Geography Grilling

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Correct, Night Knight. Your go.

[NightKnight]

Damn, I'm running out of questions. :p

Name the regions of Númenor.

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Forostar-Northlands
Andustar-WEstlands
Hyarnustar-Southwestlands
Hyarrostar-Southeastlands
Orrostar-Eastlands
Mittalmar-Middleland
Arandar-Kingsland

[NightKnight]

Correct-ness. Your turn. :)

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Where is Scary?

[Lindolirian]

Scary is in the mid-northern part of the East Farthing of the Shire. Its gives its name to the nearby Hills of Scary and is approximately 30 miles northeast of the Three Farthing Stone

[luthien-elvenprincess]

:D wow, all I really needed was 'a village in the Eastfarthing"!:p
You are very correct, Lindolirian.

[Lindolirian]

Well, sometimes you never can be too sure; some people want answers to be really specific. :rolleyes: O well!

A little geometry problem for ye...
What is the area in square feet of the Ring of Isengard?

[The Perky Ent]

Um...howabout 84,480 square feet?

[Lindolirian]

That would be it if the Ring was 328 feet from rim to rim. It is much larger.

[luthien-elvenprincess]

There would be about 21,895,626 square feet in the Ring of Isengard.

[Lindolirian]

Very nice!

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Leaving Bywater, I head to the place where Aragorn met Gandalf on May 1, 3018. Continuing onward for about 150 miles, I then turn north-east and voyage about 300 miles. Where am I?

[The Perky Ent]

Angmar?

[luthien-elvenprincess]

nope

[The Perky Ent]

Erebor?

[luthien-elvenprincess]

No, again.:)

[Firefoot]

Mount Gundabad?

[luthien-elvenprincess]

No.
Hint: you can find where Aragorn and Gandalf met on 5/1/3018 in the chapter entitled 'Strider'.:p

[Lindolirian]

Rivendell. Taking the Greenway to Sarn Ford (the place of their meeting) and onward another 150 miles to Tharbad. Then northeast on the Greyflood/Hoarwell/Bruinen to Riven 300 miles away.

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Perfect Lindolirian! Your turn.

[Lindolirian]

Thank you! That last one was a good one... I dount I coulda gotten it without the hint though :rolleyes:

What lies between Phurunargian and Nan-Curunir?

[Nirvana II]

Rohan????becuase Nan Curunir is the Wizard's Vale...so im just guessing.

[NightKnight]

The Misty Mountains?

[Lindolirian]

Guessing just isn't your thing, Nirvana. NK has it!

[NightKnight]

What is the land between Baranduin and Greyflood called?

[Lindolirian]

No map, no books... I'm goin' with Minhiriath.

[NightKnight]

Nope, that's between Greyflood and Isen.

[Lindolirian]

OK If not Minhiriath, then Enedwaith.


Hmm wait a sec. I see that my edit and your reply came in the same minute, so you may not have seen that I changed it to Minhiriath and you were replying that Enedwaith was wrong. So anyways, my answer is Minhiriath.

[NightKnight]

Didn't you say Enedwaith before? Minhiriath is the correct answer...

[Lindolirian]

What was the prominent island of the Dor Firn-i-Guinar?

[NightKnight]

Tol Galen, where Beren and Luthien lived.

[Lindolirian]

Of course...;)

[NightKnight]

What was the big lake in Mordor named?

[Lindolirian]

Núrnen.

[NightKnight]

Yeah. I'm having a hard time separating Nurnen and Rhun. :p

[Lindolirian]

What do Calenhir and Thistle Brook have in common?

[NightKnight]

Both are rivers?

[Lindolirian]

Hahaha... Yes, but besides the obvious! :D

[The Perky Ent]

They're both tributary?

[Lindolirian]

True, but it's something that these two have in common that I think only the Shirebourne has as well. So it's a geographical one thing in common:

Thistlebrook
Shirebourne
Calenhir

[luthien-elvenprincess]

They began in the Green Hill Country in Eastfarthing?

[Lindolirian]

Not Calenhir... :D ;)

[symestreem]

They all begin in the Green Hill Country or the Green Ridges... so land elevations covered in vegetation?
And, the Calenhir begins in the east Pinneth Galen, and Thistle Brook begins in the Eastfarthing. Am I on the right track?

[Lindolirian]

Yeah it was the Green thing... :) :rolleyes:

[symestreem]

Name three great rivers that run roughly parallel; I am not talking about the rivers of Ossiriand.

