Contradicive statement
 

Hi.
I dont know if the thread-title is fitting, but the idea is to come up with a confusing statement + a question.

For exsampel:
Statement: My name is Haldir, but Rumil is not my brother!
Question: What was my fathers name?
Answer: Halmir

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Statement: My name is Barahir, but niether Beren or Dior was my son!
Question: Who was my grand father?

Faramir! :D


Sounds like this could get interesting...

Yep Faramir is correct, his grandson Barahir was accounted as the one that wrote the latter part of the tale of Aragorn and Arwen.

You're up Perky :)

Let me see if I can do this...

Statement: My name is Elendil, but Isildur is not my son
Question: Who are my cousins?

Excellent question Perky!

Your cousins are: Yávien, Oromendil and Axantur. The latter being the Great Grand father of Hallacar, who married Tar-Ancalime.

Indeed! Back to you, Telchar!

Statement: Aragorn is my son, but I am not Arathorn
Question: WHATS MY NAME????

Gilraen! (If it's not the father, it has to be the mother...) :)

[Hi there, Telchar! Nice to encounter you here! Intriguing thread idea!]

Interesting thread indeed
 

Or maybe Aravir, father to Aragorn I

You are of course both correct, Esty was first!

HI Esty, wassup?

How about this one?

Faramir is my grandson, but I am not Ecthelion. Who is my nephew?

(Busy as always, Telch - both on- and offline!)

Could it be Meriadoc?

Applause!! Very well done, Perky! Take it away...

:) Thanks Esty!

Statement: Voronwë is my name, but I am not of Gondor
Question: What is my surname?

Do you mean Tréowine in the Notion Club Papers (HoME IX)?

There is a Voronwë of Gondolin, but I haven't been able to find a surname for him.

Hehe :D No I don't mean Tréowine in the Notion Club Papers (HoME IX)?

And as for Voronwe of Gondolin, look harder :D

I have found alternate names for Voronwë: Bronweg and Bronwë. That's all so far - no surname(s). If those aren't what you're looking for, could you please give a clue as to where to search?

Snope, and Snope :D

As for hints, I got it from one of my many resources, so if you want the link I can give it to you, if not, i'll just have to wait

I do hope it's not a game invention or something like that!! It does need to be canonical Tolkien (i.e. book source) to be valid.

It is a book resource, but since you are so persistant, consider looking in the chapter concering Tuor and Gondolin

Eureka! I was just doing exactly that, and I found it! It's Aranwion.

Correctamundo! I proudly yield the thread to you!

My name is Fastred, but I am not of Rohan.
Whom did I marry?

Why that woudl be Elanore, the daughter of Samwise

Yes indeed! It's all yours...

Mwa ha ha ha ha!

My name is Ruby, but Drogo is not my son
Who is my youngest uncle?

It's Carl Cotton, also known as "Nibs".

Correctamundo!
 

'Tis indeed! Your turn :)

My first name is the same as one of Frodo's friends', but I am not a Hobbit.
Whose travelling companion am I?

A wild guess would be that you name was Strider and that you were Frodos travelling companion, but also that you were a pony :rolleyes:

The latter part of your guess is coming pretty close to the solution, Telch, but try a different friend's name...

Pony up
 

Bill?

Nope - Frodo didn't have a friend named Bill!

Ol' apple-chucker Ferny doesn't count as a pal then, eh? Tsk.

Ah, right. Tom's pony Fatty Lumpkin. (Mr Bolger being his 'alter ego').

And the answer to the question is?

Tom B, I presume. Or am I missing the point?

Yes, that's what I was looking for. Sorry, but the complicated (convuluted, even!) manner of the questions here required me to be precise (picky, even). Your turn!

My name is Nimloth, although I am no tree.
Who was my uncle then?

Celeborn.