Password

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Oh, goody, a Saucy special's up next.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

You haven't made a single meaningful post since page 12 of Password 1.0! Now this!

[The Saucepan Man]

Gah! The pressure! :D

OK, short but sweet:

1. Bringer of a heavenly harvest?
2. Commonly said to be the longest bearer of the One Ring.
3. Named speakers.
4. Remove first letter of alphabet poorly.
5. Lofty Elven title.

:smokin:

[Evisse the Blue]

1. Yavanna
2. Sauron, Lord of the Rings
5. Tar

[NightKnight]

3. Quendi?

[Arestevana]

Or Perhaps...

1. Sickle of the Valar? Valacirya?

[Celebrian]

3) ELVES, "first to give voice to the music and make song"?
4) RUNE ?

[The Saucepan Man]

Some good answers there. I'll fill in the correct ones:

1. Valacirca: Bringer of a heavenly harvest?
2. Commonly said to be the longest bearer of the One Ring.
3. Quendi: Named speakers.
4. Remove first letter of alphabet poorly.
5. Lofty Elven title.

#3 is "Quendi" rather than "Elves", because the name means "Those who speak with voices".

[Miriel]

5. Hir?

[NightKnight]

5. High King?

[Turambar]

#2 Anduin ?

[The Saucepan Man]

No more correct answers yet, but you are very much on the right track (or waterway ;) ), Turambar. :)

[Turambar]

Since you said commonly - Great River ?

E: or Long River ?

[The Saucepan Man]

Getting closer ... ;)

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

2. Gladden.

[Turambar]

The One Ring didn't lie in the Gladden, though; it was in the Anduin - in Westron, Great River.

Langflood ?

[Evisse the Blue]

#5. Ar(a)

[The Saucepan Man]

1. Valacirca: Bringer of a heavenly harvest?
2. Langflood: Commonly said to be the longest bearer of the One Ring.
3. Quendi: Named speakers.
4. Remove first letter of alphabet poorly.
5. Lofty Elven title.


You got there in the end, Turambar. ;)

Sorry, Evisse, that's not the title I'm looking for.

[Finwe]

5) heru or hiril?

[Arvedui III]

5) Aran, maybe?

[Celebrian]

4) Is this tinco-related? Tin-something perhaps...

[The Saucepan Man]

None of the above. :rolleyes: :D

[symestreem]

5) Esse? It is the Quenyan word for name; Quenya is high elven; a name is a title.

[Finwe]

5) epessë?

High Elven (Quenya)

title (an epessë often described what a person did or a defining characteristic ex. Gil-galad)

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

4. Istari.

[The Saucepan Man]

Keep guessing! (Now, where's that evil smiley gone ...)

[Turambar]

#5 Ilúvatar ?

[Evisse the Blue]

Is the Password Valaquenta ?

[Finwe]

Are any of the guesses even near?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

4. Envinyatar?
5. Tari? Tarma?

[Nirvana II]

#5 Prince?

[Celebrian]

5) TARELDAR?

[The Saucepan Man]

Is the Password Valaquenta ? Indeed it is, Evisse, so your up next. Well done. :)

But first #s 4 and 5 remain to be guessed, so here's a hint for each:

#4 is cryptic. The straight clue is "poorly".

#5 is the title of an individual Elf (and two non-Elves too), although it's not an Elvish word.

:smokin:

[Finwe]

4) Nob?

5) Tall?

[The Saucepan Man]

1. Valacirca: Bringer of a heavenly harvest?
2. Langflood: Commonly said to be the longest bearer of the One Ring.
3. Quendi: Named speakers.
4. Remove first letter of alphabet poorly.
5. Tall: Lofty Elven title.

Correct on #5, Finwe. The Elf was Maedhros. :)

#4 shouldn't be so difficult. How many words are there for alphabet in Tolkien's works? And how many of those words make another Tolkien-related word when you remove the first letter? ;)

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Hmm...

