No and not even close.

It's not that Tuor was the only one born in the Year of Lamentation, is it?

I can build somethin one that one ...

Tuor was the only one that never met his father (huor being killed in battle before he was born)

Two very good answers but not the answers I’m looking for.

Don’t take the age hint to strict.

Tuor, because he was the youngest to fight in a battle.

Maybe age was not so good a hint. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
*MAJOR HINT* THE ENEMY

Hurin because he was the only one who fought against the Enemy face to face?

nope

*hint* it's not the enemy

hmmmmm....

[ November 13, 2003: Message edited by: Telchar ]

(trying to take into account all the hints and all the wrong answers): Tuor is the OMO because his fate was prophesized during a fierce battle with the enemy.
ahem. this sounds a bit 'out there'. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

Sorry Evisse

hint* Three of the four have something in common

Indeed. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

It’s a bit of a contradiction [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] but it’s still a good hint (I hope) [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Turin was the only one mentioned, who would do anything after the end of the First Age, and who would be instrumental in killing Morgoth (according to the Second Prophecy of Mandos, Morgoth would fall by the black sword of Turin).

Does it have anything to do with who they kill???

No and nope it has nothing to do with who they kill

*HINT*
It has to do with battles.
It has nothing to do with what they did.
Nothing to do with family.
THE ENEMY ( not Morgoth)
Three of the four have something in common

[ November 15, 2003: Message edited by: Estanesse ]

Turin, because he was the only one who was his own enemy?

All but Huor were defeated in battle but survived, whereas Huor was slain?

No and no. It has nothing to do with dead.

Only Huor was not involved somehow in the downfall of an Elven stronghold?

Nope

Turin, because he was the main enemy of The Enemy.

Nope but you are on the right track

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

Dragon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Turin killed a dragon?

Yes he did but thats not the answer I'm looking for.

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 7:00 AM December 23, 2003: Message edited by: Estanesse ]

My Goodness, this riddle still hasn't been solved?? You're good, Estanesse, you're really good! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Ok - so is the answer Tuor because he never had Glaurung as an enemy in a battle, while the rest did: Hurin and Huor in the battle of unnumbered tears, while Turin faced Glaurung afterwards and killed him. (mumbles to herself: hasn't this already been said? in two pages of trials and errors, that's very likely, oh well, my two cents...)

Well thank you for your kind words Evisse the Blue. But my question wasn't so hard was it [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img].

Well, after you provided all the hints possible, sure it wasn't hard! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Here's mine: Odd woman out this time (OWO) [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Arwen
Eowyn
Mrs Maggot
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
Rosie Cotton

Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, because she was the only one who was mean to a Hobbit?

Nope.

Rosie - because she never gave a gift away

Eowyn was the only one who wasn't mentioned in the first book (as far as I can remember)?

Telchar, you're on, that's what I had in mind! And I thought I made a toughie...

It was a toughie [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] I think it was Mrs Maggot that gave it away - all she ever did was give Frodo those mushrooms ... [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]


Well since its still christmas, then lets have another go with the women - and of course the OWO is new and for a completely different reason

Arwen
Eowyn
Mrs Maggot
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
Rosie Cotton

[img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

Eowyn, she has never set foot in the shire.

correct owo - but Im looking for another reason although that was a good one [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Another try, is the owo Eowyn [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] . She never met Frodo before Sméagol destroyed the ring.

Not that either...