Gamling's Book of Middle Earth Records

[Fingolfin II]

Good ol' Bombadil.

[Evisse the Blue]

Yep!

[Fingolfin II]

Name two characters who each had one dream of premonition and one dream of a past event/s.

[Evisse the Blue]

Frodo (who dreamt of Gandalf on top of Orthanc and his future voyage over the sea) and Faramir (who was dreaming of the destruction of Numenor, and had the dream with the riddle: "Seek for the Sword that was broken...').

[Fingolfin II]

Exactly.

[Evisse the Blue]

Name a Third Age dwarf (most possibly the only one) who could speak Elvish.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Ori?

[Evisse the Blue]

Yep!

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

What killed the one who slew the first dragon?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

None? :(

[Mad Baggins]

His own sword? :confused:

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

So take it, Ms. Bilbo! :)

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Mad Baggins?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Who was the second tallest of the Children of Ilúvatar?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Quote courtesy of Sharku (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=23251&postcount=4)
"Turgon [...], tallest of all the Children of the World, save Thingol"

;)

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Excellent research. ;)

The thread is yours.

[Evisse the Blue]

Sophia?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Alright, in what context and in what chapter (of LOTR) is the first reference to pipeweed (not smoking) made?

[Evisse the Blue]

In the prologue, part two (Concerning Pipe-weed), in reference to their hobbit customs.
Or maybe you meant actual chapter and not prologue?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

I did mean actual chapter. 'Twould be too easy if we were including the prologue.

Happy hunting. :smokin:

[Evisse the Blue]

That was a cool question. :D
Let's see now if I got it right:
In The Ring goes South, when Sam is going over in his mind what he has packed.

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Ah, where these questions go awry is when you find an earlier reference than I did. ;)

I checked it, and I think the thread is yours Evisse.

[Evisse the Blue]

Here follows a less clever question. ;)

Who of the fellowship journeyed the longest distance during the Quest? (to make it clearer: taking into account only the Great Years 3018, 3019, 3020)?

[Lostgaeriel]

Now I'm just guessing here, but I think it would be Gandalf - but you must consider the Quest beginning with when Gandalf advised Frodo to leave the Shire with the Ring. And I hope you don't mean under their own power (walking)?

I'm at work and sans mon livre.

So his journey is:

From Bag End to Isengard,
from Isengard to Rivendell,
from Rivendell to Lorien,
from Lorien to (some believe to Amon Hen, but I don't) Fangorn,
from Fangorn to Edoras,
from Edoras to Helm's Deep,
from Helm's Deep to Fangorn? (the movie is getting me confused),
from Fangorn back to Helm's Deep,
from Helm's Deep to Isengard,
from Isengard to Minas Tirith with a stopover somewhere in Rohan,
from Minas Tirith thru Ithilien to the Morannon,
from the Morannon to Mount Doom,
from Mount Doom to Ithilien,
from Ithilien to Cormallen, Minas Tirith, etc.
from Minas Tirith to the Gap of Rohan and on to the Tom Bombadil's,
from Tom's to Rivendell?
from Rivendell to the Grey Havens - NOPE that's after 3020 - never mind.

[Evisse the Blue]

Yes, you are correct! At least this is my conclusion too. So unless someone decides to challenge that, the thread is yours, Lostgaeriel :)

[Lostgaeriel]

I sure hope I'm not repeating a question on this thread.

I just let my book open to a page at random and amazingly there was a statement that fits under the 'rules' of this game:

Who had the longest reign of all the Kings of Gondor? (And for a bonus, what was the wisest thing he did? Just give your opinion - there's nothing definitive - I'm sure we'll agree.)

[Celebriel Esgaledhel]

I believe it was Hyarmendacil I, who reorganized Gondor's armies, openly declared war on the Haradrim, and defeated them. This is when he took on the name Hyarmendacil, meaning "south-voctor'. He reigned for 134 years.

[Lostgaeriel]

Sorry, Celebriel Esgaledhel, that's not correct. There was a King of Gondor who reigned longer than 134 years.

Here's the question again:
Who had the longest reign of all the Kings of Gondor?

Bonus question:
In your opinion, what was the wisest thing he did?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

It was Tarondor, and he reigned for 162 years.

The smartest thing he did? Moving the King's House from Osgiliath to Minas Anor.

[Lostgaeriel]

Hi Nilpaurion Felagund!

Yes it was Tarondor, the twenty-seventh King of Gondor and nephew of King Telemnar, who had lost all his children in the Great Plague.

Personally, I thought the smartest thing he did was to plant a seedling of the White Tree of Gondor - but I guess I'm rating symbolism over practical living concerns.

Your turn.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Well, the transfer thing was symbolism-laden, too. It meant "I don't want to live too near that place." *points to East* ;)

Enedwaith, which creature has the longest sight range?

[The Elf-warrior]

Eagles?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

This tidbit is found in UT.