Tengwar(rune) - = Engwar[i](sickly). Another word for Men.

In case you didn't notice, this isn't the Rebus thread.

Shut up, Adam. Alter-egos, jeez! :rolleyes:

[The Saucepan Man]

1. Valacirca: Bringer of a heavenly harvest?
2. Langflood: Commonly said to be the longest bearer of the One Ring.
3. Quendi: Named speakers.
4. Engwar: Remove first letter of alphabet poorly.
5. Tall: Lofty Elven title.

PASSWORD: Valaquenta

Evisse the Blue is up next ...

[Evisse the Blue]

You guys did all the work and now I get the big reward. :D

1. Thing that starts a sword's harmless touch comes out at night.
2. Final journey begins here.
3. With my little brother I shared a jewel but not a passion.
4. Spirits pay off for him.
5. Muted malice broken by a bright memory
6. Hellish way to contain a musical ensemble.

Bring it!:smokin:

[The Saucepan Man]

#2 Grey Havens or Mithlond?
#4 Aragorn? (The spirits of the Oatbreakers "paid off" their oath in serving him.)

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

3. Maedhros?
6. The Sea?

[Evisse the Blue]

Nope, sorry no correct answers so far.

Additional hints:

1. Thing that starts a sword's harmless touch comes out at night.thing, part cryptic, part straight clue
2. Final journey begins here. Sauce is very close with #2 (geographically speaking).
3. With my little brother I shared a jewel but not a passion.What's in a name?
4. Spirits pay off for him. Person, entirely cryptic
5. Muted malice broken by a bright memory. A key word here is muted
6. Hellish way to contain a musical ensemble. Place, part cryptic, part straight clue

[Miriel]

3. Boromir?

('mir' is Sindarin for jewel; Boromir and Faramir's names share it)

[Finwe]

2) Lindon?

6) Ainulindalë?

[Firefoot]

6. Angband?

[Evisse the Blue]

Miriel and Firefoot are right. Finwe - close but not cigar.

1. Thing that starts a sword's harmless touch comes out at night.
2. Final journey begins here.
3. Boromir. With my little brother I shared a jewel but not a passion.
4. Spirits pay off for him.
5. Muted malice broken by a bright memory.
6.Angband. Hellish way to contain a musical ensemble.

[Turambar]

#1 Rana or Isil ?

#2 Gulf of Lune ?

[Evisse the Blue]

Yep, Turambar, those are the ones, well, actually the Elvish equivalent of those. But not to worry, I'm not that nitpicky, so I'll add them.

1. Ithil Thing that starts a sword's harmless touch comes out at night.
2. Lhun Final journey begins here.
3. Boromir. With my little brother I shared a jewel but not a passion.
4. Spirits pay off for him.
5. Muted malice broken by a bright memory.
6.Angband. Hellish way to contain a musical ensemble.

[Nirvana II]

#4 Irmo....or Namo

they are the Feanturi....the Masters of Spirits

Nirvana II:smokin:

[Finwe]

5) Finrod? Sauron? Luthien?

(The clue seems to be talking about the singing duels between Finrod and Sauron or Luthien and Sauron.)

[Nirvana II]

for #5 uhhhhh........Sauron?

[Evisse the Blue]

Nirvana II - #3 was aready guessed.
Finwe - you're on the right track, just think on a lower scale.

[Finwe]

Umm... ok... it has something to do with singing then...

Aragorn? (He was singing when he met Arwen.)

[Evisse the Blue]

Nope. Not singing and not Aragorn.

1. IthilThing that starts a sword's harmless touch comes out at night.
2.Lhun Final journey begins here.
3.Boromir With my little brother I shared a jewel but not a passion.
4. Spirits pay off for him. Hint: slang
5. Muted malice broken by a bright memory. Hint: confrontation; key word: muted
6.Angband Hellish way to contain a musical ensemble.

