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Evisse the Blue

08-21-2003, 12:17 PM

Gandalf - left that stone on which he wrote G III on Weathertop on Oct 3 for the hobbits and Aragorn to see

Glorfindel left a similar token (the beryl stone) at the Mitheithel bridge

Boromir threw a stone in the lake in front of the Moria gates-

which awoke the watcher in the water

Pippin threw a stone in the well in Moria thus alerting the Balrog and the Orcs

Wormtongue throws the Palantir from Saruman's tower

which is caught by Pippin, who later looks in it

Ingold - hmm, I guess he was repairing the stone wall when Gandalf and Pippin met him, so he was definitely handling stones too

Denethor looks into the Palantir for news on March 15 and then burns himself with it.

Turambar

08-21-2003, 12:33 PM

Good work, Evisse. I forgot about the rock left on Weathertop by Gandalf -- the one that Aragorn later looks at and opines "This has been handled recently." I always found that funny.

Evisse the Blue

08-21-2003, 02:20 PM

Thanks, Turambar. smilies/smile.gif But you had the 'handling' idea - so it was you who basically solved it.

Turambar

08-21-2003, 05:54 PM

Heck no - it was Telchar who came up with the stone idea; he should ask the mext question. Especially since Lostgaerial hasn't said that handling a stone is right. Might be left (or was left) a stone.

Telchar

08-22-2003, 01:10 AM

Well I couldnt connect to bd yesterday after I had the stone impusle - but I did write my answer in full as lost.... asked for ;o)

Hmmm as I see it its all about stones ... more or less...

- Gandalf - scrabs his initials on a stone on weathertop
- Glorfindel - leaves a jewel as a token
- Boromir - throws a stone in the dam because it disgusts him
- The Watcher in the Water - piles stones againts the Hollin Gate
- Pippin - throws a stone in the well in Moria
- Wormtongue - spits on a stoneflag in the court of Edoras, and later throws a stone at /saruman/gandalf
- Pippin, again - this time steals and looks in a stone
- Ingold - is when he meets Gandalf and Pippin, doing some masonry on Rammas Echor - stone working
- Denethor mentions (for though the stones be lost....) and use a stone
- Denethor - later chooses to burn himself holding a stone in his hand....

- I probably dont have them all correct ... but these are what springs to mind.

you could also have included: that BILBO put a green stone in his verse in Rivendell; That Boromir wore a single white stone in his collar; that Galadriel gave Aragorn a stone; Gimli helpes Gamling with some stonework; That Aragorn use/looked in the orthanc stone.... there are probably many others.

Telchar

08-22-2003, 01:35 AM

Well I really really hope that the above is acceptable because here is a new question:

Halbarad
Eomer
Aragorn
Merry
Theoden
Bilbo

Its fairly easy, but if you need hints some 4 to 5 names could be added to the above.

Evisse the Blue

08-22-2003, 12:44 PM

They were all givers of gifts:
Halbarad presents Aragorn with the royal banner,
Eomer gives horses to Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli when they first meet,
Aragorn gives Faramir the land of Ithilien, Merry offers Saruman some of his pipeweed when they meet him on the way home,
Theoden gives Gandalf Shadowfax,
Bilbo gives Frodo Bag End, and of course, an accursed ring. smilies/rolleyes.gif

Well? Probably I'm miles away from the true answer, as usual... smilies/tongue.gif

Telchar

08-23-2003, 10:49 AM

You are absolutely correct: You're miles away - it was however a very good guess. smilies/wink.gif

HINT: They all did the same thing.

Evisse the Blue

08-24-2003, 07:51 AM

Umm... they all rode?

Telchar

08-24-2003, 11:13 AM

Sorry, thats not it either. Instead of direct hints I'll just add a name or two to the list for each wrong guess.

Halbarad
Eomer
Aragorn
Merry
Theoden
Bilbo
Ted Sandyman
Boromir

[ August 24, 2003: Message edited by: Telchar ]

Lindolirian

08-24-2003, 05:27 PM

They all blew on a horn.

Gil-Galad

08-24-2003, 06:23 PM

they all did something for there country/people

(Ted ran a mill which gave food for hobbiton i guess)
(Bilbo surprised everyone by going out of the shire, showing no fear, kinda)

Telchar

08-25-2003, 06:30 AM

Lindolirian is absolutely correct. Please go on.

Lostgaeriel

08-27-2003, 12:03 PM

Need brooks no delay, yet late is better than never.

Sorry, I got busy and didn't make it back to OK Telchar's answer to my question, as I should have. (August 14-22)

The one thing in common was the placing or positioning (set, drop, throw) of a stone (rock, pebble). [I did not want to include looking into a Palantír or wearing a stone/gem.]

· Gandalf – makes (?) the stone cairn, or at least puts the the topmost stone upon it, at Weathertop to leave a message for Strider, A Knife in the Dark
· Glorfindel – left a beryl on the Last Bridge as a token, Flight to the Ford
· Boromir – dropped a pebble into the lake before the West Gate of Moria & disturbed the Watcher of the Water, A Journey in the Dark
· The Watcher in the Water – piled up boulders (and the two holly trees) against the West Gate of Moria, A Journey in the Dark
· Pippin – dropped a pebble into well in the guard room next archway leading to three passages in Moria & disturbed the orcs, etc., A Journey in the Dark
· Wormtongue – dropped or threw the Palantír from the balcony of Orthanc, trying to hit Saruman or Gandalf, The Voice of Saruman
· Pippin – placed a stone under Gandalf’s arm to replace the Palantír, The Palantír
· Ingold – positions stones in a wall – leader of the men repairing using hammers & trowels to repair the stone wall of the Rammas Echor, Minas Tirith
· Denethor – placed the Palantír on the marble table for his pillow in the tombs, The Pyre of Denethor
· Denethor – placed the Palantír upon his breast when he laid himself on the table in the burning pyre, The Pyre of Denethor
· Caradhras – “…the sounds were those of shrill cries, and wild howls of laughter. Stones began to fall from the mountain-side, whistling over their heads, or crashing on the path beside them. …”, The Ring Goes South

Sure glad you continued on with the game.

