Arrows 'nd Bow

[Formendacil]

No, this not a thread about the humour of archery, as pertains to Tolkien or otherwise.

This is a thread devoted to Anagrams of 'Downers, Tolkien characters, Tolkien places, and all things Tolkien.

As a thread, I was inspired by the recent, post-game revelations of Milord the Phantom's easter eggs, one of which was an anagram of my name: Formendacil = Micro Elf DNA. Another was "Feanor of the Peredhil" = "thin feral feeder? Pooh!"

This thread, therefore, is devoted to seeing what humourous anagrams can be derived from the names of Tolkien's world, and the names of this site's Tolkien devotees, and what humourous connotations can be derived from the insights gained by the anagrams.

For my own part, I believe "Micro Elf DNA" in my genes may be attributed to descent from Elrond and/or Elros. There were many descendents of Aragorn and Arwen, I am sure, and many more of Elendil, and who knows how many with the blood of Elros.

Clearly, however, I am the right heir of the long-dead Kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor.

In the case of Milady Fea, I would say that the only information we may gain from a study of this particular anagram is the knowledge that she is not a skinny feral feeder....

Well, that's the start my (second ever) thread... Enjoy.

[Boromir88]

I got a couple here. One is actually an anagram with a pun, that really doesn't make any sense, but I guess it'll work. The other makes a lot more sense.

Tim Whalen, who of course is a pretty well known singer and song writer...and this anagram downer is none other than Mithawlen.

As for the punny one that makes no sense at all, just four random words...

Pam sun can hate...the pun being "sun" and I guess "sun" is hates...whatever...anyway it's The Sauce Pan Man

[mormegil]

This site (http://www.anagramsite.com) is great for things like this though it won't give proper names and takes out a bit of the fun in it.

Mormegil = Grim Mole or Girl memo

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Hm... the phantom works out to the top man almost perfectly... but I guess that extra "h" proves he isn't. :p

[Boromir88]

Hm... the phantom works out to the top man almost perfectly... but I guess that extra "h" proves he isn't.

aye but the phantom could be...hot pen math

[The Saucepan Man]

Lalwende = wed Allen

But what would davem say? :eek:

Davem = Made ‘V’

Hmm. Directed at this Allen, perchance? :D

Boromir88 = Rib Room ‘88

A great place to eat!

Bethberry = Try HB beer

To wash down all those ribs.

The Saucepan Man = Ah, man’s peace nut

That’s me, a crazy pacifist.

Estelyn Telcontar = Can tell ent storye.

That‘s just uncanny … :smokin:

[Boromir88]

Not Estelyn Telcontar, but just Estelyn is a sly teen...hmmm?

I'd especially hate to do this to The Saucepan Man, especially since he commented on a fine restaurant I own, but I just think it's too darn funny. Sauce...you're a Staunch mean ape.

Formendacil is actually a Firm coal den...interesting

[Formendacil]

Formendacil is actually a Firm coal den...interesting

It's my Alberta heritage. :D

I decided to check out one our zaniest 'Downers, hoping to get an insight into his mind.

No such luck.

Nilpaurion Felagund came up as lifeguard plan union.

So. Is he out there to found a Union to improve the Employee Plans of lifeguards?

[the phantom]

Hmph. You guys are using all of the easter eggs that were going to be in the next game. :p

the guy who be short= "the huge, worthy sob" (he's a big whiner, but he's worthy of...something) or "Where's thought, boy?" (who knows?)

Anguirel= "an uglier" (our homely friend) :p

Formendacil= "manic folder" (works in a clothing store), "from Iceland" (sometimes called Alberta), "minor elf cad" (ha ha)

Encaitare= "a rat niece" (as her uncle always calls her), "i.e. rant ace" (what she's called when she goes crazy in a WW game)

[mormegil]

Laconic Loreman = cornmeal oil can or reclaim colon an or miracle loon can or corn loan malice

[Morai]

I thought the moment was right.....

The Barrow Wight=growth wait herb

From this I must conclude that The Barrow Wight has a herb garden, and he is waiting for his delicious plants to grow.

[The Saucepan Man]

Sauce...you're a Staunch mean apeRight. So don't mess with me ... ;)

Eomer of the Rohirrim = He mime rite of horror

Er, is there something that you’re not telling us, Eomer … :eek:

Fordim Hedgethistle = This the model fridge.

Hey, he’s a cool guy!

HerenIstarion = Er, I hint reason

You only hint? Surely not.

Hookbill the Goomba = Ok, heal Hobbit gloom

It must be all those Gandalf Uncloaked jokes cheering them up.

The Only Real Estel = The one last yeller.

But what’s he yelling about?

The Barrow-Wight = Hit warthog brew

He needs the strong stuff to keep the site going. :D

[Gurthang]

Let me try....


Fordim Hedgethistle = I, FH, smote the griddle.

What did it do to make him angry?

encaitare = A near cite.

Can't see the griddle anyway.

mormegil = Morg Mile.

A street of only morgues.

Oddwen = Do down.

Is here a lot.

Firefoot = Root fife.

Plays a earthy insturment.

Kuruharan = Uh, an ark U R (Sorry, not very good. I need sleep.)