[NightKnight]

4. Mandos?

[Evisse the Blue]

Mandos? Nope!

[Finwe]

5) Cirith Ungol (when Frodo and Sam broke the spell of the Watchers by using the Phial of Earendil)

[Thorongil]

5) or could it be the watchers themselves?

[Nirvana II]

#4....Lorien?

[Evisse the Blue]

or could it be the watchers themselves? Yes!

1. Ithil Thing that starts a sword's harmless touch comes out at night.
2.Lhun Final journey begins here.
3.Boromir With my little brother I shared a jewel but not a passion.
4. Spirits pay off for him.
5.Silent Watchers Muted malice broken by a bright memory
6.Angband Hellish way to contain a musical ensemble.

Almost there... Hint for no4: it's cryptic, it's a person's last name, one of the words is also a slang term.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Is the password Thorin? :)

[Evisse the Blue]

Another one of those off-target shots... That's a hit! The password is indeed Thorin, so you can start preparing the next mind game.
In the meantime, there's still #4 to be guessed.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

:)

So #4's second letter is R...

Hmmm...

Brandybuck.

[Evisse the Blue]

Well done!~

So here's the full solved riddle:

1.Ithil Thing that starts a sword's harmless touch comes out at night.
2.Lhun Final journey begins here.
3.Boromir With my little brother I shared a jewel but not a passion.
4. Brandybuck Spirits pay off for him.
5.Silent Watchers Muted malice broken by a bright memory
6.Angband Hellish way to contain a musical ensemble
The Password is THORIN.

Nilpaurion Felagund will be serving the next one.:)

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Here's a quick one.

1. Initially north of Bree.
2. Ringbearer without flinging Ring first.
3. Stable boy of the Pony.

Enjoy. :)

[Evisse the Blue]

#3 - Bob?

[The Saucepan Man]

#1 Nob? (North of Bree.)

#2 Isildur?

[Celebrian]

1) Chetwood?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

1. Nob Initially north of Bree.
2. Ringbearer without flinging Ring first.
3. Bob Stable boy of the Pony.

Just to be straightforward
Only number 3 was straightforward here... ;)

But how quickly will it be guessed?
A good question.

[Arestevana]

#2 Aragorn?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

;)

[NightKnight]

2. Odo?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

1. Nob Initially north of Bree.
2. Odo Ringbearer without flinging Ring first.
3. Bob Stable boy of the Pony.

Now, what's the password?

A hint: One thing in common.

[Turambar]

Can you explain #2 ?

Kind of a sideways palindrome you've got going there - reading down starting from the 1st, 2nd and 2rd letters of "Nob", you get Nob-Odo-Bob again. Very clever.

[Celebrian]

Is the password not Nob then?
How about, say, um, ohhh, lessee...

ure, tengwa for w that looks like an "o", meaning 'heat'?

[NightKnight]

Can you explain #2 ?
Ringbearer without flinging Ring first.

The Ringbearer is Frodo, without the first letters of Flinging Ring (Fr), which makes Odo.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

The letters of the clues themselves provide nothing to the password, but the clues have one thing in common. That's the password.

[symestreem]

They're all names.
They all have three letters.
They all have an o.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Names of what? ;)

[Firefoot]

Hobbits?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

My password was legal, correct? I didn't violate any rules?

[Firefoot]

*skims rules* I'm pretty sure it was legal. Anyway, here's the new puzzle:

1. Amon Din: The silent place on which I am.
2. River Running: Water sprinted to the east.
3. Horn Call of Buckland: Hobbits are afraid because their enemies have torches.
4. Weathertop: Atmospheric Conditions on the upside.
5. Indis: Mother of the one with the sharp tongue.
6. Indor: Morwen's kinsman not outside.
7. Gamgee: Faithful companion ends up turning right.

[NightKnight]

5. Indis? Fëanor accused Fingolfin of having a sharp tongue...

[Firefoot]

NightKnight is correct with #5.

