A - Z of Middle-earth (#3)
 

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For this trivia game, we start with 'A' and try and work through the alphabet as many times as possible using words from Middle-earth and then describing them.
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CATEGORY: Quotes from The Return of the King

Please cite the Chapter and give a small description of the context.

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A

"And there stood Meriadoc the hobbit in the midst of the slain, blinking like an owl in the daylight, for tears blinded him; and through a mist he looked on Eowyn's fair head, as she lay and did not move; and he looked on the face of the king, fallen in the midst of his glory."

- The Battle of the Pelennor Fields

Merry - just after he and Eowyn dispatch the foul dwimmerlaik, lord of carrion, the Black Rider, Lord of the Nazgul.

B
'But,' said Sam, and tears started in his eyes, 'I thought you were going to enjoy the Shire, too, for years and years, after all you have done.'
Book 6 - Chapter IX - The Grey Havens.
Sam has just learned from Frodo that he will leave Middle-Earth together with the other Ringbearers.

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-- The Siege of Gondor - RotK

~ Denethor to Pippin, who has suggested Denethor consult Gandalf about Faramir's grave wounds and fever.

D

'Dark way, doubtless,' said Gimli, 'but no darker than these staves are to me.'

The passing of the Grey Company.

Aragorn has just quoted the words of Malbeth the Seer concerning the Paths of the Dead, and Gimli expresses his opinion about those.

E

-- The Siege of Gondor – RotK

~ Denethor to Faramir, just prior to him telling his son he wishes he had died in place of Boromir

F
Denethor to Pippin as they speak of Boromir in Minas Tirith - RotK

G

'Go!' said Aragorn. 'But keep what honour you may, and do not run! And there is a task which you may attempt and so be not wholly shamed. Take your way south-west till you come to Cair Andros, and if that is still held by enemies, as I think, then re-take it, if you can; and hold it to the last in defence of Gondor and Rohan!'

The Black Gate opens - The hosts of Gondor and Rohan are approaching the Black Gate and Aragorn sees the fear in the eyes of some young men from Rohan, the Westfold or Lossarnach. He shows mercy and pity and gives them another task within their measure to prove their valours.

H

Gandalf greeting Denethor.

I

-- The Scouring of the Shire – RotK

Sam, Frodo, Merry, and Pippin attempting to return to the Shire.

J

Pippin talking to himself, shortly after he arrived in Minas Tirith with Gandalf.
Still the first chapter.

K:


Fea


And Mariska... My definition of a cynic: A cynic is someone who - when smelling flowers - wonders when he'll be disturbed. Cynics don't look for trouble, we just know it's there.

L

'Look here, Cock-robin!' said Sam. 'You're Hobbiton-bred and ought to have more sense, coming a-waylaying Mr. Frodo and all. And what's all this about the inn being closed?'

The scouring of the Shire - The Hobbits have been met by the Shirriffs and Sam recognizes Robin Smallburrow. The most important question for Sam is (of course [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]) why the inn has been closed.

M

From Mount Doom RotK

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'Now is the hour come, Riders of the Mark, sons of Eorl! Foes and fire are before you, and your homes far behind. Yet, though you fight upon an alien field, the glory that you reap there shall be your own forever. Oaths ye have taken: now fulfil them all, to lord and land and league of friendship!'

- Theoden's call to battle in The ride of the Rohirrim.

O

'Of course we can't read the notice in the dark,' Sam shouted back. 'Ad if hobbits of the Shire are to be kept out in the wet on a night like this, I'll tear down your notice when I find it.'

The scouring of the Shire - The hobbits and especially Sam have just learned that new laws do not allow them to enter between sundown and sunrise. They begin to understand that the Shire has somehow changed.

P

-- Mount Doom – RotK

Gollum’s bye-bye fall into the fires.