Well, I guess Yoda thinks he's an ark.

[dancing spawn of ungoliant]

the guy who be short = Worthy bush Goethe
He's quite a poet. Not sure what he's doing in a bush, though.

Feanor of the Peredhil = Fieldfare then hooper [swan]
Describes her Werewolf tactics: a witty loudmouth.

Estelyn Telcontar = Yeller contestant
...?

Chat Skwerl = Halts wreck
Rather fitting, I think.

dancing spawn of ungoliant = Awful posting cannonading
That's self-explanatory.

[Anguirel]

Eomer of the Rohirrim=thereof heir om mirror

Eomer is clearly the lost prince of all Buddhists...

Cailin seems to be without anagrams. Shame I was trying to investigate the roots of their mysterious werewolfing relationship...how about...

Cailin is a wolf=fiasco wail nil

Hmm...

Moving onto Tolkien:

Maeglin loves Idril=revealing slim idol (!)

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Great thread idea, Formendacil! Thinking of anagrams takes time, unfortunately, so I don't yet have any to contribute, but I believe no one has mentioned the title anagram yet. It's so easy once you know, but did have me puzzled for a bit. Barrow Downs...

[mormegil]

Barrow downs real meaning is Snob word war
I guess this helps to explain a lot

And to the victor of the snob word war goes their choice of a brown sword or their own bar sword

[Cailín]

Indeed, I also had a problem finding an anagram for my name. However there seem to be some very interesting variations in spelling that have been thoroughly explored by The Only Real Estel.

The Only Real Estel - Honestly Alert Eel
might refer to his slippery werewolf performances?

I'm quite horrible at making up anagrams, I just found out. :eek:

[Gurthang]

Cailín = Licain (lycan)

Not exactly spelled correctly, but if fits! :D

[Orominuialwen]

From my name:
ennui wail room
It appears that I make people so bored they cry.
amour in new oil
This fits rather well with Oromin.com (http://www.oromin.com/).

Kitanna:
akin ant
akin nat
It seems she's similar to an insect.

Gurthang:
grant hug
hurt gang
He's either very gentle or very violent.

Morai:
mario
Obviously a video game character in disguise.

[Morai]

Obviously a video game character in disguise.

That might actually have some truth to it...though I'm not quite sure which one from those games I would be.

Here I return the favor:
alumni wooer in:Orominuialwen
'Nuff said.

[Formendacil]

The Fellowship of the Ring:

Aragorn becomes a roan rag. Hmm... he's a reddish dishcloth, then...

Gandalf is a fang lad. Sounds mean. Sounds like a Werewolf...

Frodo Baggins is a Fans bigg door. I'm presuming this has something to do with the movie Frodo...

Samwise Gamgee is a Game maw's seige. ???

Peregrin Took is Peg rot in RK. Their is peg rot in the Return of the King? Horrors!!!

Meriadoc Brandybuck is Andy made brick cur BO, which I am taking to mean that some Andy person made brick dogs some body odour...

Legolas's new name is Slag Leo. Hmm... sounds hip...

Gimli comes out as a garble. Unless ligmi, limig, glimi, gimil, gilim, migil, milig, or a host of similar words means anything to you...

Boromir is, like his 86th successor, a Rib Room...

Okay, some of those were pretty bad. But I do like Slag Leo and Roan Rag...

[Lalwendë]

Watching Countdown does have its benefits...

davem drank all v mead. And I wasn't happy.

Put lalwende and davem together and you get the mysteriously Numenorean wave mended all. Or you could have leaven lewd mad. I'm saying nowt...

Estelyn Telcontarhas had a misfortune as she recently lost a ent.

The Saucepan Man has his own Saucepan Anthem. I bet it sounds like a steel band.

[Shelob]

littlemanpoet tell us to "melt 'til Poe tan"

AbercrombieofRohan confirms that there is a "Boo error if name Bach"

and The Fellowship of the Ring tells all werewolf players that "one fright hits wolfe help", which makes no sense even if you remember that there are few lower than a werewolf

[Morsul the Dark]

if i still had my black adder avvie this would fit nicely
Morsul the Dark= Muskrat Holder

and as for lets see my rival

Gil-Galad

Glad Gail

or

Dail Lagg

EDIT:

My real name is an Anagram of "Me dig underwear award"

[Boromir88]

Put lalwende and davem together and you get the mysteriously Numenorean wave mended all. Or you could have leaven lewd mad. I'm saying nowt...
However, Lalwende by her lonesome is we end all...I see your evil plans! :p

[Lalwendë]

Better than Sudoku...

However, Lalwende by her lonesome is we end all...I see your evil plans!

Ah, so the reason for my fascination with Saruman has become clear? Mua-ha-ha!

But I see Boromir 88 has evil plans himself, seeing as I have unmasked this fiend, Scooby Doo fashion, as I, Robo Mir 88 :eek:

Woe betide anyone who happened to be a teacher of Shelob for her name hides that she is bolshe!