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Greyflood, Brandywine, and Lhun

[Lindolirian]

"Greater" rivers would be Sirion, Gelion and Anduin.

[symestreem]

Lindolirian has it. They all flow southwards with an eastern curve.

[Lindolirian]

Take the distance between the Halifirien and Amon Din. Multiply that by the distance from the dwelling of a vegetarian to home of Yavanna's chosen one. This number is just short of ten times the length of what mountain range? No guessing, you have to tell me how ya got it.

[luthien-elvenprincess]

A little help? :(

[Lindolirian]

Ah, c'mon it's not even that cyptic at all... Just think about it... You measure two distances. One is really easy cause I tell you where from where. The second one, you have to figure out the end points. Once you have those two numbers, multiply them together then divide by ten. That is the distance of a certain mountain range. Hint: The vegetarian (cartainly not a vegan) is in the Hobbit...

[Firefoot]

I'm going to guess the Ered Nimrais because

The distance between Amon Din and Halifirien = about 160 mi
Dwelling of a vegetarian = Bëorn's house
Yavanna's chosen one's house = Radagast's home Rhosgobel
Distance between the two = about 40 mi
160x40=6400
Length of Ered Nimrais = about 650 mi
650x10=6500

So there is about 100 mi difference.

[Lindolirian]

Ah, good... you did it as the crow flies. I was afraid I wasn't clear enough on that bit. Very nice!

[Firefoot]

I want to get from the Grey Havens to Pelargir. Provided that I can only use roads and waterways, what is the shortest path that I can take?
I don't want the distance in miles, just tell me which rivers, roads, etc you would travel on.

[Lindolirian]

You hop on a boat, head west out of the Gulf of Lune, follow the coast south and turn east after you past the Cape of Andrast, through the Bay of Belfalas then north past the island Tolfalas, up the Mouths of Anduin and into Pelargir.

[Firefoot]

There's a shorter way.

[Lindolirian]

OK you march cross country to to Tower Hills where you pick up the Great East Road at the Undertowers. Then head east passing Greenholm and Michel Delving where you turn off toward Sarn Ford. This road merges with the Greenway which takes you to Tharbad where it changes its name to the Old South Road. Take this to the Fords of Isen in the Gap of Rohan and pass by Edoras. Somehow the name changes again to the Great West Road. Follow it along the Ered Nimrais and the Beacons of Gondor in Anorien until you reach Minas Tirith. Continue in the direction of the River Erui where the road acquires another alias: South Road. Behold, you are in Pelargir. Perhaps it's shorter, but its so much more complicated than the sea route. ;)

Then of course the absolute shortest way is to call up Gwaihir & Co. and ask for a lift... :rolleyes:

[Firefoot]

Okay.

[Lindolirian]

How far (as the crow flies) is Uruktharbun from the Palath Nenui?

[The Perky Ent]

Random guess, 50 miles!

[Lindolirian]

Guessing won't get you anywhere even if by some odd chance you get it right. HINT: These names are rare names for well-known places.

[NightKnight]

I really hate you for this one...I can't find Uruktharbum anywhere. :mad: Are you sure of the spelling?

[Lindolirian]

Good call... It's actually Uruktharbun with an n rather than an m . Sorry for the confusion.

[The Perky Ent]

Well, i think the common names are Moria and Nindalf, but i don't know the distance between them! Um...400 miles?

[NightKnight]

Well, that made it a lot easier...375 miles?

[luthien-elvenprincess]

That does help! I'll say about 425 miles

[Lindolirian]

375 is correct!

[NightKnight]

That one was evil...very evil.

And to relieve everyone, I will ask an easy question.

Name three places in Middle-Earth that were named after someone.

[Lindolirian]

Hey it wasn't that evil... :rolleyes:
Fangorn
Cerin Amroth
Nimrodel

[NightKnight]

It was at first, when you had spelt it wrong. ;)

You're correct, and may therefore continue. :)

[Lindolirian]

What made Great Gelion "greater" than Little Gelion?

[NightKnight]

More water flowed through it?

[Lindolirian]

Blast! Ye saw through me trick. You were supposed to say that it was longer (which it isn't), but No.. you had to go and be smart and give the right answer, didn't ya? :D

[NightKnight]

Of course...I actually checked the length too. :p

How far is it from Meneltarma to Andunië?

[Lindolirian]

250 miles as the crow flies.