[Evisse the Blue]

Well, assuming Manwë is a creature ( ;) ), that would be him when he sits on Taniquetil with Varda at his side.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

It's a beast, a cunning one at that.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Anyone?

[Lostgaeriel]

I believe that the creature having the longest sight range is Glaurung, the first of the Dragons of Morgoth.

But Glaurung lay there, just within the shadow of the great passage that led inward from the ruined Doors, and he had long been aware of the spies, though few other eyes in Middle-earth would have discerned them. But the glance of his fell eyes was keener than that of eagles, and outreached the far sight of the Elves; and indeed he knew also that some remained behind and sat upon the bare top of Amon Ethir. - UT, II Narn I Hîn Húrin, The Journey of Morwen and Nienor to Nargothrond

I don't know if this quote is definitive, but eyesight better than eagles & Eves is something special indeed.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Your turn! :)

[Lostgaeriel]

Who was the proudest and most self-willed of the Eldar?

[arcticstorm]

who is Feanor

[Lostgaeriel]

Umm...arcticstorm...uh...this isn't Jeopardy! Your answer should be in the form of an answer, not in the form of a question (although, you neglected to include a question mark).

Yes, Fëanor is the correct ANSWER according to The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I The Numenorean Kings, (i) Númenor:
Fëanor was the greatest of the Eldar in arts and lore, but also the proudest and most self-willed.


Fëanor is just the most.

Your turn arcticstorm - time to ask a QUESTION! :D

[arcticstorm]

What is the longest lay that speaks of the anciemt times of middle earth?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Lay of the Children of Húrin?

[The Perky Ent]

Lay of Leithian?

[arcticstorm]

You've got it Nilp.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Oh dear, now I have to come up with a question. Hmmm . . .

Who was said to be the greatest of mortal warriors?

[Gil-Galad]

Beren? or maybe it was Hurin...

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

I should have used 'mightiest' instead of 'greatest', but you still got it anyhow.

Your turn. :)

[Gil-Galad]

now i have too think...

Which Elven Love story is regarded as the most tragic?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Lay of Leithian?

[Gil-Galad]

nope, not the one i'm thinking of

[NightKnight]

Could it be the one about Nimrodel?

[Gil-Galad]

NightKnight is correct, Nimrodel and Amroth, very tragic indeed

[NightKnight]

Who was the greatest troll-slayer of all time?

[Hiriel]

Hurin?

I remember the quote, i just dind't remember the name

[NightKnight]

'Tis him. Your turn. :)

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Hiriel?

[Hiriel]

Sorry, forgot I posted here. Heh. Ok.

Who was the first Took to marry a Baggings?

[Márcolië Lamen]

Definitally feel like I'm wrong and there's somehting I'm obviously missing but I'll guess anyways...

Hildigrim Took?

[Hiriel]

Nope. Close, though

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I too would say Hilidigrim, but since it is wrong. I will have too guess on Belladonna Took

[Hiriel]

Thats the one. :)

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

What is the oldest name for Teleri

[The Perky Ent]

Lindar?

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

yes

[The Perky Ent]

Yay! Now I can ask a question I've been wanting too for quite some time!

Who is the first known elf to die?

[Gil-Galad]

Finwe's first wife, mother of Feanor, Miriel Serinde

[Telchar]

Míriel Serindë ?

[The Perky Ent]

:mad: :( Crush my dreams before they even start. I was hoping at least one person would guess Finwe, they I could say they were wrong and flaunt my signature! But you, Gil-Galad, are correct. I'm not counting accents (unless Telchar was going to post before Gil-Galad, but Gil got there first)

[Gil-Galad]

alrighty... What race did the Ents fist assualt(that is chronicled in the Silmarillion)

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Was it dwarves ? (after the sacking of Doriath)

[Gil-Galad]

Quite, your turn Child of Copenhagen

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Curses! i can't figure out a good question.

This will have to do : Who was the first king of gondor to be atacket by easterlings?

[The Perky Ent]

Tarostar?

I want to say Ostoher, but he fought wild men from the east, and I think Tarostar is the first to have it actually be called Easterlings.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Okey okey, you win.

Your right about it saying wild men from east, but i have been reading in a danish version and i thought it was bad translating.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Perky ?

[The Perky Ent]

I was getting there ;)


Now let's see....How many times has the throne of Gondor fallen into someone other than the king's children?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Tarannon Falastur -> Eärnil I
Narmacil I -> Calmacil
Telemnar -> Minastin
Valacar -> Castamir

Four?

[Gil-Galad]

that could include Aragorn because he was of Arnor, not Gondor...

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Bitte anworten Sie,

Who is the mightiest in arms in Arda?

[mhagain]

That would be Eonwe, herald of Manwe.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Your turn. :o

[Tuor in Gondolin]

Reviving this game:

What was the highest mountain chain in Arda?

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

my guess would be the Pelori

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

? ? ?