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The Barrow-Wight 06-06-2000 09:57 AM

A new kind of game ...
 
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I saw a game similar to this over at Entmoot and found it entertaining. The asker puts a quote from a Middle-Earth character. Everyone must guess who said it.

Who said:
<blockquote>Quote:<hr> Then dig a hole in the ground if that is more after the fashion of your kind. But you must dig swiftly and deep, if you wish to hide from Orcs.<hr></blockquote>

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Sharkû 06-06-2000 02:18 PM

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Re: A new kind of game ...

Hail!
It´s out of the blue, but I think it sounds like Turin talking to Mím (?). I didn´t look it up so it may be waaay far from the answer...

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The Barrow-Wight 06-06-2000 03:38 PM

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Re: A new kind of game ...

Not even close! Muhahaha <img src=grin.gif ALT=">D">

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A new kind of game. . .

It was Legolas, replying to Pippin about sleeping in the trees with the elves of Lothlorien.

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The Barrow-Wight 06-07-2000 04:50 AM

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Re: A new kind of game. . .

WTG jaybrockman82! Exactly right. And I like the way you explained the circumstance of the quote. Let's all follow that example.

Your turn!

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Re: A new kind of game. . .

Who said,

&quot;You let them out again, Old Man Willow. What you be a-thinking of? You should not be waking. Eat Earth! Dig deep! Drink water! Go to sleep! . . .



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Sharkû 06-07-2000 10:59 AM

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Re: A new kind of game. . .

That one is simple: It was of course Tom Bombadil, speaking to Old Man Willow in order to free the trapped Merry and Pippin.

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Re: A new kind of game. . .

Yep, good job.

Your turn.

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Sharkû 06-08-2000 03:51 AM

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Re: A new kind of game. . .

Who said:
&quot;...to me also the air brings messages. Already the wind is turning. There comes a breath out of the South; there is a sea-tang in it, faint though it be.&quot;

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The Barrow-Wight 06-08-2000 05:50 AM

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Re: A new kind of game. . .

Hmmm .... This seems to come from somewhere on the Pellenor. I can't place it exactly... was it Gandalf?

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Sharkû 06-08-2000 06:37 AM

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Re: A new kind of game. . .

Close, but no cigar...

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Re: A new kind of game. . .

Legolas?

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Sharkû 06-08-2000 12:14 PM

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Re: A new kind of game. . .

Nay. Actually, to give a little hint, it was none of the major characters...

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Re: A new kind of game. . .

now that would be ghan-buri-ghan right?

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Sharkû 06-08-2000 03:08 PM

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Re: A new kind of game. . .

Ah, that was exactly the answer I expected.
But nonetheless it´s wrong - the speaker, when saying &quot;to me ALSO the air brings messages&quot;, means that Ghan-Buri-Ghan is the other one who noticed the sea-scent, and he can smell it, too...

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Ghan

hmmm when i read ur question again i remembered that it was one of ghans people ( i think)
is it my turn now?

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Sharkû 06-09-2000 02:06 AM

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Re: Ghan

Heehee, still not right. I know it´s hard, you really have to look it up, I wouldn´t have known the speaker´s name either (though I would have guessed him right, at least after trying Ghan-Buri-Ghan and one of his people).

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Re: Ghan

Widfara said this. I had to go digging!

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Sharkû 06-09-2000 06:22 AM

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Re: Ghan

Yep, that´s it. One has to look something like this up, he´s only a side-cast, but I think this is the problem with the quote-game.

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The Barrow-Wight 06-09-2000 07:05 AM

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Re: Ghan

Naw.. It's not a problem, really. It does present a challenge, though. As we can see with this example, we all had a good idea where the quote came from but were forced to go digging in the texts to find the speaker.

The quote game is an excellent tool for readers to refamiliarize themselves with some of the more obscure parts of the texts. As long as people don't start asking partial quotes or quotes with no context, this game will be fun!

I guess it's my turn. But I don't have my books and I don't want to misquote anyone. I'll ask a new one this evening.

In the meantime, if anyone has a good quote they want to challenge us with, just start a new Topic.

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The Barrow-Wight 07-15-2000 07:46 AM

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Who said ...??

Who said ....
<blockquote>Quote:<hr> Half-brother in blood, full brother in heart will I be. Thy lead and I will follow. May no new grief divide us.<hr></blockquote>

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Sharkû 07-15-2000 09:12 AM

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Re: Who said ...??

I think Elves, probably sons of Fingolfin and Féanor... I´ll look it up...well, I didn´t find it, so I have to guess...Fingolfin to Feanor, trying to put the grudge among them to rest?


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Re: Who said ...??

Exactly! Very Good!

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Sharkû 07-15-2000 12:48 PM

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Re: Who said ...??

Who said

&quot;So many have said. (...) Yet her name is not mine. Though maybe my doom will be not unlike hers.&quot;


No Sharku until Friday. Enjoy.
But at the moment there isn´t much happening anyway.

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burrahobbit 07-16-2000 02:09 PM

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Re: Who said ...??

Arwen to Aagorn when they first met. Aragorn said she looked like Luthien.

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Sharkû 07-21-2000 07:49 AM

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Re: Who said ...??

He even called her &quot;Tinuviel, Tinuviel&quot;. Correct, burrahobbit.


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burrahobbit 07-21-2000 11:14 AM

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Re: Who said ...??

What was the name of Rohan while it was part of Gondor?

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Taimar 07-21-2000 04:52 PM

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Re: Who said ...??

I believe it was Calenardhon.

Look into the http://www.fortunecity.co.uk/library/classiccourt/77/Mirror of Desire.</a> </p>

burrahobbit 07-21-2000 05:02 PM

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Re: Who said ...??

Yes. I'll make sure to put a quote up next time.

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Taimar 07-21-2000 05:29 PM

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Re: Who said ...??

A (hopefully) plausible quote:

&quot;You would be wise to accept my master`s offer. Your stunted friends are proud and stubborn, but no doubt they feel safe behind their iron gates, a luxury which you seem to lack.&quot;

Who and to whom?

Look into the http://www.fortunecity.co.uk/library/classiccourt/77/Mirror of Desire.</a> </p>

galpsi 07-22-2000 01:04 AM

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Re: Who said ...??

Sauron's messenger to King Brand?

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Taimar 07-22-2000 05:13 AM

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Re: Who said ...??

Precisely! Carry on G.

Look into the http://www.fortunecity.co.uk/library/classiccourt/77/Mirror of Desire.</a> </p>

galpsi 07-22-2000 05:43 AM

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Re: Who said ...??

Who might have said:
<blockquote>Quote:<hr> With Rhovanion in revolt, the time has come. Give me an army father! Let me cross the Anduin and end their threat.<hr></blockquote>
And whose threat did he in fact end (at least for a while)?

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HerenIstarion 09-19-2004 04:02 PM

This is so old, I believe it must be the first ever 'quotes' thread on the forum. Be amazed and awestruck! It is a mix up too - quotes proper, quiz, and 'imagined quotes' all in one.

The answer, meanwhile, might be Calimehtar, son of Narmacil II, the threat being that of Easterlings.

But I do not intend to carry on on this thread. I just wanted you to see it :)

The Saucepan Man 09-20-2004 10:37 AM

Thread closed
 
Many thanks to our resident archivist for unearthing this gem. Like any museum piece, it deserves to be preserved in its natural state. And so I will close the thread. ;)


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