1. Meriadoc the Magnificent
2. Hurin the Tall
3. Hurin the Steadfast

Still counts even if it came out of the Mouth, right? (Pun totally intended)
 

1. Meriadoc the Magnificent
2. Hurin the Tall
3. Hurin the Steadfast
4. Sauron the Great

1. Meriadoc the Magnificent
2. Hurin the Tall
3. Hurin the Steadfast
4. Sauron the Great
5. Elanor the Fair

P.S. Yes, I think so. It means someone called them that, at least once. ;)

Whom shall they bring hither first?
 

1. Meriadoc the Magnificent
2. Hurin the Tall
3. Hurin the Steadfast
4. Sauron the Great
5. Elanor the Fair
6. Fingon the Valiant

hS

1. Meriadoc the Magnificent
2. Hurin the Tall
3. Hurin the Steadfast
4. Sauron the Great
5. Elanor the Fair
6. Fingon the Valiant
7. Forlong the Fat

1. Meriadoc the Magnificent
2. Hurin the Tall
3. Hurin the Steadfast
4. Sauron the Great
5. Elanor the Fair
6. Fingon the Valiant
7. Forlong the Fat
8. Gorthaur the Cruel

1. Meriadoc the Magnificent
2. Hurin the Tall
3. Hurin the Steadfast
4. Sauron the Great
5. Elanor the Fair
6. Fingon the Valiant
7. Forlong the Fat
8. Gorthaur the Cruel
9. Baldor the Hapless

1. Meriadoc the Magnificent
2. Hurin the Tall
3. Hurin the Steadfast
4. Sauron the Great
5. Elanor the Fair
6. Fingon the Valiant
7. Forlong the Fat
8. Gorthaur the Cruel
9. Baldor the Hapless
10. Grimbeorn the Old

1. Meriadoc the Magnificent
2. Hurin the Tall
3. Hurin the Steadfast
4. Sauron the Great
5. Elanor the Fair
6. Fingon the Valiant
7. Forlong the Fat
8. Gorthaur the Cruel
9. Baldor the Hapless
10. Grimbeorn the Old
11. Durin the Deathless

1. Meriadoc the Magnificent
2. Hurin the Tall
3. Hurin the Steadfast
4. Sauron the Great
5. Elanor the Fair
6. Fingon the Valiant
7. Forlong the Fat
8. Gorthaur the Cruel
9. Baldor the Hapless
10. Grimbeorn the Old
11. Durin the Deathless
12. Malbeth the Seer

1. Meriadoc the Magnificent
2. Hurin the Tall
3. Hurin the Steadfast
4. Sauron the Great
5. Elanor the Fair
6. Fingon the Valiant
7. Forlong the Fat
8. Gorthaur the Cruel
9. Baldor the Hapless
10. Grimbeorn the Old
11. Durin the Deathless
12. Malbeth the Seer

Seer is a noun, not an adjective. (Just to be pedantic). ;)

There's Boromir the Bold ...

And

13. Eorl the Young

(And Samwise the Stout-Hearted, if we quibble that Sauron and Gorthaur are the same character).

Now let's have ... cooks/bakers/food or drink makers (can be just one meal/ a one-off item if we run out).

1. Old Stone Troll/Perry-the-Winkle: Cramsome bread.

It doesn't have to be Middle-earth, right?
 

1. Old Stone Troll/Perry-the-Winkle: Cramsome bread.
2. Alf of Wootton Major: baker, notably of two Great Cakes.

hS

To honour a favourite chapter:
 

1. Old Stone Troll/Perry-the-Winkle: Cramsome bread.
2. Alf of Wootton Major: baker, notably of two Great Cakes.
3. Samwise Gamgee: stewed rabbit, though I trust he makes great fish and chips too.

(nice topic!)

1. Old Stone Troll/Perry-the-Winkle: Cramsome bread.
2. Alf of Wootton Major: baker, notably of two Great Cakes.
3. Samwise Gamgee: stewed rabbit, though I trust he makes great fish and chips too.
4. The Beornings: Honey cakes.

(nice topic!)

Trying not to eat sweet things, so bathing in them and making puzzles about them instead. :D

Indeed, anything Tolkien is fine, Hs. I wonder if we can find 13?