The Saucepan Man

08-27-2003, 04:34 PM

And long may this game continue ... but on another thread. This one's getting too long.

I will open up a new thread so that Lindolirian may continue with the next question.

The Saucepan Man

08-27-2003, 04:44 PM

This is a continuation of One Thing in Common, the previous thread having been closed as a result of its length.

The rules, originally posted by Lostgaeriel, are as follows:

In this game, you must identify the one thing in common for the persons (or things or places) in the list. Of course, there may be more than one thing in common and the quizzer may not have thought of all of them. Quizzer's discretion as to whether alternate answer will be accepted.

Lindolirian correctly answered the last question on the previous thread, and so it is his turn to ask the next.

Lindolirian

08-31-2003, 04:17 PM

Pippin
Hurin Thalion
Tharkun

Lindolirian

09-07-2003, 07:20 PM

This isn't that hard... or is the hardest part scrolling down and looking at old topics? smilies/wink.gif

Estanesse

09-08-2003, 02:54 PM

Is it Hurin Thalion. Hurin is the only one who killed a dwarf smilies/smile.gif

Lindolirian

09-08-2003, 02:59 PM

Well that's true, but this in One Thing in Common, not Odd Man Out. smilies/wink.gif

Turambar

09-08-2003, 03:08 PM

Troll slayers.

The Saucepan Man

09-08-2003, 05:55 PM

Is it that they were all taken captive?

Pippin was captured, along with Merry, by Saruman's Uruk-Hai.
Hurin Thalion was captured by Morgoth's forces and taken to Angbad.
Tharkun was taken captive by Saruman and held at Orthanc.

Lindolirian

09-08-2003, 08:59 PM

Saucepan Man fell for the trick! smilies/wink.gif That was the answer that was to lead you away from the real one that Turambar gave. They all killed trolls. Proceed Master of Doom!

The Saucepan Man

09-09-2003, 11:29 AM

smilies/rolleyes.gif

Turambar

09-09-2003, 01:28 PM

Túrin
Beren
Lúthien
Finrod

FingolfintheBold

10-03-2003, 03:19 PM

They all fought evil creatures of Morgoth ( dragon, wolf, were-wolf)

Turambar

10-03-2003, 04:08 PM

Nope.

Telchar

10-04-2003, 02:00 AM

They all went to Menegroth?

Telchar

10-04-2003, 02:01 AM

... or they were all held captive at one point?

Turambar

10-04-2003, 06:23 AM

I posted this so long ago that I'm not even sure I'm remembering the answer correctly. But if I am, a hint for Túrin would be: Beleg.

Gwaihir the Windlord

10-11-2003, 04:19 AM

They all underwent long journeys.

Turambar

10-11-2003, 06:27 AM

No. The hints for Beren and Luthien would be . . . each other.

Gil-Galad

10-11-2003, 11:01 AM

They all had great compansinship that woudl be the death of each other?

Turambar

10-12-2003, 07:12 AM

HINT: Lennon-McCartney. smilies/smile.gif

Gil-Galad

10-12-2003, 08:10 AM

all of them had enemies that wanted too kill them?

NightKnight

10-23-2003, 05:26 AM

Someone they loved died because of them?

Regarding the previous one, when did Hurin kill a troll? And Tharkun is Gandalf, right?

Telchar

10-23-2003, 06:06 AM

I guess this is what you're looking for....
Last of all Húrin stood alone. Then he cast aside his shield, and wielded an axe two-handed; and it is sung that the axe smoked in the black blood of the troll-guard of Gothmog until it withered

And Tharkun/Gandalf had some dealings with some three trolls in The Hobbit ;o)

Turambar

10-23-2003, 06:42 AM

I think I'll give my answer in an attempt to revive this thread.

They were all song writers. Each of Beren and Lúthien wrote a song about the other; Túrin wrote a song for Beleg, and Finrod wrote a song for the first men, as well as the song of power against sauron.

Telchar

10-23-2003, 07:04 AM

It was actually a good question Turambar and we should have solved it smilies/frown.gif - wont you ask another ... to revive the thread as you say.

Turambar

10-23-2003, 10:54 AM

OK but only if you help me with the Password. smilies/smile.gif

[ October 23, 2003: Message edited by: Turambar ]

NightKnight

10-23-2003, 11:27 AM

Thanks Telchar, it sure was. smilies/smile.gif

Turambar

10-24-2003, 12:35 PM

Fingolfin
Morgoth
Fingon
Ungoliant

Telchar

10-24-2003, 04:43 PM

They all passed the helkaraxe?

Gil-Galad

10-24-2003, 05:24 PM

They all were betrayed some how

Turambar

10-25-2003, 06:14 AM

Telchar got it. Geez I thought that would be harder.

Telchar

10-25-2003, 01:16 PM

OK Thanks Turambar, was actually my wife that guessed it smilies/biggrin.gif - it took her er full 20 seconds - lol - Enjoy this one

Luthien
Celebrain
Maeglin
Tuor
Arwen

NightKnight

10-26-2003, 04:11 AM

Maeglin, for being the only one not to marry someone of another race?

Telchar

10-26-2003, 06:37 AM

This is one thin in common, and secondly as a hint - race has nothing to do with it. Some might find it easy, but I think this one is in the tougher department smilies/evil.gif

Gil-Galad

10-29-2003, 06:30 PM

They all made a great journey too lands they have never seen, or through dangerous lands?

