but if he's a he, then I'm a bit concerned. (If pyan is right -- was it a case of Finding Námo?)
 
A worthy attempt, your greeness, but not quite. Heading (sort of) in the right direction with Ilúvatar.....

And the Sub-Mariner is (or was while I was still reading Marvel regularly) actually Prince Namor...very close.
 
And, speaking of the Sub-Mariner, we're all in the same boat where this quote is concerned....;)
 
Argh! 'Tis lonely in here with naught but crickets for company.

Ye'll have me in fetters unless you look in a place that rhymes with them....
 
Well, from the previous clue, I'm assuming the answer is in the Letters, which puts me out of the running, as I don't have them.
 
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