When Mithalwen is away from the Downs she is with le man; wonder who this French fancyman is? ;)

Where might we find Bethberry? Why, she's over there, by herbert.

davem, the illustrious ulair, is also revealed as someone who interrupts meetings of The Cult Of Harry Potter's Godfather, as he is a sirius ritual lout.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

A Mere Boggart? Mate bagger or what, Lal? Either that or teabag germ... I don't want to get sick from your tea! Nor do I want you to bag me a mate, to be honest. I can find one on my own! ;)

[Boromir88]

But I see Boromir 88 has evil plans himself, seeing as I have unmasked this fiend, Scooby Doo fashion, as I, Robo Mir 88
So, you're saying I'm a robot now? Crap, my identity's been found. :D

Mr. Underhill has an interesting combination of words... hen rum drill...so there's a drunk hen that like rum especially when it's got a drill?

And The Only Real Estel likes to collect eternally hot eels and is serenely lethal to everyone. He's another one I'd watch out for.

Heren Istarion is quite the artist his most famous paintings are of heroines in art

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Sleepy Ranger :

grey sneer pal - ? ? ?

grey pen laser - well mabey it is some Star Wars thing I don't know of!

[Lalwendë]

A Mere Boggart? Mate bagger or what, Lal? Either that or teabag germ... I don't want to get sick from your tea! Nor do I want you to bag me a mate, to be honest. I can find one on my own!

Hey! I make a cracking cup of tea, you can nearly stand your spoon up in it, tis that strong. Though davem will protest that I never make him a cup. Meh. ;)

A Mere Boggart is in all honesty just a tome bragger, showing off about what nice book bargains I've managed to nab off ebay.

When Feanor of the Peredhil is pestering young Shakespearean men, they say O! Off, thee philanderer! ;)

[Bêthberry]

Formendacil, what a marvellous thread idea! And what creativity and imagination already! We are a wordy lot, eh? :D

A few contributions:

Aiwendil: Ail, I wend.
Why the Brown Wizard was unable to aid the Grey.

Oddwen: Downed.
Need I explain? ;)

Lalwendë, davem: delve weal, man!
Yes.

Lush: Shul.
I always knew Lush was a temple to something. :D

[Formendacil]

The Great Powers that be are really...

Manwe... Me wan' something... What does Manwe want?

Varda... could be Arda V. Wait! There's more than one?

Melkor... ROM elk. A deer with memory? Oh deer!

Elbereth... is some fellow by the name of Bert Heel. "O Elbereth, O Bert Heel..."

Morgoth... is a Moth 'Rog, which would be a Balrog drawn to a flame. Not good!

[Gurthang]

Lalwendë, davem = we level and mad

I guess they're smart and crazy!

Cryptic Aura = arctic up ray

Cold and lethal... to birds? OR Northern Lights.

Formendacil = flom and rice

He likes rice... but what's flom?

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

The guy who be short

hereby who tugs hot: how do you do that, hot ?

or

worthy though bees: Now you are just beeig silly !

Gwaihir

wig hair: Who could have known that he was infact a bald eagel. . .

[Orominuialwen]

Rune Son of Bjarne: banjos for nun ere
He's a bunch of musical instruments for religious women, but before what, nobody knows.

[Gurthang]

Rune Son of Bjarne = bones of June Rarn

So he's June Rarn's dead bones. Not surprising on the 'Downs.

The Only Real Estel = The tal lonely seer

Well, it fits for the last WW game he was in.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Gurthang = Rang thug

Why would ring to a worshiper of Kali? That is like worshipeing Ungoliant!
(you are proberbly the one who has been most difficult so far)

Orominuialwen = Me raw oil union

So you are in fact a member of the pump operator labor union.

[Bêthberry]

Red Arrow: Rear word
getting the message out to the troups in the rear

Dwimordene: Dried women
The Rohirrim's opinion of women in Lorien

Beleriand: Blinde era
A time of ore-lust and darkness

Riddermark: dim, dark err
Thank you Wormtongue

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

O pine lines! cried piosenniel, giving away her love of Christmas tree farming.

[Bergil]

I am secretly a girbil. but my old adversary hookbill, is a booklet hog ah limbo (limbo can also mean nothingness).

[Gurthang]

Call me stupid, but I only now just realized that this thread's title is an anagram. :rolleyes: By the way, Formendacil, I really like the thread. :D

[mormegil]

The Saucepan Man who is in fact a staunch mean ape yelled in desperation my peanuts ache, man

[Mithalwen]

When Mithalwen is away from the Downs she is with le man; wonder who this French fancyman is? ;)

.

Make it past tense and there might be a few candidates ;)

I prefer "M with elan"

[malkatoj]

"Barrow Downs" gives you "Bard owns row," clearly talking about the Globe theatre.

My name just gives you gibberish...

[dancing spawn of ungoliant]

My name just gives you gibberish......or Finnish. Or maybe they are the same thing.

Malkatoj = jalka, mot = foot, quod erat demonstrandum.
How fitting! You have feet, right?

[The Saucepan Man]

... an anagram of The Fellowship of the Ring, in respect of which I humbly offer up the following:

Frodo Baggins = Goofs Bad Ring

Self-explanatory really! :D

Gandalf the Grey = He tag danger. Fly!

Referring to the sacrifice that he made at the bridge of Khazad-Dum.

Aragorn Elessar = So real as Ranger

And so he should be!