Telchar

10-30-2003, 01:31 AM

Nope - it has nothing to do with anything they did smilies/rolleyes.gif

Estanesse

10-31-2003, 08:44 AM

They were all, in one way or an other, protected by someone

Luthien – Huan
Celebrain – Her sons
Maeglin – Eöl
Tuor - Ulmo
Arwen – Her father

Telchar

10-31-2003, 08:49 AM

nope - far off! THIS has to do with family smilies/wink.gif

Gil-Galad

10-31-2003, 09:55 AM

There parent(s) were greatly honured among elves and men?

[ October 31, 2003: Message edited by: Gil-Galad ]

Telchar

10-31-2003, 06:25 PM

Nope - hint: look at family trees....

Estanesse

11-03-2003, 11:31 AM

They are one big happy family

Maeglin is the son of Eöl who is a kin of Thingol.
Luthien is the daughter of Thingol.
Tuor is Earendil’s father who is married to the granddaughter of Luthien.
Celebrain is married to the Great-grandson of Luthien.
Arwen is Earendil’s granddaughter.

Telchar

11-03-2003, 03:50 PM

Creative thinking smilies/smile.gif But thats not it...

The relations among them means nothing!

Arothir

11-03-2003, 04:03 PM

None of their parents were of the same clan
Eol was a Sinda, Aredhel a Noldo
Thingol an elf, Melian a Maia
Rian a Beorian, Huor a Hadorian
Galadriel a Noldo, Celeborn a Sinda/Amanya Teler whatever he is
Elrond a Half-elf, Celebrian an elf

Telchar

11-03-2003, 04:08 PM

Also a very good answer - but still no cigar smilies/tongue.gif

Estanesse

11-04-2003, 04:06 AM

Here Goes,

They all choose a differed pad then there direct family.

Luthien choose to be mortal.
Celebrain, after she was poisoned, took the first ship west.
Maeglin choose for an alliance with Morgoth.
Tuor went west.
Arwen also choose to be mortal.

Telchar

11-04-2003, 11:35 AM

Still no! - As I said before - look family trees!!!

MAJOR HINT: LOOK AT THE PARENTS BROTHERS AND SISTERS

Estanesse

11-07-2003, 10:46 AM

At least one of there parents had a brother???

Lindolirian

11-07-2003, 02:48 PM

Luthien's father's brother was Olwë
Celebrian's mother's brother was (or the most well known) was Finrod Felagund
Maeglin's mother's brother was Turgon
Tuor's father's brother was Hurin
Arwen's father's brother was Elros

Olwë was the ruler of Alqualondë
Finrod was the ruler of Nargothrond
Turgon was the ruler of Gondolin
Hurin was the ruler of Dor-lómin.
Elros was the ruler of Numenorë.

In short, all their uncles were powerful rulers.

[ November 07, 2003: Message edited by: Lindolirian ]

Telchar

11-07-2003, 04:25 PM

Hmmm - I think its a little harder than even I thought... smilies/evil.gif smilies/evil.gif smilies/evil.gif
MAJOR HINT: LOOK AT THE PARENTS BROTHERS AND SISTERS

... then look at their close family...

Extra HINT: Frodo/Bilbo

Finwe

11-07-2003, 10:16 PM

All of them were raised, or influenced, at some point by their rich, famous uncles???

Telchar

11-08-2003, 07:26 AM

Forget the aunts and uncles smilies/wink.gif

Eowyn:Lady of Rohan

11-08-2003, 07:11 PM

I'll take a guess. Is it the fact they were raised by one parent?

Telchar

11-09-2003, 02:45 AM

Telchar

11-09-2003, 07:57 AM

HINT: OK take a look at the cousins - its all about cousins

Lindolirian

11-11-2003, 06:53 PM

<font color= "green"> Luthien's cousin: Earwen
Celebrian's cousin: Finduilas
Maeglin's cousin: Idril Celebrindal
Tuor's cousin: Nienor
Arwen's cousin: Aragorn?

Each one of these people was loved by someone, but they didn't return the love.

[ November 11, 2003: Message edited by: Lindolirian ]

Telchar

11-11-2003, 07:00 PM

Good thinking Lindo.... but still no...

Luthien's cousin: Earwen <--- RIGHT COUSIN
Celebrian's cousin: Finduilas <--- RIGHT COUSIN
Maeglin's cousin: Idril Celebrindal <--- WRONG COUSIN
Tuor's cousin: Nienor <--- RIGHT COUSIN
Arwen's cousin: Aragorn? <--- WRONG COUSIN

Find the correct cousins for Maeglin and Arwen and you might be able to see the connection...

Telchar

11-14-2003, 10:06 AM

HINT: Here are the correct cousins - that has got to help you guys...

Luthien's cousin: Earwen
Celebrian's cousin: Finduilas
Maeglin's cousin: Gil-galad
Tuor's cousin: Nienor
Arwen's cousin: Vardamir

Estanesse

11-20-2003, 04:19 PM

They all have a cousin whom they never meet.

Telchar

11-21-2003, 05:18 PM

That wasnt so har was it???

Please go on Estanesse - good job!

Lindolirian

11-21-2003, 07:08 PM

Awesome. Ya gotta love those simple ones that are so evasive... smilies/biggrin.gif

Estanesse

11-22-2003, 08:10 AM

That wasnt so har was it???
It was a walk in the park smilies/rolleyes.gif

Turin
Arkenstone
Fingolfin
Theoden
Gurthang

[ November 22, 2003: Message edited by: Estanesse ]

Telchar

11-22-2003, 04:41 PM

They were all buried!

