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Forum: Discussion 06-22-2022, 03:26 AM
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Posted By Huinesoron
Finally taking the time to read these in full....

Finally taking the time to read these in full. Bilbo's last words are amazingly good (though I fear he's been spending a bit too long with Finrod, if he's caught the "the world will be renewed and we...
Forum: The Books 06-22-2022, 02:37 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 19,335
Posted By Huinesoron
"The Fall of Numenor", coming November 2022

Announced today (https://www.tolkiensociety.org/2022/06/new-tolkien-book-the-fall-of-numenor-to-be-published/), the Tolkien Estate will be publishing The Fall of Numenor this November: a collection...
Forum: Quiz Room 06-22-2022, 02:15 AM
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Posted By Huinesoron
Had I remembered that 'daring' was a word, this...

Had I remembered that 'daring' was a word, this clue would have been much better. :) I did sin + dar(es) + in (ie, 'with in to cover the end').



Oui, c'est vrai!

LONGING - To want no short...
Forum: The Books 06-21-2022, 04:21 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 234,788
Posted By Huinesoron
The timeline is restored...

The timeline is restored (https://docs.google.com/document/u/3/d/e/2PACX-1vSIyuBM8eUGC4vBdWaqsZcTChCgeCZz-Ooyz6ZiZFYsg5JaYFlGROatDJCF5ZI4iVLsSf_2clV5l-ki/pub)! Making use of the now-accepted order of...
Forum: Quiz Room 06-20-2022, 09:04 AM
Replies: 12,679
Views: 2,065,468
Posted By Huinesoron
Hmm, interesting. What was he translating from? ...

Hmm, interesting. What was he translating from?



So, three replies:

a) No.

b) But the Frenchmen being bane'd are indeed knights.
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 06-18-2022, 01:57 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 65,898
Posted By Huinesoron
We're back! I still haven't drawn Irimë II,...

We're back! I still haven't drawn Irimë II, though I still intend to, but I have a new character in the dungeon right now. As a reminder, the current criteria for getting a portrait and ending the...
Forum: Quiz Room 06-17-2022, 08:29 AM
Replies: 12,679
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Posted By Huinesoron
No, and with no more information I can't even...

No, and with no more information I can't even tell if you're thinking in the right direction.

#5: There's not a specific Frenchman, but there is a group; and it's not tied with an extra ribbon.
...
Forum: Quiz Room 06-16-2022, 06:36 AM
Replies: 12,679
Views: 2,065,468
Posted By Huinesoron
Correct. :) (The 'he' is the giant, the opposite...

Correct. :) (The 'he' is the giant, the opposite of which is a dwarf.)



Nope. I've been slightly cheeky with separating (or not separating) words in this one.

LONGING - To want no short...
Forum: Quiz Room 06-15-2022, 09:37 AM
Replies: 12,679
Views: 2,065,468
Posted By Huinesoron
It is not. You need a specific, Middle-earth...

It is not. You need a specific, Middle-earth giant.



Correct!



I'm going to give you that. I was aiming at LONGING (as in sea-), but forgot that long itself is also an adjective. :D
Forum: Quiz Room 06-15-2022, 03:51 AM
Replies: 12,679
Views: 2,065,468
Posted By Huinesoron
But LASGALEN doesn't start with an E......

But LASGALEN doesn't start with an E... :confused: Luckily Erin, I mean ERYN LASGALEN does.

1. L - To want no short adjective.
2. ERYN LASGALEN - Sounds like a girl, breathless in the Tibetan...
Forum: Quiz Room 06-14-2022, 02:44 PM
Replies: 12,679
Views: 2,065,468
Posted By Huinesoron
Yeppers. 1. - To want no short adjective. ...

Yeppers.

1. - To want no short adjective.
2. - Sounds like a girl, breathless in the Tibetan capital in a Scottish valley, lush once more.
3. - Smash a giant to find his opposite.
4. -...
Forum: Quiz Room 06-14-2022, 02:26 AM
Replies: 12,679
Views: 2,065,468
Posted By Huinesoron
Thank you! It's been a while... thanks for the...

