No, it's quite alright; we'll keep guessing at least for now. So were you killed? You must have been I suppose... were you a famous/well-known figure?

Earwen- the encyclopedia is back! Yes it was definitely down yesterday but not anymore.

YAY!!!Party! OK I'm over it.

He was fully Sindar
and he did die
and he wasn't that well-known are famous (not a king or anything like that) [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Is it Eol?

Yup [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Ok then! I've been wanting to do this for ages... I bet that means someone will get it straight away!

I was a mother

Were you human?

Did you live in the First Age?

Did you have more than one child?

Are you Elvish?

The answers:
No I was not human, no I did not live in the first age, no I was not an Elf, yes I had more than one child.

Are you Dis, Thorin's sister and mother of Fili and Kili?

Are you Shelob, offspring of Ungoliant and mother of countless offspring who now reside in Mirkwood?

Are you a hobbit?

Were you a Hobbit?

I was not Dis, or Shelob. I was a Hobbit.

Were you Rosie Cotton, mother of a gaggle of Gardeners?

Or could you be Malva Headstrong.

How about Primula Baggins (nee Brandybuck), mother of Frodo?

Technically the heirs of Hador were Lords (of Dor-Lomin) rather than kings.

So perhaps you are Finrod? He took the High Kingship of the Eldar in Beleriand after Fingolfin's death; and young Erenion, later known as Gil-Galad, he sent to the Havens in this time (just after the Battle of Sudden Flame, while 'troubles' were occuring) for his protection.

I think you're in the wrong thread....

I was neither Rosie, Malva nor Primula (who only had one child anyway [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] ).

EDIT: I'm not Finrod either, as you might have guessed!

[ July 24, 2003: Message edited by: Lyra Greenleaf ]

Hmm, you're right, I am in the wrong thread. I'll just wander off again shall I...

Are you Eglantine Banks, who married Paladin Took and had 4 children (including Pippin)?

Oops! I failed to spot that particular clue. [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Since Lyra is on holiday, she has asked me to look after this question on her behalf (which of course means I can no longer guess [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] ).

So you are looking for a Hobbit mother who had more than one child. And it's not Rosie Cotton, Malva Headstrong or (obviously [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] ) Primula Baggins ... or indeed Eglantine Banks.

Someone had better get it this week, as I'm off on holday myself next weekend. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

Berylla Boffin?

*finds her "tree" from LOTR*

Mimosa Bunce? [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Nope, it's neither Berylla or Mimosa, I'm afraid.

Ruby Bolger or Laura Grubb?

Nope, neither of those.

I should add that, on the family trees in the Appendices to LotR, I can see only one child of this Hobbit mother, although I believe that Lyra had two offspring in mind.

[ July 28, 2003: Message edited by: The Saucepan Man ]

Trying to narrow it down. Did she go to Bilbo's birthday party?

Did she live in Hobbiton?

Yes, she attended Bilbo's birthday party. And no, I don't believe that she did live in Hobbiton (either before or after her marriage).

I must guess that you are Lobelia Sackville-Baggins. I'm not quite sure that she had more children than our dearest Lotho, but otherwise she seems to match.

Iarwain

P.S. Never mind. It it most likely that she did live in Hobbiton after the sale of Bag End. Oh well.

[ July 30, 2003: Message edited by: Iarwain ]

Just stopping in to welcome Iarwain, man of the yellow boots, to the Quiz Room. Have fun, mate!

-Beren

Why, thank'ee, Beren. I've never been welcomed before... [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Iarwain

Yes, howdy Iarwain. Hope you stick around for a while. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

But I am afraid that the answer is not poor old Lobelia.

I'll guess Hilda Bracegirdle? Not sure if she went to the party, but other than that she fits.

Nope.

OK, to try to hurry things along a bit, here is a clue. This character's son played more than an incidental role in LotR.

Hmm... is it Lily Cotton?