|
 |
|
Visit The *EVEN NEWER* Barrow-Downs Photo Page |
|
|||||||
|
Showing results 251 to 275 of 500
Search took 0.08 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: Huinesoron |
Forum: Quiz Room
05-05-2023, 01:03 PM
|
|
Replies: 4,146
Views: 1,324,654
Posted By
Huinesoron
"Shepherdess" was the big opening hint here. Does...
"Shepherdess" was the big opening hint here. Does anyone other than Tar-Ancalime actually interact with sheep in the Legendarium? Someone *must*, but I can't bring them to mind. Pretty much... |
|
Forum: Quiz Room
05-05-2023, 08:29 AM
|
|
Replies: 12,679
Views: 2,065,468
Posted By
Huinesoron
If #3 is a C, then it could be CHILDREN OF...
If #3 is a C, then it could be CHILDREN OF ILUVATAR, for both Elves and Men. (Elves being just as racist as Gondorians, the dwarves don't get that title despite their adoption by the One.) I... |
|
Forum: Quiz Room
05-05-2023, 02:58 AM
|
|
Replies: 12,679
Views: 2,065,468
Posted By
Huinesoron
#4: Tents - T = ENTS?
#1: Could this be...
#4: Tents - T = ENTS? #1: Could this be RAVENS? They are ominous, but Roäc son of Carc was a handy translator on the slopes of the Lonely Mountain. hS |
|
Forum: The Books
05-05-2023, 02:49 AM
|
|
Replies: 7
Views: 9,043
Posted By
Huinesoron
Definitely true, and the names are hilarious! The...
Definitely true, and the names are hilarious! The fact that some of the highfalutin families have names like "Bolger" make it even more so: there's a beautiful mismatch in the names of Odovacar... |
|
Forum: The Books
05-04-2023, 06:30 AM
|
|
Replies: 7
Views: 9,043
Posted By
Huinesoron
:D I did take a look to see if the various Took...
:D I did take a look to see if the various Took Thains might have used Mannish versions of the names of the kings of Arthedain, but nothing matched up. Shame, because that would have been hilarious.... |
|
Forum: The Books
05-04-2023, 02:24 AM
|
|
Replies: 7
Views: 9,043
Posted By
Huinesoron
Was Pippin named after Gandalf?
Apples aside, Pippin is named an etymological synonym for "pilgrim", and the "razan" of his name certainly looks like it was derived from Sindarin "randir". Given Gandalf's apparently long... |
|
Forum: Quiz Room
04-21-2023, 05:24 PM
|
|
Replies: 4,146
Views: 1,324,654
Posted By
Huinesoron
|
|
Forum: Quiz Room
04-20-2023, 09:26 AM
|
|
Replies: 4,146
Views: 1,324,654
Posted By
Huinesoron
The first two words refer to (a) Tolkien work(s)....
The first two words refer to (a) Tolkien work(s). And of course the whole thing is Tolkien themed. :D hS |
|
Forum: Discussion
04-12-2023, 07:59 AM
|
|
Replies: 2
Views: 48,336
Posted By
Huinesoron
I've given this a read but don't really have much...
I've given this a read but don't really have much to say. It felt a bit too much like a fragment of a longer story for my liking. Though it is amusing that "sneak in the back way in a black ship"... |
|
Forum: Quiz Room
04-06-2023, 07:38 AM
|
|
Replies: 4,146
Views: 1,324,654
Posted By
Huinesoron
It's been a while, so I'll chuck in a quick one: ...
It's been a while, so I'll chuck in a quick one: Volumes bound in Elder Ages, Halfling sisters, jewelled rings, Tribes and Ents and record pages, What sums up these several things? hS |
|
Forum: Quiz Room
03-22-2023, 04:25 AM
|
|
Replies: 12,679
Views: 2,065,468
Posted By
Huinesoron
#1 could be PIP(pin); I guess he engages in larks...
#1 could be PIP(pin); I guess he engages in larks (or maybe lark = bird = peregrine). Then the I, I think "all in Quenya" is the straightest of straight clue and the answer is just ILLI (similar to... |
|
Forum: Quiz Room
03-10-2023, 08:54 AM
|
|
Replies: 12,679
Views: 2,065,468
Posted By
Huinesoron
#7: "mount, this" -- ie, ORO, a Quenya word for a...
