This or that?

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Orc liquor. The medicine hurts.

Olog-hai or Orcs?

[Luinalatawen]

Orcs.

Melkor or Sauron?

[GaladrieloftheOlden]

Melkor.
Celebron or Haldir?

[Phervasaion]

Haldir

Denethor or Theoden

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Theoden

Hasufel or Arod?

[Goldberry]

Arod.

Snowmane or Shadowfax?

[Phervasaion]

Shadowfax

Helms deep or Minas Tirith?

[Firondoiel]

Minas Tirith.

First Age or Third Age?

[piosenniel]

Actually - both ages:

Minas Tirith, Beleriand - built in First Age on Tol Sirion

Minas Tirith, Gondor - Minas Anor first called that in the Third Age, after the fall of minas Ithil.

[Tinuviel the Nightingale]

First Age.

Nargothrond or Doriath?

[Narya]

Doriath (but Nargothrond is a great realm, too)

Haleth or Eowyn?

[Aerandir Carnesir]

Eowyn.

Elves at Helm's Deep, or the Warg attack?(Both movie add-in's)

[Phervasaion]

Warg Attack

Race of Men or Elves?

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Ooh, hard. Elves.

Legolas or Eomer?

[Phervasaion]

Prob Legolas

Men of Gondor or Riders of Rohan?

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Riders of Rohan

Rangers of the North or Rangers of Ithilien?

[Firondoiel]

Rangers of the North.

Gothmog or Glaurung?

[Aerandir Carnesir]

Gothmog.

Elves at Helm's Deep, or Eomer and his men at Helm's Deep?

[Tinuviel the Nightingale]

Elves at helms deep.

Sauron as ruler of Middle Earth or Galadriel if she took the ring as ruler of middle earth?

[Phervasaion]

Galadrial if she took the ring

Wargs or Horses

[Lyra Greenleaf]

surprisingly, horses!

Meriadoc Brandybuck or Kalimac Brandagamba?

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Hm...Meriadoc.

Glamdring or Guthwine?

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Guthwine

Hasty Ents or sensible ents?

[GaladrieloftheOlden]

Hasty Ents...well... smilies/rolleyes.gif
Thranduil or Thorin?

[Lyra Greenleaf]

thranduil. he has a REALLY gorgeous son!

Hobbit ale or Elvish wine?

[GaladrieloftheOlden]

thranduil. he has a REALLY gorgeous son! Lol! Elvish wine. Cram or lembas?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Lembas

Hobbit Birthday Party or Elvish Storytelling?

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Hobbit birthday party!

Caradhras or Moria?

[Phervasaion]

Caradhras

Anduril, Flame of the West or Sting

[ March 30, 2003: Message edited by: Phervasaion ]

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Sting!

Farmer Maggot's mushrooms or a pint of fourteen-twenty?

[Firondoiel]

MUSHROOMS!!! smilies/biggrin.gif

Hobbiton or Buckland?

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Buckland

Stay to face black riders with Fatty, or go into the old forest?

[elven maiden Earwen]

old forest

nimrodel(river)/nimrodel(elf)

[Tinuviel the Nightingale]

Nimrodel elf.

The Silmarillion or Unfinished Tales?

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

The Silmarillion. Speaking of which...

The Silmarils or the Three Rings?

[Lyra Greenleaf]

the three rings.

Melkor or Morgoth?

[Firondoiel]

Melkor

Beren and Luthien, or Aragorn and Arwen?

[Eruanna]

Gosh that's a tough one...all that romance and tragedy!

Aragorn and Arwen, I suppose. smilies/rolleyes.gif

Tom Bombadil and Goldberry or Celeborn and Galadriel??

[Goldberry]

Tom Bombadil and Goldberry, of course! smilies/wink.gif

Moria orcs or Uruk-Hai?

[Eressië Ailin]

Uruk-hai.

Orthanc or Barad-dur?

[Beren87]

Barad-dur! Bigger, bad-der, and much more expensive.

Hurin or Turin?

[hobbitlass]

TURIN
******
Beater or Biter

[Tinuviel the Nightingale]

Biter - It has more bite

Quenya or Sindarin?

[Goldberry]

Quenya.

Faramir or Ëomer?