Estanesse

11-23-2003, 07:24 AM

That was a quickie. smilies/smile.gif

Telchar

11-23-2003, 11:49 AM

to quote yourself: It was a walk in the park ... smilies/wink.gif

Merry
Frodo
Pippin
Bilbo

Estanesse

11-23-2003, 04:34 PM

Not very creative of me but they are all cousins of Frodo.

OR

They all where record holders, more or less.

Merry and Pippin are the tallest hobbits.
Frodo is the best hobbit in the Shire according to Gandalf and Bilbo.
Bilbo is the oldest hobbit.

OR

Or Gandalf had a clear opinion about them.

Frodo the best hobbit of the Shire
Pippin a fool smilies/biggrin.gif
Merry repaid his trust
Bilbo the burglar

[ November 23, 2003: Message edited by: Estanesse ]

Telchar

11-23-2003, 08:20 PM

no, no and no

Finwe

11-23-2003, 08:54 PM

They all risked their lives on quests?

Telchar

11-24-2003, 01:33 AM

Gil-Galad

11-24-2003, 06:20 PM

they all did seperate quests?

Telchar

11-25-2003, 01:29 AM

NightKnight

11-25-2003, 11:57 AM

They all encountered trolls (living or dead)?

Telchar

11-25-2003, 12:24 PM

nope...

I wonder if you are going to kill me when you find the answer ... smilies/tongue.gif

Telchar

11-26-2003, 05:13 PM

HINT: It has to do with family smilies/wink.gif

Lyta_Underhill

11-26-2003, 05:20 PM

They're all descended from Balbo Baggins and Berylla Boffin?

Cheers,
Lyta

Telchar

11-26-2003, 05:55 PM

Yeah - and everyone more or less comes from Eru smilies/biggrin.gif - nope sorry thats not it - the familyties are much closer....

Lindolirian

11-26-2003, 09:20 PM

They're cousins.

Telchar

11-27-2003, 01:25 AM

Didn't I Say 'MUCH' closer?

Estanesse

11-27-2003, 04:50 AM

They are all related to Hildigrim Took

Telchar

11-27-2003, 10:10 AM

Estanesse, didn't you read the hint? smilies/wink.gif

It's MUCH, MUCH, MUCH closer!!!!!

Here is another hint for you: FAMOUS SERIALKILLER!!! smilies/evil.gif smilies/evil.gif smilies/evil.gif

The Laurenendorian

11-27-2003, 01:36 PM

Oh-ho!

All brothers.

Edit: maybe not. The 'famous serial-killer' clue means nothing to me.

[ 2:51 PM November 27, 2003: Message edited by: The Laurenendorian ]

Telchar

11-27-2003, 04:47 PM

Brothers are good enough for me smilies/wink.gif

The serial-killer reference was because they could all call themself:....

..... THE SON OF SAM smilies/evil.gif smilies/evil.gif smilies/evil.gif

Lindolirian

11-29-2003, 01:24 PM

I wonder if you are going to kill me when you find the answer...

Yes, actually. smilies/wink.gif

The Laurenendorian

12-02-2003, 07:06 PM

25
10
32

Telchar

12-03-2003, 04:22 PM

They are all numbers used in tolkiens works - seriously I dont have a clue yet!!!

But does it have to do with letters and alphabets?

The Laurenendorian

12-03-2003, 09:04 PM

No.

Telchar

12-04-2003, 07:34 AM

Does it tave to do with either distances or groups of people ?

Telchar

12-04-2003, 07:49 AM

This answer is eiher totally lame or totally brilliant smilies/wink.gif

Its has to do with escape, measured in days in relation to the destruction of the Ring!

10 days before the destruction of the Ring: Frodo and Sam escapes from the Tower of Cirith Ungol

25 days before the destruction of the Ring: Merry & Pippin escapes from the Uruk-hai

32 days before the destruction of the Ring: Gandalf escapes from the peak of Zirak-Zigil by aid of Gwaihir.

smilies/eek.gif smilies/eek.gif smilies/eek.gif

The Laurenendorian

12-04-2003, 08:19 PM

Absolutely brilliant, and I'm afraid not what I was after.

It's to do with groups of people.

Turambar

12-11-2003, 11:25 AM

Is the Council of Elrond related to the answer ?

*doubts it*

EDIT: there were 25 in the company that went with Gandalf to Isengard after the battle of Helm's Deep. "We want man-food for twenty-five," the Ents said, so you can see that somebody had counted your company carefully before you arrived. (Merry)

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 1:42 PM December 12, 2003: Message edited by: Turambar ]

Turambar

12-22-2003, 10:23 AM

Laur ? How about another hint?

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 3:57 PM December 22, 2003: Message edited by: Turambar ]

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 9:52 PM December 22, 2003: Message edited by: Turambar ]

The Laurenendorian

01-14-2004, 01:25 PM

In any one of the groups, only a handful of them might have been gathered into one place at one time.

Turambar

01-14-2004, 01:31 PM

So they might be inter-generational "groups" - like a line of kings or something . . .

The Laurenendorian

01-22-2004, 03:56 AM

Fairly exactly like a line of kings. The number of monarchs of Númenor, Arnor and Gondor (before the coming of Envinyatar), actually.

Play on, Master of Doom.

The Saucepan Man

06-08-2004, 11:11 AM

*Bump*

Evisse the Blue

10-09-2004, 09:39 AM

It's been way more than 10 days so...

Old Forest
Emyn Muil
Mirkwood
Moria

NightKnight

10-09-2004, 02:10 PM

Gollum was never in the Old Forest?

Evisse the Blue

10-10-2004, 08:06 AM

Not what I had in mind.

Lindolirian

12-06-2004, 10:34 AM

Hobbits were never lost in Moria... not quite anyway.