Samwise Gamgee = I’m wage message

It's a little known fact that the character of Sam was in fact an allegory of the working class struggle for a higher minimum wage. :rolleyes:

Meriadoc Brandybuck = Dirk unmade crabby CO

Referring, of course, to the dagger used to defeat the bad-tempered commanding officer of Mordor's forces at the Pelennor.

Peregrine Took = Perk – I go on tree!

Pippin was overjoyed to get a ride on Treebeard.

Boromir = Rob ‘im, or …

... fail and die redeeming yourself.

Legolas Greenleaf = Lone Elf - Gals eager

The poor chap just can't escape those fangirls. ;)

Gimli, Son of Gloin = Going solo in film

He's throwing in the double act with Legolas and branching out with his own movie career.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Tolkien = Ten kilo
I think that was the weight of his pipe.

Gandalf the Grey = "Land the Rag, Fegy!"
Not sure what a Fegy is...

It would seem that The Barrow Downs will eventualy, nay, already Owns the dabr row... whatever that is...

That's all I can think of...

[Mithalwen]

Having had some time this afternoon waiting for a report to arrive (thoughtfully delivered at 5 to 5..... I tried this but I have left the relevant post-its behind ... however .... the best of a bad bunch so far was

Boromir eighty-eight - I mighty right. Oo! Beer!!!

[mormegil]

I can't believe I have to report this but the truth must be told

Mithalwen our "innocent" Pilgrim Soul in reality Grills Opium :eek: ;)

[Mithalwen]

Oh and rather spookily bearing in mind the setting for my WW game :

Mithalwen = The Mawlin

I, Mithalwen = Me Withnail!!! (I love that film)

Th' wine alm...

Sorry getting a bit self obsessed here....


Tim Whelan - neveredovim?

[Valesse]

Minas Morgul: summon grail
...well at least we knew it wasn't Castle Anthrax.

Bywater: wary bet
I wouldn't take my chances going there.

Dead Marshes: dreams' hades
Poetic, don't you think?

And of course:
Figwit! wig fit
... a task he simply could not do on his own.

[Lalwendë]

Some tobacco inspired anagrams...

Gandalf, where is he from? A smoky place, Fagland.

Since Frodo Baggins quit smoking he's been giving away all the duty free he picked up in Mordor, so he's become something of a big fags donor.

And drink...

Legolas has found a new resource in Mirkwood, ale logs.

Meriadoc has been importing interesting new drinks from China, the most popular being Mao Cider.

[The Saucepan Man]

A film fan was rather disappointed to read The Fellowship of the Ring and find her favourite character missing ...

"Loh! No Figwit? Help!" she fret.

[Gurthang]

A film fan was rather disappointed to read The Fellowship of the Ring and find her favourite character missing ...

"Loh! No Figwit? Help!" she fret.

Saucepan, did you make that yourself, or did you use that generator thingy they were talking about earlier? Either way, that's really awesome.

The Saucepan Man - mace hunts an ape

He's a weapon who doesn't like monkeys.

Middle-Earth - limed thread

It's a thread... with a hint of lime?!

[Lalwendë]

Gurthang is a woman of a certain age with an attitude problem, for he is a gran thug.

Formendacil is only the pen name of famous Hispanic/Jewish comedian Rico Feldman.

[Boromir88]

Mithalwen our "innocent" Pilgrim Soul in reality Grills Opium
That may be, but I find our Maundering Mage doesn't have a great track record either...what's this unarmed gin game I've been hearing about?

Mithalwen I think is the forum baddie though...grilling opium, and now she is the boss of law hit men? You hire attorney's to put hits on people?

[The Saucepan Man]

Saucepan, did you make that yourself, or did you use that generator thingy they were talking about earlier? Either way, that's really awesome.The very suggestion ...! ;) I can assure you that it's all my own work, old chap. In fact, I was rather peeved not to be able to come up with something that used proper, legitimate words throughout ...

The Saucepan Man - mace hunts an ape

He's a weapon who doesn't like monkeys.

Sauce...you're a Staunch mean ape. I have an identity crisis! Although I suppose that, strictly speaking, monkeys and apes are not the same thing.

... my peanuts ache, man :eek: Sounds nasty! :rolleyes:

All this talk of hidden vices has inspired me to make a list of selected Downers' favourite tipples, concocted from their jumbled names …

Rimbaud, of course, likes Drambui.

While Bêthberry’s favourite is Bryth Bêer.

Lalwendë has exotic tastes, plumping for L’Dëw n’ Ale.

Whereas davem, as Lalwendë has pointed out, is a V-Mead man.

The Saucepan Man sticks with an Ent Mush Panacea.

Formendacil looks to Falmon Cider to slake his thirst.

Anguirel is very well-disciplined, having a Gin rule. (Hmm, that may have been done already.)

And littlemanpoet has acquired a taste for Lemon Pit Latte.

Aiwendil likes his Wine laid down, as one would expect.

While Holbytlass clearly has expensive tastes and keeps her Bolly Stash well hidden.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh contents himself with Quarts of the Mûdhorn Tea.

And finally, Alcarillo’s preferred tipple is Ralli-Cola.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Green Dragon Inn = Dr. G.N, gone in near

But also,

By Water is in fact tear wyb!