Thank you! It's been a while... thanks for the puzzle, and for keeping the thread going! (301 pages, that's a little ridiculous now. :D)

1. - To want no short adjective.
2. - Sounds like a...
Forum: The Books 06-13-2022, 01:35 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 24,174
Posted By Huinesoron
tl;dr version of the above: like Thinlómien said,...

tl;dr version of the above: like Thinlómien said, this is a legal exercise designed to protect their trademark and copyright. They only actual mean it in commercial contexts, and I'm pretty sure in a...
Forum: The Books 06-13-2022, 01:30 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 24,174
Posted By Huinesoron
Oh, I wrote a thing on this! Or three things,...

Oh, I wrote a thing on this! Or three things, actually, but not in a convenient place so I'll copy-paste them over.

General Overview

This is mostly from a fanfic perspective. I'm not a lawyer,...
Forum: The Movies 06-13-2022, 09:58 AM
Replies: 412
Views: 292,459
Posted By Huinesoron
I did a post on names in the Vanity Fair thread...

I did a post on names in the Vanity Fair thread here (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=734509&postcount=43) and basically agree with you, though their Elvish language words (Arondir,...
Forum: The Books 06-13-2022, 06:02 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,358
Posted By Huinesoron
Can Sauron sense the Ring? He can if it's used on...

Can Sauron sense the Ring? He can if it's used on a site designed to project the user's senses and presence across large distances (Amon Hen), or if it's used in Mordor itself, particularly at Mount...
Forum: The Movies 06-11-2022, 12:53 AM
Replies: 412
Views: 292,459
Posted By Huinesoron
Not a great Inclusion Policy, if I'm honest; they...

Not a great Inclusion Policy, if I'm honest; they could technically fulfill it by having a black lesbian in a wheelchair say "hi!". But that's what you expect from Amazon.

Tolkien, of course, does...
Forum: The Movies 06-10-2022, 04:29 PM
Replies: 412
Views: 292,459
Posted By Huinesoron
Sounds very close to Erendis' comments on...

Sounds very close to Erendis' comments on Numenorean men to her daughter, found in Unifinished Tales. Also very appropriate for the woman playing Galadriel, whose Valinor plotline in particular goes...
Forum: Quiz Room 06-07-2022, 03:01 PM
Replies: 12,679
Views: 2,065,468
Posted By Huinesoron
You straddle a saddle in Staddle. :D hS

You straddle a saddle in Staddle. :D

hS
Forum: Quiz Room 06-07-2022, 01:50 PM
Replies: 12,679
Views: 2,065,468
Posted By Huinesoron
A: Robin Hood is an archer, minus Right and plus...

A: Robin Hood is an archer, minus Right and plus Tea gives ARCHET.

hS
Forum: Quiz Room 06-07-2022, 09:59 AM
Replies: 12,679
Views: 2,065,468
Posted By Huinesoron
Oh! Is #8 cheat+wood - A = CHETWOOD? Which...

Oh! Is #8 cheat+wood - A = CHETWOOD?

Which might make the password "BREELAND"?

And that means #1 could just be the barley-man... er, BARLIMAN.

hS
Forum: The Movies 06-05-2022, 02:22 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 9,526
Posted By Huinesoron
The thing is... it's been 20 years. Back in the...

The thing is... it's been 20 years. Back in the day, I was very definitely a message board complainer. I could probably still rattle off a massive list of everything wrong with Jackson's movies,...
Forum: The Books 05-25-2022, 09:39 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 234,788
Posted By Huinesoron
So I'm working on reconstructing this, and with...

So I'm working on reconstructing this, and with Aiwendil's Sequence of Composition (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=19554) to hand it's almost trivially easy. If you've got a copy of...
Forum: The Books 05-19-2022, 12:14 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 234,788
Posted By Huinesoron
Bother. I'll see if I have a backup copy when I...

Bother. I'll see if I have a backup copy when I get a chance.

EDIT: Yeah, this has been eaten by Google. I have an early draft, and with that + the notes in this thread I may be able to...
Forum: Quiz Room 05-16-2022, 12:58 PM
Replies: 12,679
Views: 2,065,468
Posted By Huinesoron
#3 Ale + U = AULË? hS

#3 Ale + U = AULË?

hS
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