[NightKnight]

And if it flies back home, it's 500 miles. But then it would crash into that big mountain there. :p So if you help the poor bird, it's your turn. :p

[Lindolirian]

Shoot, thats a really long way for a bird to fly. Though hummingbirds can make it across the Gulf of Mexico... bah who cares? (Cept for the fish that jump up and eat 'em) So now that this has nothing to do with Geography, I shall now ask a question.

Take the area of the lake around which Fingolfin settled. Add that to the area of the lake near the place that Gandalf used his influence to help keep Sauron from seeing Frodo. Then subtract that by the area of the lake in which lie the rotting bones of another big lizard. This number is the area of a lake in what region?

[NightKnight]

Jeez, you really like making these things hard for me, don't you?

Well, Fingolfin settled around lake Mithrim... The lake close to Gandalf? Nen Hithoel? Nindalf? Lizard Lake is of course the Long Lake. And the sizes of those things...? Wild shot: Nurnen?

[Lindolirian]

Mithrim, Nen Hithoel, and Long Lake are correct. But the crucial final answer is not... :p

[NightKnight]

Nenuial? Helevorn?

[Lindolirian]

No and no. The number is exact which intrigued me and prompted me to ask this question.

[NightKnight]

Where do you find the numbers? Just measure on a map?

[Lindolirian]

The Atlas of Middle Earth. But yes it is possible to estimate by measuring. Thats what got me to look it up.

[NightKnight]

I think I'll give up on this one. Too hard for me, but it is a great question. :)

[The Saucepan Man]

Lake Mithrim is 256 sq miles.
Nen Hithoel is 244 sq miles.
Long Lake is 93 sq miles.

256 + 244 - 93 = 407, the area in sq miles of Lake Linaewen in Nevrast.

Of course, my finding the answer has nothing to do with my owning a copy of the Atlas of Middle-earth. :rolleyes: ;)

[Lindolirian]

Geography and Maths.. you're darn right! I couldn't resist the temptation to put a spin on it. In any case, you are correct. And of course, that book had absolutely nothing to do with your answer. You are just that good at measuring shapless lakes on maps.. :rolleyes:

[The Saucepan Man]

When it comes to maths, adding and subtracting a few numbers just about stretches me to the limit. :rolleyes:

Name three areas (excluding any part of Mordor) that became barren wastelands in consequence of evil.

[Lindolirian]

Hey I never said you couldn't use a calculator! ;) :D

Places left desolate by evil:
Ard-Galen (Anfauglith)
Dale (Desolation of Smaug)
Dagorlad*
Hollin
Field beneath the Party Tree in Hobbiton.**

*I don't know if this counts a a part of Mordor or not because its so close.
** A little small to count as a region, but it could work...

[The Saucepan Man]

I'll give you Anfauglith and the Desolation of Smaug.

But Dagorlad was not, as I understand it, "changed" by the Battle of Dagorlad. It was a dry dusty plain bordered by marshes before. I don't really picture Hollin as a barren wasteland. And as for the Party Field, well just no. :rolleyes:

So I still need one more ...

[Lindolirian]

Yeah I didn't expect those to work; I had hoped that at least one might make it. But now I feel rather silly that I didn't think of the Brown Lands straight away... :rolleyes:

[The Saucepan Man]

Actually, the other one that I had was the Withered Heath, but the Brown Lands fits the bill admirably.

So now you get to go. :)

[Lindolirian]

What do these places have in common?

Caradhras
Ealges' Eyrie in Eastern Misty Mts.
Tol Sirion
Esgalduin

[***Gandalf***]

they were all visited by gandalf?

[Bombadil]

they are all located in or around mountain ranges?

[Lindolirian]

It is much more in depth than that. Something happened at or near these places.
And no, Gandalf was never recorded being at Tol Sirion or Esgalduin.

[Bombadil]

hmmm, im pretty sure this is wrong but...

at least one of the rings of power have passed through one of these places at some time?

[Lindolirian]

Tol Sirion and Esgalduin were well under the Sea before the formation of the Gwaith-i-Mirdain, so those wouldn't fit. Sorry. :(
HINT: Death

[The Saucepan Man]

Death of a Wolf or Wolves (at or near all of these places).

Caradhras: The Warg that attacked the Fellowship in Eregion (killed by Gandalf).
Ealges' Eyrie in Eastern Misty Mts: A number of the Wargs who, with the Goblins, had Thorin & Co trapped in the trees (killed by Gandalf).
Tol Sirion: Draugluin (killed by Huan).
Esgalduin: Carcharoth (killed by Huan)

[Lindolirian]

The Man of the Pans has it!