1. Old Stone Troll/Perry-the-Winkle: Cramsome bread.
2. Alf of Wootton Major: baker, notably of two Great Cakes.
3. Samwise Gamgee: stewed rabbit, though I trust he makes great fish and chips too.
4. The Beornings: Honey cakes
5. Mim the Petty-dwarf: Earth-bread (aka Mim's taters. ;))

I bet we can hit 13 easily. Do they all have to have personal names, or does a job description suffice?

hS

1. Old Stone Troll/Perry-the-Winkle: Cramsome bread.
2. Alf of Wootton Major: baker, notably of two Great Cakes.
3. Samwise Gamgee: stewed rabbit, though I trust he makes great fish and chips too.
4. The Beornings: Honey cakes
5. Mim the Petty-dwarf: Earth-bread (aka Mim's taters. ;))
6. Elrond or one of his mates: Miruvor, the cordial of Imladris.

Do they all have to have personal names, or does a job description suffice?

Job description fine.

Do all answers have to be sensible?

Now you've done it. :p :D


1. Old Stone Troll/Perry-the-Winkle: Cramsome bread.
2. Alf of Wootton Major: baker, notably of two Great Cakes.
3. Samwise Gamgee: stewed rabbit, though I trust he makes great fish and chips too.
4. The Beornings: Honey cakes
5. Mim the Petty-dwarf: Earth-bread (aka Mim's taters. )
6. Elrond or one of his mates: Miruvor, thd cordial of Imladris.
7. Tom, Bert, and Bill: a brave attempt to cook a burrahobbit.

1. Old Stone Troll/Perry-the-Winkle: Cramsome bread.
2. Alf of Wootton Major: baker, notably of two Great Cakes.
3. Samwise Gamgee: stewed rabbit, though I trust he makes great fish and chips too.
4. The Beornings: Honey cakes
5. Mim the Petty-dwarf: Earth-bread (aka Mim's taters. )
6. Elrond or one of his mates: Miruvor, the cordial of Imladris.
7. Tom, Bert, and Bill: a brave attempt to cook a burrahobbit.
8. Grendel: Tasty Heorot warrior carryouts.

(I was going to say minced/jellified dwarf).

What? Translations aren't allowed?

1. Old Stone Troll/Perry-the-Winkle: Cramsome bread.
2. Alf of Wootton Major: baker, notably of two Great Cakes.
3. Samwise Gamgee: stewed rabbit, though I trust he makes great fish and chips too.
4. The Beornings: Honey cakes
5. Mim the Petty-dwarf: Earth-bread (aka Mim's taters. )
6. Elrond or one of his mates: Miruvor, the cordial of Imladris.
7. Tom, Bert, and Bill: a brave attempt to cook a burrahobbit.
8. Grendel: Tasty Heorot warrior carryouts
9. The Royal Cook of the Little Kingdom: Mock Dragon's Tail.

1. Old Stone Troll/Perry-the-Winkle: Cramsome bread.
2. Alf of Wootton Major: baker, notably of two Great Cakes.
3. Samwise Gamgee: stewed rabbit, though I trust he makes great fish and chips too.
4. The Beornings: Honey cakes
5. Mim the Petty-dwarf: Earth-bread (aka Mim's taters. )
6. Elrond or one of his mates: Miruvor, the cordial of Imladris.
7. Tom, Bert, and Bill: a brave attempt to cook a burrahobbit.
8. Grendel: Tasty Heorot warrior carryouts.
9. The Royal Cook of the Little Kingdom: Mock Dragon's Tail.
10. The Man In The Moon: Pearly cakes of light snowflakes and a drink of thin moonshine.

How about Mr. Bliss?
 

1. Old Stone Troll/Perry-the-Winkle: Cramsome bread.
2. Alf of Wootton Major: baker, notably of two Great Cakes.
3. Samwise Gamgee: stewed rabbit, though I trust he makes great fish and chips too.
4. The Beornings: Honey cakes
5. Mim the Petty-dwarf: Earth-bread (aka Mim's taters. )
6. Elrond or one of his mates: Miruvor, the cordial of Imladris.
7. Tom, Bert, and Bill: a brave attempt to cook a burrahobbit.
8. Grendel: Tasty Heorot warrior carryouts.
9. The Royal Cook of the Little Kingdom: Mock Dragon's Tail.
10. The Man In The Moon: Pearly cakes of light snowflakes and a drink of thin moonshine.
11. The Dorkinses: Soup, possibly with local produce such as cabbage and banana.