[Phervasaion]

Faramir

Arod or Hasufel.

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Arod

Anduril or narsil?

[Aerandir Carnesir]

Andruil...just because Aragorn is cooler than Elendil.

Goblin Town or Smaug's lair?

[GaladrieloftheOlden]

Smaug's lair....Gondor or Arnor?

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Gondor

Ithilien or Dol Amroth?

[Goldberry]

Ithilien.

Mirkwood or Fangorn?

[Aerandir Carnesir]

Fangorn...i guess.

Gollum or Smèagol?

[Eressië Ailin]

GOLLUM!!!!

Aragorn or Beren?

[Tinuviel the Nightingale]

Beren.

Ingwe or Elu Thingol

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Thingol

Ungoliant or Shelob?

[Firondoiel]

Ungoliant.

The story of Tuor or the story of Turin?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Turin

Fingolfin or Finarfin?

[Goldberry]

Fingolfin.

Elrond or Galadriel?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Elrond

Isil or Rana?

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Isil.

Ulmo or Yavanna?

[hobbitlass]

Ulmo

Lobelia Sackville-Baggins or Bill Ferny

[Tinuviel the Nightingale]

Lobelia Sackville Baggins.
Khazad Dum or the Lonely Mountain?

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Khazad Dum

Manwe or Varda?

[Firondoiel]

Varda.

Gwindor or Beleg?

[Tinuviel the Nightingale]

Beleg

Vilya or Nenya

[Faenaduial]

Vilya

Rivendell or Lothlorien?

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Rivendell

Frodo pre- or post- ring quest?

[Goldberry]

Hmmm . . . . . Frodo pre-ring quest I guess.

Movie-Aragorn or Book-Aragorn?

[elven maiden Earwen]

book aragorn

moria-book movie-moria

[Goldberry]

hmm . . . Moria was excellent in the movie I thought; just how I imagined it. I guess I'd say movie Moria but they are both equal to me. smilies/tongue.gif

Ents or Huorns?

[Phervasaion]

Ents

Lothlorien or Mirkwood?

[Goldberry]

Lothlorien.

Caradhras (did I spell that right?) or Moria?

[GaladrieloftheOlden]

Caradhras (yes you did spell it right I think).

The Brandywine or the Isen?

[Goldberry]

The Brandywine.

Buckland or Hobbiton?

[Phervasaion]

Hobbiton

Elrond or Celeborn

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Elrond

Cirith Ungol or Cirith Gorgor?

[Goldberry]

Cirith Ungol.

Wood-Elves or Rivendell Elves?

[Eruanna]

Wood Elves.

Happy Elves (as in The Hobbit) or Serious Elves (as in just about all the other books)?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Serious Elves, they're more real to me

Elanor or Simbelmyne?

[Eruanna]

Elanor. Simbelmyne is too sad!

Gates of Moria or Gates of Gondolin?

[Luinalatawen]

The Gates of Gondolin.

The Phial of Galadriel or a Silmaril?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

A silmaril!

Some civilized M-E place or the Wild?

[Tinuviel the Nightingale]

Civilised M-E place. The Wild is just too wild for me.

The Quest of Mount Doom or the Quest for the Silmaril?

[GaladrieloftheOlden]

The Quest for Mount Doom- I haven't finished reading the one for the Silmarils yet.

Eomund or Elfhelm?

[Phervasaion]

Eomund

Beregond or Eomer?

[GaladrieloftheOlden]

Eomer

Azog or Thrain?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Thrain

Long-worms or Fire-drakes?

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Fire drakes

TTT or ROTK?

[Luinalatawen]

RotK.

Eowyn or Luthien, in regards to fierceness and bravery?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Luthien, I love Eowyn... but...

Adanedhel or Turumbar? (as far as better names go...)

[Tinuviel the Nightingale]

Adanedhel.
The house of Feanor or the House of Finarfin?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

House of Finarfin

Proudfoots or Proudfeet? smilies/wink.gif

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Proudfeet!

The Silmarillion of The Hobbit?

[Goldberry]

The Hobbit. smilies/tongue.gif

Ents: Movie or Book?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Book (I'd probably say that anyway... I'm stubborn smilies/wink.gif)

Arien or Tilion?