You can probably tell I'll never be on Countdown... :(

[The Saucepan Man]

Naturally keeping with the Tolkien theme, Estelyn Telcontar drinks t' Lorelyn Scent Tea.

Mithalwen has a liking for Malt Whine.

Hookbill the Goomba quaffs the strange brew that is known as Hokobombo Light Ale.

HerenIstarion slakes his thirst at the bar on the one Shire Train.

When visiting the Great Lakes, Feanor of the Peredhil generally orders a half of the Erie Pernod.

The Only Real Estel buys his favourite beverage from the Honey Latte Seller.

Nilpaurion Felagund, unorthodox as ever, favours Ulannion Grape Fluid.

[Mithalwen]

Mithalwen I think is the forum baddie though...grilling opium, and now she is the boss of law hit men? You hire attorney's to put hits on people?

But just how think how popular I will be if you rearrange to "Hit law-men" ;)

I am going on a junket with the Solicitors of Doom next week so I can make a start ...but not before I find out about sueing for defamation of character, Mr Maundering Mage


Lalwende is lewd elan ....
btw

[Gurthang]

In the past, The Werewolf Games were the law of gems.

A Balrog is nothing but a log bar. (might have been done already)

Tom Bombadil is a tidal mom blob.

The One Ring was so powerful that everyone was just like a hen on grit to get it.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

suddenly The Saucepan Man yelled c (see) he’s a peanut man !

Ok it was bad, but you can't win every time!(I wish I could win just once)

[Boromir88]

Firefoot is a frito foe, a nemesis to fritos everywhere.

Child of the Seventh Age is the famous Editor to the breaking story...defective hog halts hen!!!!

Piosenniel, of course love to sell pies online.

[Lhunardawen]

The Saucepan Man - mace hunts an ape

He's a weapon who doesn't like monkeys. Poor mormegil. :D

[Rimbaud]

For men clad, I rob Rim o'88 Rimmel.
Go find rope to heal here (the man can pause the ph moat).
No aim rang hurt got in awful Spain;
Gong can dine large - can tell Ent story!

I can line a mini-owl -
Our lean, lewd she - bold ear.
Moth lurks on banjo, frees urn.
Herbert, by glib re-malt when I jam talk
Ogle a hot blob, OK.
Oh as elves darn new - hurl Drambui!

(Formendacil, Boromir88, mormegil, Feanor of the Peredhil, The Saucepan Man, the phantom, morai, Gurthang, dancing spawn of ungoliant, Anguirel, estelyn Telcontar, Cailin, Orominuialwen, Lalwende, Shelob, Morsul the Dark, Rune Son of Bjarne, Bethberry, Bergil, Mithalwen, Malkatoj, Hookbill the Goomba, Valesse, Lhunardwen, Rimbaud - all posters on this thread in order of first post).

The epic of the Downs anagrams is a curious one. Starting with the unlikely robbery of vintage designer lipstick from the exquisitely made-up Rimbaud by the burly imposter Boromir88, the poem sweeps to talking about the aloe strands within moisturiser required to heal a face ravaged by an unkind ph climate.

No matter how well applied though, the face cream cannot change the pain gained in Spain by the plain, and the story is broken by the dinner gong, where Esty regales us with her familiar ent story.

Meanwhile, I take up carving, and create a perfectly formed miniature owl, bold and fearless, whilst a large moth, previously supine upon a nearby banjo unfortunately knocks a precious urn over, thus freeing it.

My friend Herbert, whilst applying himself to pouring me another whisky as I delve into ebonics, unfortunately spills hot wax on to his trousers, at which he stares while I drink more; as the elves repair his pantaloons, I unfortunately have a Drambui too many...

[Mithalwen]

It looks as if that was just too hard an act to follow......

Truly astounding.

[Morai]

Morsul the Dark: is of course smoker hut lard, meaning of course that he smokes his meat in a hut made out of animal fat. :o Ew....

Our beloved Maeg would describe herself as a "game."

[Valesse]

I feel all selfconcious posting after Rimbaud and all, but he inspired me to move on to bigger and better... ANAGRAMS!

Was the One Ring trying to tell us something?:

One Ring to rule them all, one ring to find them...
One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them.

Mr. Tolkien might be a ranger in Tol-in-Gaurhoth if he told Dr. N. G. Landen nonsense:
"Hi! I old timber tentmen."

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Three Rings for Elven Kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf Lords in their halls of stone.
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the land of Mordor where the shadows lie.

becomes

THE SEERDOM DID MAKE WEAK THE MAN THAT HAD NO SLYNESS, FOR SOON HE REVEAL'D THE UNKNOWN AND DIED. TOLKIEN WROTE OF THIS DISORDER OF LIFE... HE FORGOTTEN HOLDS THE ROLE OF EVIL, FOR NO GOOD SEEN IN HIS HLNNRRRRRRRRS*.

*Hlnnrrrrrrrrs is an archaic term for "Wolf"

Take from this revelation what you will.

[the guy who be short]

To be a little self-loving to start off with:

the guy who be short = how be the hors gut?