1. Old Stone Troll/Perry-the-Winkle: Cramsome bread.
2. Alf of Wootton Major: baker, notably of two Great Cakes.
3. Samwise Gamgee: stewed rabbit, though I trust he makes great fish and chips too.
4. The Beornings: Honey cakes
5. Mim the Petty-dwarf: Earth-bread (aka Mim's taters. )
6. Elrond or one of his mates: Miruvor, the cordial of Imladris.
7. Tom, Bert, and Bill: a brave attempt to cook a burrahobbit.
8. Grendel: Tasty Heorot warrior carryouts.
9. The Royal Cook of the Little Kingdom: Mock Dragon's Tail.
10. The Man In The Moon: Pearly cakes of light snowflakes and a drink of thin moonshine.
11. The Dorkinses: Soup, possibly with local produce such as cabbage and banana.
12. Mrs Maggot: Bacon and mushrooms.

1. Old Stone Troll/Perry-the-Winkle: Cramsome bread.
2. Alf of Wootton Major: baker, notably of two Great Cakes.
3. Samwise Gamgee: stewed rabbit, though I trust he makes great fish and chips too.
4. The Beornings: Honey cakes
5. Mim the Petty-dwarf: Earth-bread (aka Mim's taters. )
6. Elrond or one of his mates: Miruvor, the cordial of Imladris.
7. Tom, Bert, and Bill: a brave attempt to cook a burrahobbit.
8. Grendel: Tasty Heorot warrior carryouts.
9. The Royal Cook of the Little Kingdom: Mock Dragon's Tail.
10. The Man In The Moon: Pearly cakes of light snowflakes and a drink of thin moonshine.
11. The Dorkinses: Soup, possibly with local produce such as cabbage and banana.
12. Mrs Maggot: Bacon and mushrooms.
13. Yavanna: Lembas.

Well, with a Baker's Dozen, we needed it in there...

Next up, how about Confirmed Ringbearers, broadly defined.

1. Durin III (Dwarven ring)

(I really wanted to do 'people who have touched the One Ring', but I could only think of ten of them. Ah, well.)

hS

Confirmed Ringbearers, broadly defined.

1. Durin III (Dwarven ring)
2. Cirdan (Narya)

Confirmed Ringbearers, broadly defined.

1. Durin III (Dwarven ring)
2. Cirdan (Narya)
3. Tom Bombadil (The One Ring) :D

Confirmed Ringbearers, broadly defined.

1. Durin III (Dwarven ring)
2. Cirdan (Narya)
3. Tom Bombadil (The One Ring) :D
4. Khamul the Easterling (One of the Nine)

Confirmed Ringbearers, broadly defined.

1. Durin III (Dwarven ring)
2. Cirdan (Narya)
3. Tom Bombadil (The One Ring)
4. Khamul the Easterling (One of the Nine)
5. Thror (Dwarven Ring)

Confirmed Ringbearers, broadly defined.

1. Durin III (Dwarven ring)
2. Cirdan (Narya)
3. Tom Bombadil (The One Ring)
4. Khamul the Easterling (One of the Nine)
5. Thror (Dwarven Ring)
6. Gil-Galad (Narya and Vilya)

Confirmed Ringbearers, broadly defined.

1. Durin III (Dwarven ring)
2. Cirdan (Narya)
3. Tom Bombadil (The One Ring)
4. Khamul the Easterling (One of the Nine)
5. Thror (Dwarven Ring)
6. Gil-Galad (Narya and Vilya)
7. Gandalf (Narya, and briefly the One)

Confirmed Ringbearers, broadly defined.

1. Durin III (Dwarven ring)
2. Cirdan (Narya)
3. Tom Bombadil (The One Ring)
4. Khamul the Easterling (One of the Nine)
5. Thror (Dwarven Ring)
6. Gil-Galad (Narya and Vilya)
7. Gandalf (Narya, and briefly the One)
8. Celebrimbor (made, and presumably bore, all three Elven rings)

Confirmed Ringbearers, broadly defined.

1. Durin III (Dwarven ring)
2. Cirdan (Narya)
3. Tom Bombadil (The One Ring)
4. Khamul the Easterling (One of the Nine)
5. Thror (Dwarven Ring)
6. Gil-Galad (Narya and Vilya)
7. Gandalf (Narya, and briefly the One)
8. Celebrimbor (made, and presumably bore, all three Elven rings)
9. The Witch-King of Angmar (one of the 9)

Confirmed Ringbearers, broadly defined.