[Thorongil]

1: East Emnet?

[The Saucepan Man]

#2 River Running?
#4 Weathertop?

[Firefoot]

Saucepan Man is correct with both 2 and 4.
Thorongil: not even close.

[Turambar]

#6 Aerin ?

[NightKnight]

7. Ragnor, Gildor, Hathaldir or Dagnir?

[Firefoot]

Turambar: getting warmer. "not outside" is cryptic.
NightKnight: All of those are very cold.

[Finwe]

6) Thingol?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Túrin?

[Firefoot]

Finwe and Nilpaurion, both getting colder...

[Mariska Greenleaf]

6: House of Beor?

[Firefoot]

Mariska: colder, freezing cold...

[Finwe]

3) Helm's Deep?

[Silmarien]

6) Thalion?
7) Huan?

[Firefoot]

None of those.

#6 isn't going anywhere. Turambar's guess was the closest so far.
#3 is entirely cryptic.
In #7 "faithful companion" is the straight clue.

[Silmarien]

1) Amon Din?

[Firefoot]

Yes, Amon Din is #1.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Beleg?

[Evisse the Blue]

#6- Beren?

[The Saucepan Man]

Is #3 Fatty Bolger's refrain: Awake! Fear! Fire! Foes! Awake!?

[Firefoot]

Evisse and Nilpaurion - both getting colder...

Saucepan Man - burning up! Just a little bit farther.

[The Saucepan Man]

#3 Crickhollow?

[Finwe]

6) Tuor?

[Firefoot]

Saucepan Man - your last guess was closer.
Finwe - still cold.

Hint - #6 is in UT.

[Arestevana]

Continuining Saucepan Man's guess...
#3 Horn-call of Buckland?

[Firefoot]

Yes, it is the Horn Call of Buckland.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Beregar? Erendis?

[Firefoot]

Nilpaurion, getting even colder.

It's a closer relationship than that.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Urwen?

[rutslegolas]

7) sam?

[Firefoot]

Nilpaurion - still cold.
rutslegolas - warmer, warmer, hot! Burning hot!

[Silmarien]

7) Bill the Pony?

[Firefoot]

Silmarien - cooler...

[Silmarien]

Are you looking for Samwise?

[Finwe]

7) Gollum

[Firefoot]

Neither of those.

[Finwe]

7) Frodo?

[symestreem]

#6 Brodda?

[Miriel]

7) Fatty Bolger?

[Firefoot]

No.
symestreem - warmer, hot!
Finwe and Miriel - both colder.

#6 - I think I must have been a little confused when I wrote this - I probably should have said "Hurin's kinsman" rather than "Morwen's kinsman". Sorry to everyone - this should clear things up.
#7 - Sam is the closest guess so far. For the cryptic part "turning right", think of sled dogs and horses.

[Lindolirian]

7. Gorlim

I think the command for right for sled dogs is "gee" and Gorlim starts with a "g" and he sorta fits the criteria, so...

6. Could it be Brodda since he married Aerin?

[Firefoot]

Lindoliran - no to both of those, but your reasoning for #7 is on the mark. Now put the clues together...

[symestreem]

#6 Sador?

[Arestevana]

I do believe I see it.
7) Gamgee

[The Saucepan Man]

And #6 must be Aerin's father, Indor.

Password, anyone?

[Firefoot]

Arestevana and Saucepan Man have the correct answers! Now for the password...

1. Amon Din: The silent place on which I am.
2. River Running: Water sprinted to the east.
3. Horn Call of Buckland: Hobbits are afraid because their enemies have torches.
4. Weathertop: Atmospheric Conditions on the upside.
5. Indis: Mother of the one with the sharp tongue.
6. Indor: Morwen's kinsman not outside.
7. Gamgee: Faithful companion ends up turning right.

[Miriel]

The eagel Gwaihir?

[Firefoot]

Yes, indeed it is. The puzzle is solved, so go ahead, Miriel.