Better ones to follow, hopefully. ;)

[The Saucepan Man]

When entertaining, Fordim Hedgethistle dished the Fig Merlot.

Encaitare favours a Rice n’ Tea mixture.

The guy who be short has a taste for the “Hot Huey” Ghost Brew.

Whereas The Barrow-Wight prefers the Wraith Goth-Brew.

Mister Underhill's tipple is Rilled Entish Rum.

Sleepy Ranger tends to drink Pyrene Lagers.

While Rune Son of Bjarne satisfies himself with a Jar of Nunson Beer.

Dancing spawn of ungoliant takes a slug of Napwan Gin and Tonic.

And Meneltarmacil spoils himself with a Mint Caramelle cocktail.

Having simple tastes, Tuor of Gondolin is content with London Fruit Goo.

[Mithalwen]

Three Rings for Elven Kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf Lords in their halls of stone.
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the land of Mordor where the shadows lie.

becomes

THE SEERDOM DID MAKE WEAK THE MAN THAT HAD NO SLYNESS, FOR SOON HE REVEAL'D THE UNKNOWN AND DIED. TOLKIEN WROTE OF THIS DISORDER OF LIFE... HE FORGOTTEN HOLDS THE ROLE OF EVIL, FOR NO GOOD HIM SEES IN HLNNNRRRRRRRR*.

*Hlnnnrrrrrrrr is an archaic term for "Wolf"

Take from this revelation what you will.

Surley this message was dictated and Hlnnnrrrrrrrr was the amanuensis' best attempt at rendering the author's speech as he was slain by a wolf... :D

[Rimbaud]

Saucepan the drinks are great, I can't rep now but much kudos. I'm stuck with Drambui for ever...

[Bergil]

Faramir-fair ram. it's hard to find a sheep to be umpires at baseball games these days, we've had to resort to using zebras.

Baggins-bans gig. he must have become cranky now that he's old. "turn that music down, boromir".

Barliman Butterbur-terminal rub rub bat. These baseball players have some strange good luck charms to compensate for the zebras' unfair calls, and tjhis one seems to bring bad luck.

Elrond-led ron. maybe Rowling was inspired by Tolkien.

Arwen-e-warn. she tells people to beware of MSN, because it's addictive and destroys your grammer. This is an interresting insight on the nature of the ring cf;Gollum.

Galadriel-lag railed. reluctent to put safety rails in lorien because "no-one's fell yet"

Eomer-me ore. he thinks he's made of metal. this also works for our Eomer.

Theodon-he do not. this is what grima told him all the time.

Saruman-man ursa. shouln't that be Beorn.

Denethor-net horde. so he did have a plan!

Nothing is an anagram of "Nazgul" makes sense, because they are nothing.

P.S. I used a website.

[Bêthberry]

While Bêthberry’s favourite is Bryth Bêer.



'Tis quite mythical that Bryth Bêer, my dear Saucy, but I can understand how you might have taken a fancy to that idea, given your current involvement in martial Ent-erprises.

Signed,
"Margana le Fey"

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

just because I don't want to be off topic I will post this anagram witch is really bad and actually one i trached earlyer.

Ras Morthil - Sir harm-lot (it would have been better with an extra a)

Margana le Fey

I would like an explonation for this . . . I just don't get it what is it an anagram for? I am guessing it is not your real name, If it is your real name it would be shocking to me.

[Bêthberry]

Margana le Fey

I would like an explonation for this . . . I just don't get it what is it an anagram for? I am guessing it is not your real name, If it is your real name it would be shocking to me.

I think, Rune Son of Bjarne, that on this one I shall live up to my personal title and let the suggestion remain cryptic. ;)

Now, I cannot let the esteemed efforts of Rim, Val and Fea--a trio of triple letters--stand alone, with nary an acknowledgement from me on this thread. And since imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, well, let me offer my own extended edition of an anagram in humble praise of their endeavour.


Throne and dove soon agree:
Hurt heart, grief bowed, oo! men
soon--ha!--wage a hard, hard fee on t'
Fools who little own'th care.

And, with my compliments, I leave off the telling whence it comes, for whatever added pleasure that may bring, except to say it is entirely my own work, with the original being Tolkien's. :D

[Lhunardawen]

For Lhunardawen is, uh, Arwen land. :eek:

[the guy who be short]

Gil Galad was an Elven King, of him the harpers sadly sing

becomes

Gandalf was a sleek lad? My, no! Ha! He is perving thing, girls!

And you thought the uncloaking was bad. :eek:

[Gurthang]

The Seer dreamed of wolves. = we move the dress of leader.

The Seer found the leader was a wolf in sheeps clothing? (It's a stretch.)

The Hunter got a wolf. = Flunt, he goeth to war.

Guess the hunter was Flunt.

The wolves win! = The W's now live!

Everone knows that W stands for wolf.

[Morai]

Middle Earth Mirth = hitler mirth me add
This illustrates the sadistic side of Downers' humor.

The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum =switchboards furrows mound noise
Obviously it means the interesting thought that is provoked by BDer communication, at least if one has dial-up.

[Valesse]

I wasn't going to post until I knew what Bb's original quote was she took from, but I don't want to let this one go, as it points out how one of our fellow downers came into being:

Firefoot blazes into the spotlight, here, with a highly illregular (just like the 'downs) Latin phrase: fiet foro. What does that mean, you say? Together, most literally "I was made by the forum".