[The Saucepan Man]

Cheers Lindol. :)

Name three coastal bodies of water in Third Age Middle-earth.

[NightKnight]

The bay of Belfalas, the gulf of Lhun and the bay of Forochel?

[The Saucepan Man]

Those are the ones that I had, so you're up next NightKnight. :)

[NightKnight]

Name three elven kings that had realms that bordered the sea.

[Bombadil]

Cirdan the shipwright, Gil-Galad, and Fingolfin?

[NightKnight]

Sure. :)

[Bombadil]

Angmar
Barad-Dur
Dol Gulder
Angband
Minas Morgul
Halls of Mandos

[NightKnight]

Angmar and Minas Morgul - Both were ruled by one or more Nazgûl
Barad-Dur and Dol Guldur - Both were ruled by Sauron
Angband and Halls of Mandos - Both were ruled by a vala

[Bombadil]

Very good! :)

[NightKnight]

Kinda like the Matching Game there...

Anyway...

Which was the easternmost region of Beleriand, and who lived there?

[Bombadil]

Ossiriand, Denethor and the Nandor lived there?

[NightKnight]

As did Luthien, Beren, Dior, Nimloth, Elured, Elurin and Elwing. :p Your turn. :)

[Bombadil]

define

Amon

and

Emyn

[NightKnight]

Amon - Hill or mountain, Emyn - Hills or mountains. :p

[Bombadil]

Parfait! :cool:

[NightKnight]

Name three regions where you could find Mallorn-trees.

[Tulkas the Mighty]

Lorien, Numenor, and the Shire?

[NightKnight]

Sure.

[Tulkas the Mighty]

Where was the Rimdath?

[Lindolirian]

The Rhimdath was a tributary of the Anduin, north of the Carrock.

[Tulkas the Mighty]

Yeah sorry about the mispelling

[Lindolirian]

Where is the Mound of Avarice?

[NightKnight]

Menegroth?

[Lindolirian]

Right on!

[NightKnight]

Who guarded the High Pass at the end of the third age?

[Lindolirian]

The Beornings?

[NightKnight]

It was them, led by Grimbeorn the old, Beorn's son.

[Lindolirian]

Describe the location of Amon Darthir.

[NightKnight]

It was a peak in southern Ered Wethrin, and near it lay the only pass from Dor-Lomin to Beleriand.

[Lindolirian]

Yes.

[NightKnight]

For how long did Ascar flow before it reached Gelion?

[luthien-elvenprincess]

about 100 miles.

[NightKnight]

Something like that.

[luthien-elvenprincess]

ah...clue me in...is the answer correct or not?

[Lindolirian]

I see the river's length being closer to 80 miles, but I think NK's answer is in the affirmative. I'd say you can go ahead.

[NightKnight]

Yes, that's what I meant. I would have accepted anything between 80-100.

[luthien-elvenprincess]

What river flowed north from its beginning in Harrowdale, eventually dumping into the Entwash?

[Bombadil]

Merring?

[luthien-elvenprincess]

No

[Son of Númenor]

Might it be the Snowbourn?

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Correct, Son of Numenor. Your turn. :)

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Bumpin it. Son of Numenor :)

[Tulkas the Mighty]

10 days are up! I'll take it...
The River Glanhir was a border between what two countries?

[NightKnight]

Rohan and Gondor.

[Tulkas the Mighty]

Right.

[NightKnight]

In what river was Dor Firn-i-Guinar?

[Fingolfin II]

The River Adurant.

[NightKnight]

Right-o! :p

[Fingolfin II]

Which river flowed along the eastern border of Beleriand?

[Bombadil]

The River gelion?

[Fingolfin II]

Yes.

[Bombadil]

Name the mountains that bordered Ossiriand, and two Dwarven realms within them.

[The Perky Ent]

That would be the Ered Luin, the blue mountains. And the dwarven cities were Nogrod and Belegost. Why does this question seem familiar. What a minute. Now I remember. Bombadil, did you get this question from Dwarf Jeopardy?

[Bombadil]

haha! If I did, I didn't realize it at the time. :o Correct of course Perky!

[The Perky Ent]

:D That's my job! Anyways, new question...new question. Here's one: What is Deer’s Leap called in Elvish, and what is it?