[Miriel]

*gulps*

Okay, here's my attempt.

1. Cheery hideout stands before stretches of grass.
2. Confused Sam will burn or rob.
3. Araman - Half a judge follows Elvish noble in barren wasteland.
4. Luinil - Blue-shining star.
5. A lack of direction makes Wild Men miserable.
6. Nauglamir - Gift to Elvish leader causes his downfall.
7. Incomers precede heads with dried grass to mock thralls.
8. Aftercomers - Beginnings of a hobbit's departed uncle meet Elvish land, and are translated for men.
9. Long Climb passed by Greenway.

[NightKnight]

4. Nielluin?

[Silmarien]

5) Mildew?

[symestreem]

3. Araman , the wasteland outside of Aman.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

6. Silmaril?
9. Cirith Forn en Andrath?

[Miriel]

Araman is right!!! :D *cheers*
All the rest are incorrect.

[Voralphion]

6)Nauglimir?

[symestreem]

5. Dim, the elvish word for sad?

[Finwe]

8. Andor, the Land of Gift, or Numenor?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

6. Annatar.
8. Hildor.

[Evisse the Blue]

#1 - Eglador?
#4 - Illuin?

[Lindolirian]

4. Helluin

[Miriel]

Ah, some good answers there. :)

'Nauglamir' is correct.

All others wrong, but Nilpaurion is very very close with the guess for no. 8 ... just follow all of the steps in the clue...

[NightKnight]

4. Sirius?
8. The Followers or The Aftercomers?

[Firefoot]

#2 - The new Sawmill in the Shire?
#9 - Cirith Ungol?

[Turambar]

#4 Luinil ?

[Finwe]

8. Followers?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

8. Hildórien?

[Miriel]

NightKnight is right with the Aftercomers. (A translation of Hildor).
Turambar is right with Luinil. :)

Cirith Ungol is wrong. Nilpaurion's first guess at #9 was good.
#2 ... nope.

If you need any hints, yell...

[NightKnight]

9. Winding Stair?

[Miriel]

Nope.

[NightKnight]

The other stair, with the name I can't remember? :p

[Miriel]

*grins*

No, it's not a stairway. As I said, Nilpaurion was almost right with Cirith Forn en Andrath. Almost.... ;)

[Lindolirian]

Perhaps you meant the more common version of its name used by Gandalf, "the High Pass"?

[Miriel]

No. The High Pass isn't passed by Greenway. You need to go further south.

[Miriel]

Update (as I drive myself mad going back and forth between pages ;)):

1. Gladden Fields - Cheery hideout stands before stretches of grass.
2. Robin Smallburrow - Confused Sam will burn or rob.
3. Araman - Half a judge follows Elvish noble in barren wasteland.
4. Luinil - Blue-shining star.
5. Woses - A lack of direction makes Wild Men miserable.
6. Nauglamir - Gift to Elvish leader causes his downfall.
7. Strawheads - Incomers precede heads with dried grass to mock thralls.
8. Aftercomers - Beginnings of a hobbit's departed uncle meet Elvish land, and are translated for men.
9. Andrath - Long Climb passed by Greenway.

[NightKnight]

9. Redhorn Pass/Pass of Caradhras?

[Miriel]

No. Check Greenway's path, and remember the 'long climb' bit. When I say Nilpaurion was close, it's not because he chose a mountain pass.

[NightKnight]

Then it has to be Andrath, which means "long climb".

[Silmarien]

1. Dunharrow?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

9. Tharbad?

[Miriel]

Andrath it is. :)
Dunharrow is wrong.
So ... just some cryptic things left now ... again, shout if hints are needed...

[Lindolirian]

7. Incomers precede heads with dried grass to mock thralls.

The Incomers are the Easterlings who call the Edain of Hithlum Strawheads and make them thralls.

[Finwe]

2) Master of Doom?

[Turambar]

#5 Woses --> woe without the S's ?