Children of Eru, meet the Child of Wights.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Iron Hills is really a shrill ion
Who should have known that atoms could produce a high-pitched sound

Imlad Morgul is a symbol of Tolkien's anti-mao'istic thoughts: dull grim mao

Tumladen is just a word for mute land- Fitting don't you think ?

[Morai]

fundamentals headed grim =Middle Earth Fun and Games.
Obviously the dark side of BDer humor.

vetoes him =The Movies.
The attitude of many BDers towards Peter Jackson and his interpretation of LOTR.

newcomers connive ads= Novices and Newcomers.
The impulsiveness of many newcomers to our forum to splatter the discussion with on topic/ off topic advertisements.

Okay, so the last one wasn't that clever. At least I tried....

[Morsul the Dark]

jerk on aspect: peter jackson

[Gurthang]

jerk on aspect: peter jackson

Ouch! That's not nice. ;)

Let me try him.

Peter Jackson = rep neat jocks

And also...

Dol Amroth = lord o' math

Minas Tirith = I sat in mirth

[Gurthang]

Gurthang = gag hunt'r
I abuse gags! I'm so sorry! :rolleyes:

mormegil = lime morg
A place of the dead that takes on a sour green tint.

Anguirel = Ariel gun (sp)
Always looking up, and shooting that way, too.

Formendacil = For men, dial 'C'
All along he's been an add for a dating service! :eek:

Kitanna = A tin kan
???(I got nothin'.)

[Alcarillo]

Alas! The Barrow-Downers' true names can be discovered through the power of anagrams!

Folwren's name is Ren Wolf. It's surprising that she isn't lynched more often.

The Squatter of Amon Rhudh is in reality HM (His Majesty) Hudson F Quartet-O'Harte. Who knew we had royalty in our midst?

The Barrow-Wight is Theo W Warbright, and Bêthberry's name is the deceptively obvious Beth Berry.

THE Ka, or Kate H, always uses her last initial rather than her full surname.

And to finish, I must reveal my true identity as Al Carillo.

[Glirdan]

Gurthang becomes Than Rug G
Wow, someone like carpets a little to much.

Morai becomes Ai, mor!
Sounds a little spanish to me.

and lastly,

Glirdan becomes Ran gild
What dirty little secrets am I hiding? :p

[Gurthang]

Well, I think the answer quite obvious, for his name tells all:

Tom Bombadil = Idl[e] atom bomb.

Well, he's certainly caused an explosion in Fordim's poll.

[mormegil]

Tol-in-Gaurhoth give us either a guilt or honor hat to wear. Which is rather true.

[Aiwendil]

It's time to reveal the truth about this site.

The Barrow-downs discussion forum is really a front for a nuclear physicists' gambling ring:

"Much odd, sour, or raw fission won bets".

What do they wager? The site advertises Members list, or:

"bet elms' rims"

(or is that a demented Gollum saying "Mm, blisterses"?)

When the nuclear physicists are criticized for the gambling, they blame another department, saying "Active Topics" or:

"vice at optics!"

There are those that have tried to stop the depravity, but they are Novices and Newcomers who don't know that:

"No downer can mess vice".

And one of the most infamous threads offers a piece of sordid advice: Canonicity: the book or the reader? or:

"the contradictory bookie - he earn!"

And, like other gambling havens, the Downs draws a healthy crowd with the lure of gambling: Translations from the Elvish or

"Reservations - half month list".

[Morai]

Some favorite spots in Middle Earth:

The Shire :hits here. Perhaps this speaks of the number of people viewing this particular place/forum?

Rohan : What did Merry and Pippin do to get away from the Uruk Hai?
"Oh, Ran!"

Gondor: They have neither dog nor cat

Elvenhome : "move helen" speaking of an elf named Helen that had difficulting leaving ME.

[Gurthang]

Meneltarmacil = Men, I'm in a tar cell!

A leader who has gotten himself into a sticky situation. (bad puns abound :rolleyes: )

Formendacil = Carmen, I fold.

Ah! A poker player!

[Morai]

Formendacil = Carmen, I fold.

Or perhaps a new ending to the famous Opera? :p

Arrows 'nd Bows= borrows dawns. Take from it what you will, but I thought it was a rather poetic description of this thread.

How Do You Imagine Other Bders?=intermediary show dough oboe. A wacky guess helps end an argument over how a certain Bder looks and acts in 'real' life.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Dews go dancing upon new flora and fauna, pulling it in.

;) :) :D

[dancing spawn of ungoliant]

What happened in the Hobbit Survivor? What do the contestants say?

Thorin: "Votive rubbish!"

Ah, well...

In the end, Bullroarer and Gloin lost. Well, what were they but a Strolling Bore and Dull Aaron, anyway?

However, the Dragon wins which is now grand.


***
ps. Or: "Fine win, ugly gnat pillowcase roundup ends in a fandango." ;)

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

There were a lot of extra letters there. Three, to be exact.

Ah, well.

Unconditional slag pan and wolf gaining pure fun?