Q:

'"Quite capable," said Saruman, "and more than a little. You made me laugh, you hobbit-lordlings, riding along with all those great people, so secure and so pleased with your little selves. You thought you had done very well out of it all, and could now just amble back and have a nice quiet time in the country. Saruman's home could be all wrecked, and he could be turned out, but no one could touch yours. Oh no! Gandalf would look after your affairs."'

Book VI, Chapter VIII, "The Scouring of the Shire", Saruman, just after Frodo and Company find Bag End in a shambles.

R

'Raise the Shire!' said Merry. 'Now! Wake all our people! They hate all this, you can see: all of them expect perhaps one or two rascals, and a few fools that want to be important, but don't at all understand waht is really going on. But Shire-Folk have been so comfortable so long they don't know what to do. They just want a match, though, and they'll go up in fire. The Chief's Men must know that. They'll try to stamp on us and put us out quick. We've only got a very short time.'

The Scouring of the Shire - The Hobbits are planning to get rid of the Chief and his Shirriffs.

S

The Grey Havens~ RotK
Frodo's walking song as he makes his last journey with Sam.

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T

-- Appendix A; The Numenorean Kings --- RotK appendices

From the discussion on Numenor

Can we start a quote after a partial stop (aka, commas, semicolons, and colons)? Because if we can, here's one for U:

"...Until at last on a night of rain Frodo smelled a sweet fragrance on the air and heard the sound of singing that came over the water. And then it seemed to him that as in his dream in the house of Bombadil, the grey rain-curtain turned all to silver glass and was rolled back, and he beheld white shores and beyond them a far green country under a swift sunrise."

Book VI, Chapter IX, "The Grey Havens".
Frodo's first glimpse of Elvenhome.

V

from The Steward and the King RotK

Gandalf gives Aragorn some pertinent advice.

'Worm! Worm!' Saruman called; and out of a nearby hut came Wormtongue, crawling, almost like a dog. 'To the road again, Worm!' said Saruman. 'These fine fellows and lordlings are turning adrift again. Come along!'

The Scouring of the Shire - Saruman seems to admit his defeat before Frodo, but he still has one trick left, a hidden knife. His autority over Grima Wormtongue will soon completely is fading quickly.

X

This is a stretch:

From the paperback edition published by Ballantine Books, 2001 edition: on page iv (the one just before the title page for RotK) –

X. Morgoth’s Ring
XI. The War of the Jewels
XII. The People’s of Middle-earth

~~ titles of Last 3 volumes in The History of Middle-earth

'You think, as is your wont, my lord, of Gondor only,' said Gandalf. 'Yet there are other men and other lives, and time still to be. And for me, I pity even his slaves.'

The Siege of Gondor - Gandalf and Denethor have different points of views concerning Frodo's quest.

Again – another stretch (or I could have featured 'Na"z"gul' from the actual storyline.

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Would anyone like to start another theme for A – Z? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

How about an A to Z of things pertaining to "The Hobbit"?
A

For the month of April 1341, by the Shire calendar, when Bilbo set out, to his own lasting astonishment, on his quest of great treasure. With him went Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves.

B for Bilbo Baggins. THE hobbit. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

C for Cram, the waybread of Dale.

D for Dale, a city of men found south of the Lonely Mountain.

E for Erebor, the destination of their journey.

F for Fili, one of Thorin's company.

G for Gollum - No explination needed? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

H is for Hobbits. Need I say more?

I is for the Iron Hills, whence came Dain to the battle of five armies.

J

Jewels

that formed the glittering coating for Smaug's vulnerable underside.

K for Kili, another of Thorin's company.

K

Kili, nephew of Thorin Oakenshield, who went with Bilbo Baggins on his quest to defeat Smaug. Kili, his brother Fili and their uncle, Thorin were killed at the Battle of Dale.

edited to add that great minds think alike eh, Arvedui? [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]

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Lonely Mountain - ever haunting Thorin's dreams before his great quest.

M is for Mirkwood, where the company meets with spiders and elves and barrels, oh my!

Edit: Indeed we do, Eruanna, indeed we do. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 7:22 PM January 19, 2004: Message edited by: Arvedui III ]