[Fingolfin II]

It is called Cabed-en-Aras, but was changed to Cabed Naermarth ('Leap of Dreadful Doom') after Nienor jumped into it. It is a chasm in the Ravines of the Teiglin River.

[The Perky Ent]

Correct, Correct, and of course, Correct!

[Fingolfin II]

Since I have a mind freeze, where was the last place that Arwen went to before she died?

[The Perky Ent]

Isn't it Cerin Amroth or something like that?

[Fingolfin II]

Sure is.

[The Perky Ent]

Right! What is the name of the mountains east of where the elves awoke (Cunuvien i think it's called. Well, I know what it's called, but I can't spell it :D)

[Phervasaion]

Im not sure, but are they the Orocarni?

[The Perky Ent]

Yes they are!

[Phervasaion]

Great! In that case, i'll continue. What is the place beyond River Gelion, in which beren adn Luthien dwelt?... Quite easy i suppose, but not to those that haven't read the silmarillion!

[NightKnight]

The Dor Firn-I-Guinar (Spelling? Too lazy to look it up. ;)), the Land of the dead that live or something. Or are you looking for Ossiriand?

[Phervasaion]

I am looking for Ossiriand, but for a certain place there.

[NightKnight]

The island Tol Galen in the river Adurant?

[Phervasaion]

Correct!! Please continue NightKnight.

[NightKnight]

Thank you.

In which region of Tol Eressea was Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Near Kortirion?

[NightKnight]

It was in a special region. So, you're wrong. :p

[Iaurhirwen]

that region that is called Alalminore or the "Land of Elms", whcih the Gnomes call Gar Lossion, or the "Place of Flowers".

[NightKnight]

Yup. :)

[Iaurhirwen]

Ok, I don't have much time, having an essay due in 2 hours, so this will be an easy one.

What is another name for the Red Mountains?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Orocarni?

[Iaurhirwen]

yep! And if your curious (if you're not I'm telling you anyway) I submitted my paper with an hour to spare - - now I just have to read a 20 page essay for a quiz tomorrow morning and write a 7 page essay for tomorrow. Cheers!

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Better you than me, I always say.

Good luck on your stuff. :)


Which rivers form the bounds of the Woods of Núath?

[Lindolirian]

Narog and Nenning.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Your turn, I guess. :)

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Lindo...bump!!

[Lindolirian]

Oh silly me, I had forgotten all about it.

Where is Girdley Island?

[The Perky Ent]

In the middle of the Branduin River, 10 miles north of the Bridge of Stonebones

[Lindolirian]

Yeah, and I have a little house on it. :D

[The Perky Ent]

Do you know? :D Anyways, what is Sarn Athrad?

[Lindolirian]

The Ford of Stones in, I think, the River Ascar near Nan Elmoth.

[The Perky Ent]

Good try, but nope

[Lindolirian]

Yeah I just checked myself, it's pretty far from Nan Elmoth(hmmm), but it is close to Ascar, however it actually crosses Gelion at the Dwarf Road.

I was originally thinking of Arossiach which crosses the Aros, so I got Ascar and Aros confused...:eek: Woe is me.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

...or Sarn Ford is the ford on Baranduin for those passing through the Númenorean North-South road.

[The Perky Ent]

No, Lindolirian got it right. Sorry Nilpaurion ;)

[Lindolirian]

Blast! I forgot another thread!
How many miles was the Bindbale Wood from Annuminas?

[Tuor of Gondolin]

About 150 miles?

[luthien-elvenprincess]

around 90 miles

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Lindo?????

[NightKnight]

Lindo is quite busy at the moment, and unable to get on, so anyone can have this thread.

[Nanedhel]

I will give it a try.

What is the westernmost of the beacons of Gondor?

[NightKnight]

Halifirien?

[Nanedhel]

You got it, NightKnight

[NightKnight]

Where was Angrenost?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Near the Gap of Rohan, at the end of the Misty Mountain Range?

[NightKnight]

Yup. :)

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

How many islands were on Sirion?

[NightKnight]

First we've got the big Tol Sirion, then I guess some smaller ones at Aelin-Uial, and then some more sandy islands at the delta...

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Stupid question. I forgot Aelin-uial.
Although technically, the deltaic deposits at the mouths of Sirion are not islands.

It's yours, anyway.

[NightKnight]

Thanks.

Whose grave lay between Rohan and Gondor?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

. . . but it was relocated soon thereafter, as Halifirien was no longer the middle of the South Kingdom.

