The Towers

[mordormaster02]

Well, tell what tower was considered the "Citadel of the Stars" and where it is located. Also tell me which tower is "The Tower of the Sun" and what it's previous name is. smilies/evil.gif Ha HA HA! Try your luck!

[Grey_pilgrim]

Osgiliath is the citadel of the stars (which is somewhere in gondor), but i'm not sure what the other is. could it be minas anor? smilies/wink.gif

[Morgoth Bauglir]

Osgiliath= citadel of the stars

Minas Tirith= tower of gaurd, current name for tower of the sun, which was Minas Anor

[Telchar]

you are of course bothe correct - I think one of you should proceed smilies/smile.gif

[Grey_pilgrim]

ok shall i ask a question or what? maybe we should wait for confirmation from the thread starter - though that could be some time yet! Morgoth you can go if you like smilies/biggrin.gif

[mordormaster02]

Sorry I took so long, but the first person who responded was correct, so was everybody else. And
I thought that someone would have gotten it later! Well, Osgilliath is located about 50 miles or so from Minas Tirith, where Boromir held off a group of orcs shortly before he joined the fellowship. That was for some good answers! So go ahead!

[merlilot]

Just testing the pic I stole from Alatariel..."thief, theif, we hates it forever!"

Anyway. Is this sposed to be trivia about various ME towers, or what?

[Grey_pilgrim]

i dont know - which is why im not asking a question. mordormaster(02) is this quiz just about towers or about anything? smilies/biggrin.gif

[mordormaster02]

This is onlyabout the Towers, or the people in them! So continue! smilies/evil.gif

[Orome]

any towers in particular?

[Grey_pilgrim]

o ill just ask a question about any towers.
really easy one here:
what was the name of saruman's tower in isengard? smilies/biggrin.gif told you it was easy!!

[TolkienGurl]

Orthanc smilies/biggrin.gif

What was the name of the tower whose ruins are on Weathertop?

[akhtene]

Amon Sul

How else is the White Tower of Minas Tirith called? And why?

[merlilot]

Mundburg by the people of Rohan for whatever reason...I don't know Rohirric (yet).
And Minas Anor was its original name, partly because it was the city of Anorien, and partly because it was the Western city, and the sun (anor) sets in the west.

[akhtene]

Sorry
Mundburg's the name for Minas Tirith, but that's not what I meant.

What about it's White Tower ?

[NathanD]

Could anyone solve this anagram?

Long is gloom if in

What character name from LOTR is this?

Challange offered.
feel free to email your answers.
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[Grey_pilgrim]

i was never aware the white tower was called anything but the white tower, except maybe the tower of ecthelion. i shall have to go look it up!

[Grey_pilgrim]

oh an as for the anagram, i guess that would be gimli son of gloin

[akhtene]

The tower of Ecthelion it is, as Ecthelion II
had it rebuilt

Grey_pilgrim, your turn

[Grey_pilgrim]

ok, thx...i have just realised that i dont know hardly anything about towers worth asking a question about...help! ok: this is really easy but well anyways..
.:: what was the name of the 'dark tower' of sauron in mordor?::.

[lathspell]

Barad-dur or Lugburz

What is the translation of Amon Sul, the tower on Weathertop?

[Susan Delgado]

I can't find the right place to look, but I'm remembering "wind"...Tower of Wind. Is that right?

edit: Oh, I found it, and "Windy Hill" was pretty close to what I said...


What is Isengard's other name? (I'm not looking for Orthanc)

[ October 06, 2002: Message edited by: Susan Delgado ]

[Telchar]

Angrenost

[lathspell]

Windy was pretty close indeed. It is 'Hill of the Wind' as far as I know, but I'll give that to you.

Go for it!

greetings once more,
lathspell

[lathspell]

Windy Hill, that should be (avoinding misunderstandings) smilies/wink.gif

greetings,
lathspell

[Susan Delgado]

Telchar got it smilies/smile.gif

[Telchar]

What was the names of the Towers of the Teeth

[Aramacil]

My guess would be
Celebdil and .....i don't know anything else what would make sense.

[Telchar]

Celebdil is a mountain - the towers of the teeth are two manbuildt towers - so nope...

[lathspell]

that would be Narchost and Carchost

[Telchar]

Yes Lathspell - go on smilies/smile.gif

[lathspell]

On what hill was the Dark Tower of Mirkwood built? (and if you wanna be the best, name the translation as well) smilies/wink.gif

[Childlike Empress]

Dol Guldor: "Hill of Sorcery"

I named both, do I get a cookie? smilies/biggrin.gif

[ October 10, 2002: Message edited by: Childlike Empress ]

[lathspell]

eeemm... I'm sorry, but you did not name them both. APart from the misspelling (which I don't regard as a mistake), it was not Dol Guldur I was looking for. Dol Guldur is the name of the Tower, but not of the hill.

Try again!

*hands CE a cookie anyway* smilies/wink.gif

greetings,
lathspell

[gralin musicteeth]

What are Istari? please tell me. thanks

[Childlike Empress]

The Istari are the Wizards, gramil

It is never named as anything but "Dol Guldor", and according to the translation thingy in the back of the Sil, "Dol Guldor" means "Hill of Sorcery"

What misspelling?