#1 Gladden Fields ?

*shouts for hint on #2*

[Miriel]

Ooh, good answers.

Lindolirian is right with 'strawheads'.
Turambar is right with 'woses' and 'gladden fields'.

As for #2 ... well, it's
confused 'sam will burn or rob'.
So take confused as having its usual cryptic meaning - ie, indicating an anagram - and see what you can do with the letters.

Hint: You're looking for a living being.

Should be easier now. ;)

[Turambar]

Robin Smallburrow? Though you seem to have an extra "R", and no "W". :)

[Miriel]

Robin Smallburrow it is. :)

The 'w' is from 'will', and there are 3 'r's (burn or rob) and 3 'r's in Robin Smallburrow. So it should work. ;)

Password, anyone?

[Miriel]

The completed clues:


1. Gladden Fields - Cheery hideout stands before stretches of grass.
2. Robin Smallburrow - Confused Sam will burn or rob.
3. Araman - Half a judge follows Elvish noble in barren wasteland.
4. Luinil - Blue-shining star.
5. Woses - A lack of direction makes Wild Men miserable.
6. Nauglamir - Gift to Elvish leader causes his downfall.
7. Strawheads - Incomers precede heads with dried grass to mock thralls.
8. Aftercomers - Beginnings of a hobbit's departed uncle meet Elvish land, and are translated for men.
9. Andrath - Long Climb passed by Greenway.

[Turambar]

Oops - you're right - well, that was a nice scramble, then. http://forum.barrowdowns.com/ubb/icons/icon14.gif

[Miriel]

Thanks!

Anyone going to venture a guess at this password? (Hint: look at the second letters in each word)

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

An earlier name for Irmo/Lórien? ;)

[Miriel]

That would be correct. :)

Continue!

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Plese wait for my next puzzle. It'll be here in a bit...well...maybe longer than that.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

1. Old and Elder.
2. Elvish solar year.
3. V. Eärendil - He was the fifth king of Gondor.
4. Sounds like a diminutive king.
5. Hobbit between one hot table.

Enjoy. Be safe. Don't follow the lights. ;)

[Evisse the Blue]

#2 Yen
#1- Tom Bombadil?

[Finwe]

4) Prince?

[The Saucepan Man]

Nil, is that the answer to #3, or is it part of the clue?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Sauce, that was the answer for #3.

As for your guesses, hmmm...wrong!

Some clues (before I am exiled for a week to the provinces):

1, 4, and 5 are cryptic. The rest are not. :)

[symestreem]

#1 Gnome?

[NightKnight]

2. Coraner?

[Finwe]

4) Pippin (sounds like Pepin the Short, who was certainly diminutive, the little thief! He stole the rightful Merovingian throne!)

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

1. No. Elder is the straight clue.
2. Nope. Check your LotR appendices. Or UT. ;)
4. Argh! Too complex, too complex. No. :)

[NightKnight]

2. Loa?

[Finwe]

1) Ent?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

1. Old and Elder.
2. Loa - Elvish solar year.
3. V. Eärendil - He was the fifth king of Gondor.
4. Sounds like a diminutive king.
5. Hobbit between one hot table.

Ent isn't correct. "Old and" will remind you of a puzzle of mine earlier. ;)

Oh, vy ze vay, if you plan to create a grid for the puzzle once ll clues are filled in, be sure to include the period before "Eärendil." :)

[Voralphion]

Any more hints, as no one seems to be able to get the clues?

[Celebrian]

How about SOLMATH for #5?
Sol= alone, Sam is scrambled, and a Math table

[symestreem]

Nilpaurion might be gone for a while, until school starts for him again.

[Voralphion]

I guess this means the thred is open. Does anyone have a new puzzle?

[Celebrian]

If Nil is not available, I could post a simple one on Monday, if you like.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

I'm back. On a regular basis.

You just know that world ain't perfect if it takes a return to the Angband called "school" to bring me back. Oh, well.