Evisse the Blue

12-06-2004, 03:31 PM

You know what, I've forgotten the answer I was looking for, and your answer fits...sort of. Anyway, it's time for a proper revival of this thread, so go ahead with the next one. :)

Firefoot

12-06-2004, 03:43 PM

Just a quick question: it seems like the guesses for the last question were more like Odd One Out guesses rather than One Thing in Common like the game is called... Am I just confused here?

Evisse the Blue

12-06-2004, 03:56 PM

Of course you're right, Firefoot, we're the confused ones here. :D
So that means I'm overlooking Lindo's answer, and everyone is welcome to guess at my riddle. If you can explain your answer, the thread is yours!

Lindolirian

12-06-2004, 04:04 PM

Hahaha! I feel so silly. Uhhh... it was NightKnight who made me do it! :p
Well if you use the loophole in my last answer (hehehe) you can count Gandalf's forgetting his way at the three doors, you might be able to say the Hobbits were lost in Moria. So these were all places in which Hobbits were lost!:rolleyes:

Evisse the Blue

12-06-2004, 04:20 PM

Right! You're correct, so go on. ( lol. It's been surreal)

Lindolirian

01-11-2005, 03:41 PM

One Thing in Common, now;)
Peregrin Took
Mithrandir
Hurin

Fingolfin II

01-11-2005, 04:49 PM

They all had some sort of mental contest with a Dark Lord?

Pippin - Sauron in the palantir
Gandalf - Sauron on Amon Hen
Hurin - Morgoth in Thangorodrim

Lindolirian

01-11-2005, 07:50 PM

That's it!

Evisse the Blue

02-12-2005, 08:55 AM

Very easy, this one:

Anduril
Elessar
Narya

paavo

02-12-2005, 12:12 PM

They all brought hope in the hearts of men?

Vinyacoriel

02-12-2005, 12:23 PM

They all had something to do with the Elves?

Anduril = (re)made by an elf (Elrond)

Elessar = elvish name given to Aragorn by Galadriel

Narya = one of the three elvish rings

Evisse the Blue

02-12-2005, 12:51 PM

Paavo has it. :)

paavo

02-13-2005, 04:43 AM

Thank you very much. :)
This one is quite difficult I think, my apologies if it proves to be too hard.

Gandalf
Túrin Turambar
Nienor Níniel

Evisse the Blue

02-13-2005, 07:02 AM

At one point, they were all taken for someone else then who they were?

paavo

02-13-2005, 09:08 AM

not the answer I was looking for... :(

paavo

02-20-2005, 04:47 AM

One could go to the "quotes in other languages" thread if one would wish for a hint... ;)

paavo

02-25-2005, 06:18 AM

ok, since no one seems to even try this one I'll let Evisse have the thread since her(?) answer was quite right.

Evisse the Blue

02-26-2005, 07:53 AM

No, wait! I was just thinking about this one. :D

Is it that all of them chose to end their lives by their own will? Well, Gandalf didn't actually die, but still what he did was sort of like a suicide mission.

paavo

02-26-2005, 09:35 AM

Yet anothet fine answer but again not the one I was looking for. :)
since you already have two perfectly good answers you can decide yourself whether you want to continue or pose a new question.

Evisse the Blue

02-27-2005, 01:18 AM

Why doesn't anyone smarter than me try a guess at this? :p
Now I'm really curious what you had in mind, Paavo. Can you please reveal the answer? :)
Meanwhile, I'll think of the next one.

paavo

02-27-2005, 07:02 AM

What I was thinking of was that they each have an equivalent character in the Kalevala (surprise surprise Kalevala again! :) ) . Gandalf could be Väinämöinen, Túrin and Kullervo are similar as are Nienor and Marjatta (Kullervos sister).
But anyway, good job Evisse. take the thread. :)

Evisse the Blue

02-27-2005, 12:01 PM

Well, yeah! It makes sense! ;)

here's the next one:

Sting
The One Ring
Bill the Pony

Thinlómien

03-02-2005, 07:39 AM

All were borrowed by Sam?

Evisse the Blue

03-02-2005, 11:00 AM

Yep! I was thinking all at one point belonged to Sam, but that's exactly the same thing, so your turn! :)

Thinlómien

03-09-2005, 09:24 AM

Oh, I got it right? Suppose I did, though this was my first quiz reply ever... :)
And sorry, I didn't post earlier, because I wasn't online. :(
Here are my three:
1. Lúthien&Beren
2. Boromir
3. Gondor

NightKnight

03-09-2005, 12:39 PM

My guess is that Aragorn sung of all of them.

Thinlómien

03-10-2005, 08:46 AM

That's right. Your turn. :cool:

NightKnight

03-15-2005, 08:56 AM

Galadriel
Frodo
Pippin

paavo

03-15-2005, 10:34 AM

They all wrestled with the mind of the dark lord?

NightKnight

03-16-2005, 02:39 PM

Close, but not it.

The Elf-warrior

03-16-2005, 05:17 PM

They've all seen the Eye of Sauron?

NightKnight

03-17-2005, 01:21 AM

Got it! Your turn, Elf-Warrior.

The Elf-warrior

03-17-2005, 09:01 PM

Grimbold
Halbarad
Théoden

paavo

03-18-2005, 11:07 AM

They were all killed in the Battle of the Pelennor?

The Elf-warrior

03-19-2005, 10:15 AM

Correct. It's your turn paavo.

paavo

03-19-2005, 02:11 PM

New one:

Bilbo
Gandalf
Glóin

NightKnight

03-20-2005, 08:27 AM

They all visited Elrond?

paavo

03-20-2005, 01:32 PM

Nope.

The Elf-warrior

03-24-2005, 08:14 PM

They all spoke at the council of Elrond?

paavo

03-26-2005, 04:11 PM

Not that either.