[elven maiden Earwen]

Arien

moon or sun?

[tulkas]

moon

Fingolfin or Finarfin?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Finarfin

Rohirrim or Men of Gondor?

[tulkas]

Men of Gondor

Melkor or Ungoliant

[Arien]

Ungoliant....

Lembas or raw fish?

[tulkas]

lembas

elros or elrond?

[Arien]

Elrond....

Near Harad or South Harad?

[tulkas]

south harad

ringil or glamdring

[Beruthiel]

Glamdring

Lothlorien or Rivendell?

[Tinuviel the Nightingale]

Lothlorien.

Galadriel movie or Galadriel book?

[Beruthiel]

Galadriel book

Quenya or Sindarin?

[GaladrieloftheOlden]

Sindarin
Arathorn or Thranduil?

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Arathorn.

Turin or Tuor?

[Beruthiel]

Tuor

The Green Dragon or The Prancing Pony?

[GaladrieloftheOlden]

The Prancing Pony.
The Red Eye or the White Hand.

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

The White Hand

Uruk Hai or Olog Hai?

[tulkas]

Olog Hai

Namo or Irmo?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Namo- I like mystery and slight morbidness smilies/smile.gif

Vaire or Este

[Beruthiel]

Este

Entwives or Ents?

[Arwen_Evenstar]

Ents- They beat down Isengard!

Hobbiton or Buckland?

[Manardariel]

Hobbiton 4ever!!!!!!

Fangorn or Mirkwood?

[Tinuviel the Nightingale]

Mirkwood.
Elrond as an Elf-Lord or Celeborn?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Celeborn

The Green Dragon or the Prancing Pony?

[The Saucepan Man]

Oh, the Prancing Pony. It's far more cosmopolitan and has a better selection of beers. smilies/wink.gif

Rose Cotton or Diamond Took?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Hard to choose, but I'll go Rose, simply for her endurance in raising thirteen children. Quite a feat.

House at Crickhollow or Brandy Hall?

[Beruthiel]

Crickhollow - I don't know it just sounds nicer smilies/smile.gif

The Barrowdowns or the Paths of the Dead?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

The accepted answer would be barrowdowns, but lets spice it up smilies/wink.gif

Paths of the Dead

Haudh-en-elleth or Tol Morwen?

[tulkas]

haudh-en-elleth

laketown or erebor?

[Arwen_Evenstar]

Lake-town- Seems more peaceful...except for the odd dragon that drops in...

Denethor or Theoden?


smilies/biggrin.gif

[elven maiden Earwen]

Theoden

Faramir/Eomer

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Faramir

Riders of Rohan or Swan Knights of DolAmroth?

[Phervasaion]

Riders of Rohan

Fangorn or Mirkwood?

[elven maiden Earwen]

mirkwood

sinderian(sp)/quenya

[Arien]

Quenya

Ages of Lamps or Ages of Trees?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Trees

Midgewater Marshes or Cold on Caradhras?

[Arien]

Cold on Caradhras

Snowmane or Shadowfax?

[tulkas]

shadowfax- he just doesn't stop!

noegyth nibin (petty dwarves) or woses (pukel-men)

[Phervasaion]

Woses

Treebeard or Tom Bombadil

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Bombadil

The Elendilmir or the Elessar?

[elven maiden Earwen]

Elendilmir

orcs/goblins

[Beruthiel]

Orcs

Elf ears or Hobbit ears?

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Elf ears

Tom Bombadil or Goldberry?

[Beruthiel]

Tom Bombadil

Laurelin or Telperion?

[Arien]

Laurelin

Wolfhounds or Werewolves?

[ April 19, 2003: Message edited by: Arien ]

[Neferchoirwen]

Werewolves

Galadriel or Melian?

(er...don't know if that's been given already)

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Melian. I wouldn't worry, I think lots have been repeated! For example...

Eomer or Faramir?

[elven maiden Earwen]

Farimir

Book/movie

[Goldberry]

Book. The movies are great though.

Hobbits or Elves?

[Narya]

That´s difficult. I say Elves.

Tom Bombadil or Eru? smilies/rolleyes.gif

[One Axe to Rule them All]

i'd have to say tom bombadil...