1. Durin III (Dwarven ring)
2. Cirdan (Narya)
3. Tom Bombadil (The One Ring)
4. Khamul the Easterling (One of the Nine)
5. Thror (Dwarven Ring)
6. Gil-Galad (Narya and Vilya)
7. Gandalf (Narya, and briefly the One)
8. Celebrimbor (made, and presumably bore, all three Elven rings)
9. The Witch-King of Angmar (one of the 9)
10. Thrain II (Dwarven Ring)

Confirmed Ringbearers, broadly defined.

1. Durin III (Dwarven ring)
2. Cirdan (Narya)
3. Tom Bombadil (The One Ring)
4. Khamul the Easterling (One of the Nine)
5. Thror (Dwarven Ring)
6. Gil-Galad (Narya and Vilya)
7. Gandalf (Narya, and briefly the One)
8. Celebrimbor (made, and presumably bore, all three Elven rings)
9. The Witch-King of Angmar (one of the 9)
10. Thrain II (Dwarven Ring)
11. Deagol (the One, extremely briefly)

Confirmed Ringbearers, broadly defined.

1. Durin III (Dwarven ring)
2. Cirdan (Narya)
3. Tom Bombadil (The One Ring)
4. Khamul the Easterling (One of the Nine)
5. Thror (Dwarven Ring)
6. Gil-Galad (Narya and Vilya)
7. Gandalf (Narya, and briefly the One)
8. Celebrimbor (made, and presumably bore, all three Elven rings)
9. The Witch-King of Angmar (one of the 9)
10. Thrain II (Dwarven Ring)
11. Deagol (the One, extremely briefly)
12. Bilbo (The One, but also *very good at quoits!*)

Confirmed Ringbearers, broadly defined.

1. Durin III (Dwarven ring)
2. Cirdan (Narya)
3. Tom Bombadil (The One Ring)
4. Khamul the Easterling (One of the Nine)
5. Thror (Dwarven Ring)
6. Gil-Galad (Narya and Vilya)
7. Gandalf (Narya, and briefly the One)
8. Celebrimbor (made, and presumably bore, all three Elven rings)
9. The Witch-King of Angmar (one of the 9)
10. Thrain II (Dwarven Ring)
11. Deagol (the One, extremely briefly)
12. Bilbo (The One, but also *very good at quoits!*)
13. Sauron (The One)


Hui, who are your 10 One Ring Ringbearers? I got Sauron, Isildur, Deagol, Gollum, Bilbo, Frodo, Bombadil, and Sam in chronological order. Gandalf never actually touches the Ring I believe, though he does hold it with the fire tongs. But that's still 9. It's bothering me not knowing who is your 10th.

[Edit: I suppose you can count Gollum and Smeagol as separate people, and I believe in the movies Boromir holds it for a bit on Caradhras. So maybe you can stretch it to 11?]



Next topic: Transportation, broadly defined.

1. Fell Beast

Gandalf does touch the One. He looks at it, then throws it manually into Frodo's fireplace.

There is whoever takes the Ring from Frodo's pocket, takes it off its old chain and puts it on a new one and around Frodo's neck in Rivendell. They could have hooked it with a stick, I suppose, but ....

My money would be on Elrond.

Reminds me of early themed passwords and spelling Khamul backwards, or something. ;) But the last Oxonmoot Quiz had a questiom like this too, IIRC.

Transportation, broadly defined.

1. Fell Beast
2. Sam (Mount Doom)


Good topic, G55!

*facepalm* Duh. :o

And you're totally right about the Rivendell person. And I like your choice of transportation. :D


Transportation, broadly defined:

1. Fell Beast
2. Sam (Mount Doom)
3. Lorien boats

Transportation, broadly defined:

1. Fell Beast
2. Sam (Mount Doom)
3. Lorien boats
4. Dori (carried Bilbo ... dropped him, but a goblin tripped him and kicked him in the back, or something).

Transportation, broadly defined:

1. Fell Beast
2. Sam (Mount Doom)
3. Lorien boats
4. Dori (carried Bilbo ... dropped him, but a goblin tripped him and kicked him in the back, or something).
5. Tol Eressea