[Gil-Galad]

The Tabloids ring out : "GAG AD ILL. when will the pandemic lift?"


of course being little ol' me

[Lhunardawen]

dancing spawn of ungoliant and Nilpaurion Felagund, please excuse me while my digestive tract does a backward process... :p

Anyways, is it just me or does anyone else think that a flurry of ideas will come rushing to this thread once the current Werewolf game is over?

[Lhunardawen]

royal invader girl = ordinary villager

You all disappoint me. :p

[Gandalf_the _white]

I used the anagrams site (first page) and my username can be twelfth hang idea hmmm maybe its an omen for my next werewolf game lol

[the guy who be short]

Has anybody else realised there's one too many esses in the title?
Formendacil =
France milod
O limed Franc (!)
If corn medal
Fin Lame dorc :p
Find male orc.

That was an abysmal way to squander my free time.

[Formendacil]

Has anybody else realised there's one too many esses in the title?

Wha...

Pah!

Fie upon you double-checking types... What's wrong with "Barrows-Downs"

[Hookbill the Goomba]

It seems John Ronald Ruel Tolkien is playing an odd Dwarvish dice game in which, someone claims...

"John, I’ll Rol a ‘De’ Rune... NOT!"

[Rikae]

It's almost creepy how some of them fit...and others are funny simply because they make no sense at all.
http://www.mbhs.edu/~bconnell/cgi-bin/anagram.cgi?cpw=1&phrase

A few of my favorites:

Fellowship of the Ring= Horsewhip lofting elf.
The Two Towers= The stew or two
Return of the King=Token finger hurt
Lord of the rings=sort of held ring
Gollum=Go mull
Smeagol=Gleam so, Ogle Sam
Gandalf the Gray=Lead thy gang far
Frodo Baggins=Bag sin for God
Bilbo Baggins=Aging bib slob
Eowyn=Ye won
Theoden= Heed not
Galadriel= A lead girl

[mormegil]

Rikae, I've moved your thread to this thread which is already an anagram thread.

[Rikae]

Oops - a rash bout to try (sorry about that).

[Galadriel55]

I was reading this and I laughed so hard I got kicked out of the library! :)

Anyways, how's this for Galadriel - age ralli
Sort of works. -ish. :)

Rune son of Bjarne - bone runs for Jane
Poor Jane; there's a skeleton chasing after her...

Legate of Amon Lanc - can mate fall on ego?
hmmm... good question.

[Oddwen]

Legate of Amon Lanc - can mate fall on ego?
hmmm... good question.


Legate of Amon Lanc - can ego fall on meat?

[Galadriel55]

Legate of Amon Lanc - can ego fall on meat?

sure! Why not? :)

[Galadriel55]

Hmm, I found one for Cailin...

I can li....

No you can't, silly. You've just been lynched.

Galadriel55: air glade L55. ??

Heren Istarion: He tarrie[d] in son! :eek:

Pitchwife knows all about the PC wifi.

TheGreatElvenWarrior sees that there lion eat wave, grrr. That must be some lion!

"I land in UZ!", says Inziladun. I wonder what he's doing in University of Zimbabwe. Read carefully, Zil, that's your future! ;)

[icning]

This might not wound really good but I think that Gandalf would equate to *** Land, which I really felt he was a part of in the beginning of my quest through LOTR.

Great thread none the less, even if there is not much worth into thinking of anagrams for character names, a good way to alleviate the felling still.

[Galadriel55]

While reorganizing some of my stuff for school I found a bit of paper I was writing on last year when I was bored in class. Reading it, I suppose I was doing it geographically...

Thinlomien=the l minion

A Little Green=eagle rilt ten

Nogrod=Gondor (hmm...was Tolkien perhaps suggesting something about the two places? ;))

Aganzir=niagarz (oh well, it almost makes Niagara...)

Volo=vool (*shrug*)

Shady She-Penguin=say, pig shun de hen

Legate of Amon Lanc=legal canon of team

A Voice that Gainsayeth=Asia city gate hath oven (don't ask...:rolleyes:)

Flame of the Ainulindale=ainu lend fatallife home

Silver in My Silent Heart=nemesis halt rent ivy ril

the dancing spawn of ungoliant=going down in scant loaf pain (yikes!)

Estelyn Telcontar=one latte rely scent

Princess of Skwerls=sorceress kwiz pef

Pitchwife=the PC wifi (I wrote that in my previous post as well. Either I was feeling uncreative or Pitch just has a non-anagramy name. :()

The Might=height tm (don't know how to put the tm in a little circle at the top...)

Guard of the Citadel=huge orc fatal-tided (if I only knew what it means to fatal-tide, I would do it too)

elbenprincess=nice lens b press

wilwarin=war in wil

Fluttering Enchantment=finch gentleman nutter

Glirdan=land rig

Cryptic Aura=carry a cut pi

Bethberry=hyber Bert, or, beer th' ryb

Formendacil=lame ford nic

Dead Serious=sue soda ride

Energetic Essence=neet (sic) geer scene

Gil-galad=glad Gail

Farael=elf arm

Beregond=bend gore

Valier=evil ar

Naria=in ran

Playful Ghoul=yoga lull phf!




Oi vey.