#7: "mount, this" -- ie, ORO, a Quenya word for a mountain or hill. Using the R in the password. #9: if he's lost a painter, he's just a mime. If he's lost a direction too, he becomes MIM. Have... |
|
Forum: Quiz Room
03-09-2023, 09:05 AM
|
|
Replies: 12,679
Views: 2,065,468
Posted By
Huinesoron
#8: Does he have a proud foot? :O (Presumably ODO...
#8: Does he have a proud foot? :O (Presumably ODO PROUDFOOT, if yes.) hS |
|
Forum: The Books
03-03-2023, 05:58 AM
|
|
Replies: 25
Views: 27,703
Posted By
Huinesoron
The retranslation is complete; I've put the whole...
The retranslation is complete; I've put the whole thing in a document (https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRdLXL9mjKiWOaKe-xNOXa4iSVcsbjJPJEn-cwCfry2pqRCJ6NJn0Py3V633W_Xx3B8Tfh40FvLw6bM/pub)... |
|
Forum: The Books
03-02-2023, 11:01 AM
|
|
Replies: 25
Views: 27,703
Posted By
Huinesoron
That answers that - we've circled back to Mim in...
That answers that - we've circled back to Mim in his sandpit with his dagger, mourning the loss of his treasures, so all the foregoing was a flashback. The mention of curses and madness sounds a lot... |
|
Forum: The Books
03-02-2023, 07:45 AM
|
|
Replies: 20
Views: 20,624
Posted By
Huinesoron
Don't think that would really bother Turin much....
Don't think that would really bother Turin much. These are also Finrod's Noldor - the one he actually liked - and it's *possible* Galadriel is on hand to take charge of them. I think the books... |
|
Forum: Discussion
03-01-2023, 05:16 AM
|
|
Replies: 2
Views: 85,284
Posted By
Huinesoron
That's a cute story, and it's a shame it stops so...
That's a cute story, and it's a shame it stops so early. I see Barrow-Wight chose to avoid literally calling a hobbit "Barry" - probably a good decision. :D I had to investigate the runes at the... |
|
Forum: The Books
03-01-2023, 03:54 AM
|
|
Replies: 20
Views: 20,624
Posted By
Huinesoron
A suggestion that doesn't seem to have been made...
A suggestion that doesn't seem to have been made is that "saving Finduilas will save you from your doom" could have been on purely practical considerations. davem quoted this passage: There's... |
|
Forum: The Books
02-28-2023, 09:27 AM
|
|
Replies: 25
Views: 27,703
Posted By
Huinesoron
Okay, so the open question is still when all this...
Okay, so the open question is still when all this is taking place. The poem seems to be post-Turin: Mim flees the wreck of Amon Rudh, takes refuge in a sandy hole and starts muttering about making... |
|
Forum: Quiz Room
02-27-2023, 05:14 PM
|
|
Replies: 4,146
Views: 1,324,654
Posted By
Huinesoron
Correct on all points - well done! Over to you. ...
Correct on all points - well done! Over to you. hS |
|
Forum: Quiz Room
02-27-2023, 02:43 PM
|
|
Replies: 4,146
Views: 1,324,654
Posted By
Huinesoron
|
|
Forum: The Books
02-27-2023, 10:55 AM
|
|
Replies: 25
Views: 27,703
Posted By
Huinesoron
It's a very strange position to take. My only...
It's a very strange position to take. My only thoughts are either that Urulókė overstated things in order to shut down potential trouble on TCG (perhaps the actual position was more of a "there are... |
|
Forum: Quiz Room
02-27-2023, 09:46 AM
|
|
Replies: 4,146
Views: 1,324,654
Posted By
Huinesoron
Nice one; nice misdirection!
And now for...Nice one; nice misdirection! And now for something much shorter: Between a star in the water and a star in the water A song in the water but whose was the voice? |
|
Forum: The Books
02-24-2023, 09:04 AM
|
|
Replies: 25
Views: 27,703
Posted By
Huinesoron
Taking a break from work-translating to do some...
Taking a break from work-translating to do some fun-translating instead, I took a stab at the rest of the poem: I think this has to be just after Mim's betrayal of Turin; the CoH version... |
|
Forum: The Books
02-24-2023, 03:56 AM
|
|
Replies: 25
Views: 27,703
Posted By
Huinesoron
Mīms Klage / The Complaint of Mim the Dwarf
I seem to be making a digital hoard of hard-to-find Tolkien texts. I have Songs for the Philologist (https://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=19349), Concerning... 'The Hoard'... |
| Showing results 251 to 275 of 500 |
|
|