[NightKnight]

Yep. :)

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

From which mountain/s does Gelion originate?

[NightKnight]

Himring and Rerir?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

A-yup! :smokin:

[NightKnight]

What is the waterfall in Ithilien that Faramir shows Frodo and Sam called?

[luthien-elvenprincess]

IS it called the "Curtain"?

[Boromir88]

Hennuth Annun, which is also called "The Curtain" but just in case if you were looking for either. :)

[NightKnight]

Luthien, your turn. :)

[luthien-elvenprincess]

What waterway would I cross to get from the 'Hill of the Eye' to the 'Hill of the Ear'?

[NightKnight]

The Anduin, or more precisely Nen Hithoel.

[luthien-elvenprincess]

of course! your turn :)

[NightKnight]

In what mountain range was Dolmed?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

*chuckles* The Blue . . .
Not you, Evisse. ;)

[NightKnight]

Yes, yes, indeed. And unknowingly of this thread, I just called Evisse "blue one" in another thread. ;)

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Meteorologically speaking, to which region does Nevrast belong to?

[luthien-elvenprincess]

humid mild winters, humid mild summers; cooler weather after Morgoth's power increased.

[NightKnight]

I know it's in Silm, but I haven't got it here... so Beleriand?

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Hithlum?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Geographically, Nevrast belongs to Hithlum, but its mild summers and winters belong more to Beleriand, so there!

Go! ;)

[NightKnight]

Ha! :p

Which was the last noldorin stronghold in ME in the first age?

[Nanedhel]

Gondolin?

[NightKnight]

Yep.

[Nanedhel]

What place did the refugees of Gondolin go to and rest for a while after their escape from the ruin of the kingdom?

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Nan-thathren, the Land of Willows.

[Nanedhel]

You are right

[luthien-elvenprincess]

If I leave The Floating Log and travel in a straight line to Brandy Hall , what rivers would I have to cross?

[Lindolirian]

If you were to go along the roads, you would only cross the Brandywine, but since you insist on hiking it cross-country (must be avoiding someone ;)), then you'd have to cross the Stockbrook just a little beofe you reached the Brandywine.

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Yes, I wanted to break in my new hiking boots...now I have blisters. :( You are entirely correct. Your go.

[Lindolirian]

Where is Brownhay?

[NightKnight]

Sounds like the Brown Lands, but that's probably wrong. ;)

[Lindolirian]

You know me better than that ;)... I don't make 'em that easy!

[Lindolirian]

I don't make them that easy, but I also didn't mean to kill the thread.
HINT: It's an alternate name of something that you've heard of, but Brownhay was only used in HoME.

[luthien-elvenprincess]

ahaaaa...at last! [Puts away all Tolkien books and lets keyboard cool down from net search]

Rhosgobel.

[Lindolirian]

In Pio's words, Radagast would be proud!

[luthien-elvenprincess]

If I start out from the place that was 'three days from the Black Stone' and travel to some culumalda trees; then traveled to where Merry saw oak trees off to his right; then went to an 'elf-haven' and finally to see the Ethir Anduin.

What then, general geometric shape did I make in my traveling, and what places did I visit?

[Nanedhel]

The place that was 'three days from the Black Stone' - Linhir. The grey company arrived at Linhir on the third day after they set out from Erech with the company of oathbreakers.

Some culumalda trees - These trees grow near the Fields of Cormallen

Where Merry saw oak trees off to his right - Merry (and the Rohirrim) was oak trees on their right at Fenmarch

An 'elf-haven' - The elf haven of Edhellond, near Dol Amroth, is the most logical haven for this riddle

The Ethir Anduin - Pelargir

If I have the places right, the path looks like a slightly lopsided square, or a lower case 'e'

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Wow Nanedhel, a most excellent job! :) I was trying to make a square.
Your turn.

[Nanedhel]

Where is Aglarond?

[Lindolirian]

The Glittering Caves are behind Helm's Deep in the White Mountains, southeast of Angrenost.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Nanedhel?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Master Quizzer Lindo, the thread is yours.

[Lindolirian]

Righty-ho then...
Which Tower of Teeth came from a spur of Ered Lithui and which came from Ephel Duath?

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Carchost was a part of Ephel Duath and Narchost was part of Ered Lithui.

[Lindolirian]

Yup!

[luthien-elvenprincess]

About how many miles, from the West-door of Moria directly to the East-door?