[lathspell]

The Dol GuldOr is Dol GuldUr... that's themisspelling. And there is another name: Amon Lanc that hill is named.

There seems to be some misunderstanding or so. If that is my fault, I apologize. Please do ask the next question, Childlike Empress. Let us go on!

greetings,
lathspell

[gralin musicteeth]

where are the rest of the palantir?

[Childlike Empress]

Where'd you get that name, Lathspell? I couldn't find it.

Easy one: What are the names of the two hills flanking the Falls of Rauros, in both Westron and Sindarin?

[ October 12, 2002: Message edited by: Childlike Empress ]

[Glorfinniel the Lost]

Amon Lhaw(The Hill of Hearing) and Amon Hen(The Hill of Sight).

[Childlike Empress]

Correct.

[Glorfinniel the Lost]

Here's another easy one:What is the name of the tower that stood on the peak of Celebdil?

[lathspell]

Durin's Tower

[lathspell]

Childlike Empress: I don't recall where I read, but I remember reading it and naming it as an answer in other tolkien trivia's.
If I remember or read it again, I'll not wait to tell you!

greetings,
lathspell

[Childlike Empress]

Zirak-zigil

Ok, Lathspell, thanks smilies/smile.gif

[Telchar]

Hmmm I cant find the Amon Lanc reference either right now (remembers it too), but it is mentioned here (http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/default.htm?http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/a/amonlanc.html)

Cheers T

[lathspell]

ah, thank you, Telchar.
by the way: has anyone seen Glorfinniel here lately?

greetings,
lathspell

[Glorfinniel the Lost]

I'm here don't worry smilies/smile.gif
Lathspell you are correct and may proceed.

[lathspell]

alright. Here's the next:
Where stood the three immemorial Elf-towers that were known by the Hobbits, and some of them said that they could see them sometimes?

[Eruhen]

The Elf-towers stood upon the Tower Hills to the West of the Shire. From one of them you could see the Great Sea, and in one of the towers, the Palantir of Elendil was set which looked back over Sea to Tol Eressea.

[lathspell]

Correct, Eruhen.

You may proceed.

[Eruhen]

What is the name, in Quenya, of the tower which is the crowning jewel of Tirion upon Tuna (I'm too lazy to use accents), the great city of the Noldor in Eldamar?

[Telchar]

Mindon Eldaliéva or sinply Mindon - The Tower of Ingwe

[Eruhen]

Yea, Telchar! smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif Go ahead!

[Telchar]

Where was Eorl the Youngs throne in Rohan? (at first)

[piosenniel]

Aldburg, in the Folde.

[Telchar]

hmmm piosenniel - that question should have lasted more than half an hour!!! Grrr - perfect work smilies/biggrin.gif go on - and give us a hard one smilies/smile.gif

[piosenniel]

Glingol and Bansil stand on either side of the doors - what, where, whose?

[ October 18, 2002: Message edited by: piosenniel ]

[Telchar]

I dont know - but I have to come with some kind of guesswork - Could Glingol and Bansil be former names for Glingal and Belthil the images of the two Trees in Valinor, that Turgon wrought in Gondolin ( dont have any books at hand so I cant confirm) But my guess would then be: The Tower of Turgon in Gondolin.

[ October 18, 2002: Message edited by: Telchar ]

[TolkienGurl]

I have no idea: the doors to Moria?

[piosenniel]

Correct, Telchar! The Tower of the King, it is called.

I believe in the Silmarillion, these were images that Turgon wrought; in BoLT II they were actual saplings that were planted from the two original trees.

Your turn!

[ October 18, 2002: Message edited by: piosenniel ]

[Telchar]

Easy one:
Where stood the 'Towers of Mist' and what were their Elvish name?

[piosenniel]

This has me stumped - but perhaps:

Misty Mountains - Hithaeglir

I had also thought of the waters of the Misty Mountains (Loudwater River/Bruinen) that guarded the entrance to Rivendell/Imladris and rose like towers of mist.

There is also mention of towers in the mist in the poem concerning Kortirion (BoLT I)

[Telchar]

The Misty Mountains is correct - I said it was easy smilies/smile.gif They are refered to as the Towers of Mist in SILM smilies/smile.gif please proceed

[ October 18, 2002: Message edited by: Telchar ]

[piosenniel]

Try this - one of my favorite poems:


I know a window in a Western tower
that opens on celestial seas,
and there from wells of dark behind the stars
blows ever cold a keen unearthly breeze . . .

Its feet are washed by waves that never rest.
There silent boats go by into the West
all piled and twinkling in the dark
with orient fire in many a hoarded spark that divers won
in waters of the rumoured sun . . .

[lathspell]

Well, I guess that should be the Grey Havens or Mithlond.

greetings,
lathspell

[Telchar]

Or maybe the Tower of Avalone?

[piosenniel]

Here's a hint or two:

Within the tower is Idril said to sleep

The reference is in 'The Tale of Eärendel'