And, Celebrian: nope. Not that one. Remember those "initial" clues? This is a modification of it. :)

[Celebrian]

1) Cirdan?

Well, you're back! :cool: Please forgive our hastiness, Nil.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Nay, entish (you said you were one once ;) ) lady. This thread deserved replacement oh so long ago. I was quite surprised to see my puzzle still in business.

Anyway, before I say you're wrong...which I already said...let's have some more clues!

1. Old and Elder.

Elder is the straight clue. "Old and"... remember "and father"? ;)

4. Sounds like a diminutive king.

Diminutive...miniature...oops! :o

5. Hobbit between one hot table.

Hobbit is the straight clue. "Between" replaces the usual "initial" or "begins", but still uses the same principle.

Good luck!

[NightKnight]

Could #1 be Iarwain?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Nope. #1 requires a weedle bit of translation.

[NightKnight]

When you hinted to "and father", I went back and looked. It was Aratar, ar + atar. So i suppose this is something similar... Hmm. something that ends with -ar. And I think Iant Iaur means "Old Bridge" (haven't got Silm. here), so Iantar? Or is it Iaurar? But Elder? Makes me think about either Tom Bombadil or the ents... Meh, crap. I can't think of anything. Am I heading in the right direction?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

The "ar" ending is right, or is it write? Anywhen, I said only a weedle bit of translation, because that's the only part of the clue you have to translate. The other word - Old - remains in English, but you have to find another word for it.

Put the two together and you get something that's...elder.

Hope that satisfies. :)

[NightKnight]

Could it be Eldar then?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Yup, you're right.

1. Eldar - Old and Elder.
2. Loa - Elvish solar year.
3. V. Eärendil - He was the fifth king of Gondor.
4. Sounds like a diminutive king.
5. Hobbit between one hot table.

[NightKnight]

5. Otho?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Nope. :p

[The Saucepan Man]

Is #4 Elessar?

He's a King, and the name sounds like "a lesser", meaning diminutive.

[Celebrian]

Is the Pass "Elves"?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Saucy: No. Think "miniature."

Celebrian: I'd say "close," but there's more to it.

After all, why would I go to the pains of having V. Eärendil as a third clue, when there are nasty V-clues everywhere?

[NightKnight]

4. (Elros) Tar-Minyatur?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

1. Eldar - Old and Elder.
2. Loa - Elvish solar year.
3. V. Eärendil - He was the fifth king of Gondor.
4. Elros Tar-Minyatur - Sounds like a diminutive king.
5. Hobbit between one hot table.

Hobbit #5 has been used once by me. That's another clue, if you want it.

[NightKnight]

5. Odo?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Wrong answer! :p

[NightKnight]

Nob?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

1. Eldar - Old and Elder.
2. Loa - Elvish solar year.
3. V. Eärendil - He was the fifth king of Gondor.
4. Elros Tar-Minyatur - Sounds like a diminutive king.
5. Nob - Hobbit between one hot table.

Now, the clue to password is found in one down, three up. The period on the third clue counts as a letter.

[NightKnight]

Which makes Elven Breed. I found it even before you gave that clue. :p

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

That is the clue, not the password itself. :p

[NightKnight]

Oh, crap. :p

Noldor?

[The Saucepan Man]

In which case the answer is ... ;)

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Wrong, NK! :p

Any takers, please? Why not you, Sauce?

[NightKnight]

That should teach me not to answer too quickly. I had Loëndë in my head when I thought of possible answers, so that messed it up. :p I would take it, I even have a Password ready, but I'm going away soon again. I'll just save it for later. ;)

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

The answer is lembas, which is Elven bread.

Seven-and-eighty days is too long a time. Not even Phileas Fogg took that long to circumnavigate the world. So the first one here with a puzzle gets it. ;)

How 'bout you, Sauce? Got any cruelties in mind? :p

[NightKnight]

Hmmm... Is anyone interested in making a puzzle for us?