How about hobbits or halflings?

[Nerindel]

Hobbits

Merry or Pippin?

[Arien]

Pippin.......

Light Elves or Dark Elves?

[Beruthiel]

Light elves

Baradur or Minas Morgul?

[Goldberry]

Minas Morgul.

Legolas or Haldir?

[Arien]

Legolas....

Salmar or Osse

[elven maiden Earwen]

osse

Maiar/valar

[Nerindel]

Valar

Uglúk or Grishnákh

[Eressië Ailin]

Uglúk.

Elbereth or Varda?

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Elbereth. It's such a lovely name!

Lobelia or Otho S-B?

[Arien]

Lobelia.....

Vana or Yavanna.....

[Nerindel]

Yavanna....

Silmarils or Rings of power

[elven maiden Earwen]

Though one
silmarils

King of Gondor/King of Numenor

[One Axe to Rule them All]

King of gondor

Minas Tirith or Rivendell?

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Gotta say Rivendell.

Forostar or Hyarrostar?

[ April 21, 2003: Message edited by: Horse-Maiden of the Shire ]

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Forrostar I suppose.

Sirion or Anduin

[Nerindel]

Anduin

Gollum:Slinker or Stinker?

[tulkas]

slinker

arvedui or earnil

[Beruthiel]

Arvedui

Narsil or Anduril?

[Aerandir Carnesir]

Narsil

Orthanc or the White Tower?

[Nerindel]

White tower

Westron or Adunaic?

[Arien]

Adunaic........

Mandos or Namo?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Mandos

Finrod or Turgon?

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Finrod Felagund, definitely. Now there's a man... Well, except he isn't, but there you go.

Miriel or Indis?

[Tinuviel the Nightingale]

Indis.
The mirror of Galadriel or the Phial of Galadriel?

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Phial of Galadriel

Ruling Stewards or Kings?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

I'm partial to the stewards, actually smilies/smile.gif

Henneth Annun or the Mirror Glade in Lorien?

[Beruthiel]

The mirror glade

Gollum or Smeagol?

[Nerindel]

Gollum smilies/evil.gif

Hobbits or Dwarves?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Hobbits (yay, I'm glad this thread is moving again, I like it)

Lembas or Miruvor?

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Lembas. I've seen the effect of liquor at the party!

Smeagol or Deagol?

[Luinalatawen]

Deagol. I feel sorry for him.

Meduseld or Caras Galadhon?

[tom bombariffic]

Caras Galadhon.

Manwe or Ulmo?

[ May 03, 2003: Message edited by: tom bombariffic ]

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Ulmo

Dwarves or Ents?

[Beruthiel]

Ents

Rohan or Gondor?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Rohan

Arnor or Arthedain?

Lyra- Lembas. I've seen the effect of liquor at the party!
Heavens! Indeed... look what's happened to me/Sophia smilies/eek.gif smilies/rolleyes.gif smilies/wink.gif

Sophia

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Arnor

Osgilliath or Minas Tirith?

PS, yes Sophia. We are indeed seeing a whole new side to you at that party!

[Arien]

Minas Tirith

Minas Arnor or Minas Isil

[Nuinatariel]

Minas Isil


Dragon or Balrog?

[Arien]

Balrog...

Sun or Moon?

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Sun

Sickle of the Valar or Earendil?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Sickle of the Valar (so ominous smilies/wink.gif)

Rhun or Harad?

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Harad

Evil or good?

[Nuinatariel]

Evil! (bwahahaha! smilies/evil.gif )

Gondor or Rohan?

[elven maiden Earwen]

Rohan

Gondolin/Lothlorien

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Gondolin-

Maedhros or Maeglin?

[Beruthiel]

Maeglin

Luthien or Arwen?

[Nerindel]

Lúthien

Beren or Aragorn?

[Tinuviel the Nightingale]

Aragorn.

Shelob or Ungoliant?

[GaladrieloftheOlden]

Ungoliant.
Vana or Lorien?

~Menelien

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Vana

Lorien ME or Lorien in Valinor?

[Tinuviel the Nightingale]

Lorien ME.

Nenya or Narya?

[Nerindel]

Nenya...

Elrond or Galadriel?

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Er, Elrond! Maybe...