Estanesse

04-06-2005, 12:58 PM

They normally all wear hats when they go for a walk :D

paavo

04-07-2005, 05:05 AM

Good try, but no. :) Actually it was such a good answer that if nobody will answer, say in two days, you can have the thread.

Estanesse

04-09-2005, 10:33 AM

Maybe a hint will help ;)

paavo

04-09-2005, 12:53 PM

Think about other books as well, not just the lord of the rings...

Evisse the Blue

05-03-2005, 05:55 AM

They all survived the Battle of Five Armies?

paavo

05-03-2005, 12:41 PM

argh, I really hate this game because everyone thinks up much better answers than me, but still not the correct one. :( :) So just keep on guessing.

WestWood

05-03-2005, 04:52 PM

They all went on the journey to kill Smaug and get the gold!

wilwarin538

05-04-2005, 06:29 AM

All there names start with a curved letter? :p

paavo

05-05-2005, 08:08 AM

no and no. :)

Holbytlass

05-08-2005, 03:42 PM

they all smoked pipes

Gurthang

05-08-2005, 05:29 PM

Their names all have an L in them?

paavo

05-09-2005, 08:45 AM

If you combine the elf-warriors and Evisses answer and think where these happened you might find the correct answer.

Evisse the Blue

05-12-2005, 02:47 PM

They were all in Rivendell?

paavo

05-13-2005, 10:45 AM

I've had enough of my stupid question! :mad: The correct answer was that they all appeared in both The Hobbit and the Lord of the rings. Anyone can get the next question. :)

Evisse the Blue

08-10-2005, 04:29 AM

*CPRs thread*

Beorn
Aragorn
Gandalf

arcticstorm

08-11-2005, 08:04 AM

THey all came at unexpected times turning the tide of a major battle
Beorn: battle of five armies
Gandalf: Helm's Deep
Aragorn: Pellenor

Morsul the Dark

08-11-2005, 09:19 AM

I would say thaat's right

'but I'll wager a guess

They all formed great bonds with horses

Beorn had his watch-horse if you will
Aragorn had brego
and Gandalf had shadowfax

Evisse the Blue

08-11-2005, 12:55 PM

arcticstorm has it.

arcticstorm

08-15-2005, 09:41 AM

Bilbo
Eomer
Beregond

Telchar

10-21-2005, 03:45 AM

All of them wronged their lord...

Telchar

01-02-2006, 04:42 AM

This thread is loong over due....

Theoden
Beren
Aragorn
Tuor

Thinlómien

01-30-2006, 10:16 AM

They all had a son as the oldest child?

Telchar

02-01-2006, 03:04 AM

nope

JennyHallu

02-01-2006, 07:48 AM

They were all kings?

Thinlómien

02-01-2006, 09:54 AM

They all were kings of peoples they hadn't grown up among? (Sorry for the word order, my English not at sharpest today; I hope you understood.)

And if I get this correct, I will hand the thread over to JennyHallu, since it was because of her that I got this.

NightKnight

02-04-2006, 02:42 PM

They all married people of another race/people? I know it fits badly with Theoden, but his wife was Gondorian, IIRC.

Thinlómien

11-22-2006, 04:07 AM

No one's active, I see.

So, tell me, what do

Finrod Felagund
Thráin
Beren
Frodo

have in common?

Legate of Amon Lanc

12-14-2006, 03:43 AM

They were all, at one point, captured in a by the Enemy? (all in a tower, I might add)

Thinlómien

12-15-2006, 01:20 AM

That's true.

I'm not sure whether you refer to Sauron as "the Enemy" (as I thought the answer to be) or to both Melkor and Sauron, but anyway, feel welcome to take the thread. :)

Legate of Amon Lanc

12-15-2006, 07:47 AM

I refer to Sauron, I just didn't want to write him as person because it might be little bit confusing, since it was him personally who captured Beren and Felagund; and in the case of Frodo and Thráin he was not personally involved in the capture.

Okay, what do these characters have in common:

Aragorn
Frodo
Gollum
the Lord of the Ringwraith
Sam

:D

mhagain

12-15-2006, 02:58 PM

They all went under different identities at some point?

Aragorn as Thorongil, Frodo as Mr Underhill, Gollum as Smeagol, Lord of the Ringwraiths as The Witch King of Angmar, and Sam as a great elvish warrior.

It's stretching it but all I can think of...

Legate of Amon Lanc

12-15-2006, 03:54 PM

Nice attempt, but it is not what I meant. And I wouldn't consider the great elf warrior being Sam's other identity, it certainly was not an alter ego he adopted, when someone saw him regularly, he definitely could not believe his disguise any longer :D But you have good points which can serve as good clues. Any other guesses?

The Might

12-17-2006, 10:05 AM

Probably it's a stupid guess...but here goes: maybe they were all alive during the War of the Ring

Legate of Amon Lanc

12-17-2006, 04:10 PM

Probably it's a stupid guess...but here goes: maybe they were all alive during the War of the Ring

As well as Arwen, Bilbo, Círdan, Dáin, Elrond, Faramir, Gandalf, Haldir, Imrahil, Legolas, Mablung, Nob, Orofin, Pippin, Radagast, Sauron, Treebeard, Uglúk... not speaking of many others. Nope. The thing they have in common is specific for them.

The Might

12-17-2006, 04:21 PM

Legate of Amon Lanc

12-18-2006, 12:34 AM

hmmm...seems every time I find something that fits 4 of them the 5th is different
it is perhaps wrong, I'll try still
they all passed through the Dead Marshes
Aragorn when he captured Gollum, Gollum leading Sam and Frodo, and the WK on his foul beast

You are getting close. But there is no direct mention in the books that WK passed through the Dead Marches. Why I put them together is based on real evidence you can find in the books.