[Morsul the Dark]

eh why njot im good at password...

ok so i can use a word that sounds like the answer or a straight clue correct?

ok then

first clue: Size

[NightKnight]

Actually, if you look on the first post in this thread, you can see how it's done.

[The Perky Ent]

This seems interesting!

1) The name of land of the little folk
2) The lair of that which no man can kill
3) Home of the lords of the gifted land
4)The controlled beast
5)The crossing of that which cannot be killed
6)That which the arkenstone was said to have come from
7)The bringer of the third


Yes they're easy, but it's all i can come up with!

[Morsul the Dark]

Shire
Minas Morgul
Edoras (i suppose)
A------
G-----
A------
L---------

Smeagal is the password

[The Perky Ent]

Morsul, even if Smeagol was the answer, I couldn't give it to you. You have to answer the questions! You can't just guess based on what letters you have, which doesn't help you, as you have none. None of your guesses were correct.

[Morsul the Dark]

ah reading first page again sorry wasnt clear on the rules that was my fault...

1)....
2)....
3)Valinor?
4)Troll?
5)....
6)....
7)....

[NightKnight]

2. Torech Ungol or Shelob's Lair?
7. Ossë?

[The Perky Ent]

Nope, nope, nope, and nope :D

[Morsul the Dark]

1)
2)Angmar
3)Minas Tirith
4)Warg
5)Imlad Morgul
6)
7)

[The Perky Ent]

1)
2)Angmar
3)
4)Wargs
5)
6)
7)


Good job! 2/7!

[Morsul the Dark]

1)Suza
2)A
3)Mahanaxar
4)W
5)
6)
7)

[The Perky Ent]

1)Suza
2)Angmar
3)
4)Warg
5)
6)
7)

[Morsul the Dark]

1)S
2)A
3)Minas Anor
4)W
5)Iant Iaur
6)
7)

[The Perky Ent]

Nope! You were very close with your first guess for #3!

[Morsul the Dark]

1)S
2)A
3)Mar-nu-Falmar
4)W
5)Ivren
6)
7)

[The Perky Ent]

Nope. Think of what happened with the shire and suza!

[Morsul the Dark]

1)S
2)A
3)Malinalda?
4)W
5)
6)
7)

[The Perky Ent]

nope!

[Morsul the Dark]

1)S
2)A
3)Mandos?
4)W
5)
6)
7)

[The Perky Ent]

No. You were really close with your guess of Rohan. Think about what happened with Shire and Suza. Think....

[Morsul the Dark]

oooh that first guess I thought you meant valinor since it was the first "official" guess since i didnt follow the rules on that one hmmm......

1)S
2)A
3)Minhiriath?
4)W
5)
6)
7)

[The Perky Ent]

Yes, now you know what the hint is...but that's not correct

[Morsul the Dark]

1)S
2)A
3)Mark?
4)W
5)
6)
7)

[The Perky Ent]

Yes! Finally!

1)Suza
2)Angmar
3)Mark
4)Warg
5)
6)
7)



I wonder what it is :D! But even if you know, it's not fun to leave three behind!

[Morsul the Dark]

I knew it was an M

I know the answer yet I must answer the last three

1)S
2)A
3)M
4)W
5)Isenmouthe
6)
7)Elrond

[The Perky Ent]

Close on 5, wrong on 7!

[Morsul the Dark]

1)S
2)A
3)M
4)W
5)Isengard?
6)
7)

[The Perky Ent]

Nope!

[Morsul the Dark]

1)S
2)A
3)M
4)W
5)Imloth Melui?
6)
7)

[The Perky Ent]

Nyet!

[Morsul the Dark]

1)S
2)A
3)M
4)W
5)Isen River?
6)
7)

[The Perky Ent]

1)Suza
2)Angmar
3)Mark
4)Warg
5)Isen
6)
7)



BTW, where did the M go?