Sorry if this has been done...Isildur or Anarion?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Anarion's underrated smilies/wink.gif

Elendil or Gil-Galad?

[Phervasaion]

Elendil

Aragorn or Faramir

[Nerindel]

Faramir smilies/biggrin.gif

Theoden or Denethor?

[Tinuviel Took]

Theoden, kinder man of lesser lore any day.

Oruk-hai or Troll?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Trolls, since Oruk-Hai seems to be a funny cross between Olog-Hai and Uruk-Hai and that would be quite frightening to encounter. smilies/wink.gif

Bolgers or Boffins?

[Luinalatawen]

Bolgers.

Smaug or Glaurung?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Glaurung, hands down.

Varda or Elbereth (which name is better?)

[GaladrieloftheOlden]

Varda.

Isildur or Anarion? (Also which name do you like more, though they are different people, not like Varda/Elbereth...)

~Menelien

[Beruthiel]

Anarion

Faramir or Boromir?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Faramir, funny how my answer never changes as often as this question comes up... smilies/wink.gif

Frodo Baggins or Bingo Bolger-Baggins?

[Nerindel]

Frodo Baggins smilies/tongue.gif

Ted Sandyman or the Gaffer?

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

What kind of question is that? The Gaffer. It's like asking

Theodred or Grima? smilies/tongue.gif

[Tinuviel Took]

Shhh... Meela might hear you, and that is not the same sort of thing in her mind.

[Arestevana]

This is an awesome quiz. I have to say Theodred, because the movie really keeps me off the subject of Grima. He was okay, maybe a cause for pity, until the movie turned him into that....thing. So Theodred.
Which story seems sadder to you?
Niniel's or Finduilas'?

[Finwe]

Hmmm... I'd say Finduilas. She gave up the love of a nice Elf like Gwindor, and ended up falling for Turin (one messed up man!) Not that it was his fault or anything.

Who's duel with the Dark Lord was more dramatic? Fingolfin or Gil-galad?

[Nerindel]

Hmm.. they didn't fight the same Dark Lord did they?

Didn't Fingolfin battle Morgoth and Gil-galad battled Sauron?

Anyways smilies/wink.gif I'd have to say Fingolfin, after all he did wound Morgoth seven times smilies/biggrin.gif

Fingon or Turgon

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Turgon, I don't know why, but I always found Fingon rather boring.

Which twins are better:

Amrod and Amras or Elrohir and Elladan?

[Arestevana]

Elrohir and Elladen: they're still alive. smilies/biggrin.gif
Rana or Vasa?

[ June 01, 2003: Message edited by: Arestevana ]

[Lasgalen]

Rana (I am a night owl)

Finwe or Ingwe?

[Arestevana]

Ingwe. smilies/wink.gif
Gamgees or Cottons?

[Nerindel]

Gamgees smilies/biggrin.gif

The Green Dragon or The Prancing pony?

[Elentarimir]

Prancing Pony!

Meriadoc Brandybuck or Peregrin Took?

[Lasgalen]

Peregrin Took

Greenwood the Great or Mirkwood

[Arestevana]

Mirkwood.
Laurelin or Lorellin?

[Faenaduial]

Laurelin

The Walking Song or the Bath Song

[Nerindel]

The Bath song smilies/biggrin.gif

Rohirrim or Gondorian?

[Lasgalen]

Rohirrim. gotta love them horses.

Amon Hen or Amon Lhaw

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Amon Hen... Who needs hearing? I know sign smilies/wink.gif.

Gwindor's lamp or Galadriel's Phial?

[Faenaduial]

Galadriel's Phial

Illuin or Ormal?

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Ormal.

Aiglos or Narsil?

[Lasgalen]

Aeglos

Belthronding or Anglachel

[Faenaduial]

Belthronding

Ringil or Angrist?

[Nerindel]

Angrist

Herugrim or Gúthwinë smilies/wink.gif

[Elentarimir]

Herugrim.

Arwen or Luthien?

[Manardariel]

Luthien, all the way! smilies/smile.gif

Galadriel or Aredhel?

[The Barrow-Wight]

Please continue this game in a new thread. I am closing the long ones in an effort to conserve bandwidth.

Thanks!