The Might

12-18-2006, 01:01 PM

hmm...this is probably easy, but I somehow can't find the answer...

:mad:
maybe because they all looked for Gollum
the WK was sent to find him
Aragorn as well, and Frodo and Sam when they sometimes lost him...
still, again they don't seem to be the only ones that did that

Legate of Amon Lanc

12-18-2006, 02:50 PM

Indeed, they were not the only ones. And Gollum certainly didn't look for himself (well, maybe he could, considering his dual identity). And again, it is not stated in the books that WK personally did search for Gollum - I could write "all the Nine" instead of just him. This might help you. My source is real evidence. I am saying that the thing they have in common is stated in the book explicitely. If it were, for example, that they all smoked pipeweed, I will place it here in the case that it was said in the book at some place, like: "...and WK was sitting there, smoking pipe", "And Frodo said: 'I'm going to take a smoke.'" - so: no deductions, no generalizations - you can read in the books about the thing they had in common (I hope I managed to explain it so that it is understandable).

The Might

12-18-2006, 03:15 PM

perhaps because they all took the Morgul Road

Legate of Amon Lanc

12-18-2006, 03:34 PM

Yeesss! You made it ;) They all walked "the dark valley of Morgul"... congratulations, it's your turn now :cool:

The Might

12-18-2006, 04:23 PM

hmm...strange, I had though about that some time ago, but I thought that might be wrong, since Gothmog did as well...

anyway...
What do these characters have in common:
Beor
Aldor
Grimbeorn

Legate of Amon Lanc

12-18-2006, 04:46 PM

They were all old (I mean, called "Old"...) :D

The Might

12-18-2006, 05:05 PM

hmm...I knew I should have picked something more difficult
correct :)

Legate of Amon Lanc

12-19-2006, 09:28 AM

hmm...I knew I should have picked something more difficult
correct :)

Okay, I got the feeling now someone might think it seems that the two of us are attempting to take over this thread, so...
so take all the steps necessary. After that we can launch two assaults separately, PM me what thread will be the next target.
...so I'll just, erm, post another question, what do you... I mean, all you other people... say.

So, what do these people have in common?

Barliman Butterbur
Bill Ferny
Éowyn
Fatty Bolger
Farmer Maggot
Frodo
Gaffer Gamgee
Gandalf
Gríma Wormtongue
Nob
Saruman

The Might

12-19-2006, 11:08 AM

I am not sure, but I guess they all talked to the Nazgul

Legate of Amon Lanc

12-19-2006, 11:14 AM

Correct! Okay, I think our plan works just fine thus far... :D Your turn now.

The Might

12-19-2006, 11:36 AM

lol...it wasn't this hard now, since Eowyn and Bill Ferny don't really have much in common

Anyway, what do these people have in common:

Hilda Bracegirdle
Thrain II
Marmadas Brandybuck

Legate of Amon Lanc

12-19-2006, 11:51 AM

They had three children?

The Might

12-19-2006, 11:59 AM

correct...I expected it to be more difficult...
next one please :)

Legate of Amon Lanc

12-19-2006, 02:33 PM

Erm, have you considered what are we going to say to the others when they see this thread... :rolleyes:

Anyway... okay. So, again, what do these... people... have in common:

Bilbo Baggins
Celebrimbor
Círdan
Gil-Galad
Thrór

The Might

12-19-2006, 03:50 PM

they all possesed Rings of Power...

Legate of Amon Lanc

12-20-2006, 06:35 AM

More people also did and they are not on the list.

Thinlómien

12-20-2006, 07:05 AM

They all posessed a ring of power and gave it away.

Legate of Amon Lanc

12-20-2006, 07:23 AM

Correct! Gave away willingly, if I wanted to be precise. But great, your turn now!

Thinlómien

12-20-2006, 07:48 AM

Gave away willingly, if I wanted to be precise. Well, that's what I meant. If I had wanted that they gave it away unwillingly, I probably would have said "it was taken from them". But anyway, enough about that, I have a habit of confuising people with my broken English. :)

So, what about:
Daeron
Maeglin
Ted Sandyman in the movies
Gwindor
Celebrimbor

Anyone who makes up a good theory can take the thread since I probably won't be around before next year to tell which is correct. :) This is so easy you should be able to figure out if your guess is correct or not.

Valier

12-20-2006, 11:47 AM

They were all slain? Or perhaps they were all betrayed?

The Might

12-20-2006, 01:30 PM

they all betrayed others

The Might

12-29-2006, 10:21 AM

Thinlómien ?
almost 10 days have passed... :(

Thinlómien

01-04-2007, 07:29 AM

I did say that someone with a proper answer can take it up... But since I'm back, never mind that. :)

No, no and no.

And I though that was an easy one! :D

The Might

01-04-2007, 04:20 PM

strange...I mixed Daeron with Saeros the first time....
but now that I realised who Daeron really is, I have absolutely no idea...
maybe they all made poems ?

Amras Oronar

01-05-2007, 01:15 PM

Hmm.... I looked over a few old ones, and a lot of them I knew, but this ones a complete riddle for me...

Thinlómien

01-07-2007, 05:39 AM

Okay, you'll have a hint.

In order to be able to know about Celembrimbor, you need to have read the Unfinished Tales.
In order to know about Ted Sandyman in the movies you need to have seen the extended editions.

So focus on Daeron, Maeglin and Gwindor if you're not sure you know the others.

The list is not actually comprehensive or near to perfect. I could add Celegorm and Brandir on it, and I'd probably be still forgetting some people.

So, what do
Daeron
Maeglin
Ted Sandyman in the movies
Gwindor
Celebrimbor
Celegorm
Brandir
have in common?

Does this help at all?

Legate of Amon Lanc

01-07-2007, 11:01 AM

They were all in love with someone who loved someone else. :rolleyes: I haven't seen the extended, so this brings me to... Ted Sandyman was after Rosie? :eek: That fits to the typical movie storyline, I suppose :D
Otherwise, Daeron => Lúthien; Maeglin => Idril; Gwindor => Finduilas; Celebrimbor => Galadriel; Celegorm => Lúthien; Brandir => Nienor.

Thinlómien

01-08-2007, 02:28 AM

Cheers, Legate! I knew it was not that difficult. Feel free to take the thread. :)

I haven't seen the extended, so this brings me to... Ted Sandyman was after Rosie? :eek: That fits to the typical movie storyline, I suppose :D A correct guess. Thankfully it was not emphasized too much.

Legate of Amon Lanc

01-14-2007, 10:06 AM

Okay, I apologize for the longer delay. What do these people have in common:

Finrod
Orodreth
Thranduil

Note: There's not only one thing they have in common, actually, there are three things - I want all three of them, since just single one of them is not significant. I hope this is not against rules, but the separate things are not so hard to think of. So, just try to think what do these people have in common, and do it three times, then add it together. Nothing so much hard. (one of these things is pretty obvious, I might add)

The Might

01-14-2007, 10:56 AM

- they all lived in caves
- they all travelled eastward to their future realms
- they all had problems caused by dragons

Legate of Amon Lanc

01-14-2007, 11:04 AM

I don't actually remember Finrod having trouble with dragons, unless you don't count Dagor Bragollach, where he actually didn't come to direct contact with Glaurung, so I don't think this is the case.

Anyway, the caves part is right. I want two other things they had in common - one is very, very, very, very, very much obvious. The second one is not as much.

The Might

01-14-2007, 11:29 AM

but they all travelled east, dwo from Valinor, the other from Lindon...why doesn't that count?

maybe...all Elves if you say it's so obvious

and all had dealings with Dwarves

Legate of Amon Lanc

01-14-2007, 11:42 AM

Well, you are right about the eastward travel part... and yeah, they were Elves... you know, I found it a little bit leaky and didn't want it to be too obvious, so I tried to put all they had in common together... but what I was up to, the original idea and the most important to me, is the last one you have yet to guess. What do these three have in common, apart from that they are Elves, traveled from Lindon and lived in caves...

And P.S. Thranduil didn't have any "dealings" with Dwarves, unless you count capturing Thorin or bartering for Smaug's treasure... the elves made all the underground halls themselves.

The Might

01-14-2007, 04:43 PM

ok, one thing I found is they all possesed necklaces from the Dwarves
Finrod was given the Nauglamir by the Dwarves, and it passed to Orodreth after he left, and Thranduil got a necklace of silver and pearls

Also, all 3 wore crowns to show their title

Thranduil wore a crown of red leaves and berries in his golden hair, and in the spring his crown was made of woodland flowers

When Finrod left Nargothrond with Beren to fulfill his oath Orodreth was given the silver crown of Nargothrond in stewardship

Legate of Amon Lanc

01-15-2007, 02:07 AM

I knew the riddle was stupid when I posted it, but now I see it is even worse. We could rename this thread "Finding Out What Else These People Had In Common" :D

Still there is one, I think more obvious and more... let's say... natural, not break-neck thing about them. Something very simple, like that they all dwelt in caves.

The Might

01-15-2007, 07:30 AM

that they were at one point rulers of Elves

btw, I don't know how many of the 3 I guessed and how many not

Legate of Amon Lanc

01-15-2007, 07:52 AM

May this be a warning for all, do not change your original question just because you think it'd be better to do it other way. Okay, let's get this over with.

Finrod, Thranduil, Orodreth: They were all elves (or rulers of elves), that's the first one (most obvious). They all dwelt in caves, that's the second one. And they also all .... (insert the correct last answer).

The last thing is not specific for them alone, as much as the first two were not (there were many other rulers of elves, or many who dwelt in caves - dwarves, for example). This is why I originally put that caves thing in there as well. Because there were many who fulfiled the criteria for the last thing, but they were not elves or didn't live in caves, or both (or vice versa). So there are only these three elven kings in Middle-Earth, who dwelt in caves, and also (...)

The Might

02-28-2007, 03:15 PM

had a bridge near their cave

Legate of Amon Lanc

03-05-2007, 05:40 AM

Good, they have. But that goes together with the cave. But there is yet something, well, they all share naturally. It is not anything like they built themselves a cave, forged themselves a sword or received a ring from someone or whatever... (not that they did one of the last two)

The Might

03-05-2007, 03:37 PM

naturally...perhaps that they had a liking for jewels?

Legate of Amon Lanc

03-06-2007, 01:37 PM

Well, I think this was not specifically said about all of them...

Something really, really natural.

The Might

03-07-2007, 11:35 AM

Well since Thingol meets the first 2 things as well, it should be something to differenciate them from Thingol, and the only thing that comes to mind is Melian's presence...

Shards of Narsil

03-07-2007, 11:47 AM

Could the 'natural' answer you are looking be that they all had blonde hair? This isn't surprising for Finrod and Orodreth since they were of the house of Finarfin, but when I looked it up on a hunch, I was surprised to find out that Trhanduil also had blonde hair.

The Might

03-07-2007, 12:48 PM

:o Ah...

Legate of Amon Lanc

03-07-2007, 01:02 PM

Yes, the hair was was the other thing I had in mind! Good job!

Okay, now TM answered the first part, but Shards answered the second one... hmm... would you consider it fair, if I pass the thread to Shards now, TM?

After all, knowing you I think you'll manage to answer the next posted question correctly and thus take over the thread in no time :)