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Forum: Quiz Room 09-01-2005, 05:57 PM
Replies: 334
Views: 60,808
Posted By Lostgaeriel
Umm...arcticstorm...uh...this isn't Jeopardy!...

Umm...arcticstorm...uh...this isn't Jeopardy! Your answer should be in the form of an answer, not in the form of a question (although, you neglected to include a question mark).

Yes, Fëanor is the...
Forum: Quotable Quotes 09-01-2005, 05:39 PM
Replies: 145
Views: 25,797
Posted By Lostgaeriel
Yes, Hiriel, you are correct. And thanks for...

Yes, Hiriel, you are correct. And thanks for taking the time to type out the quote in context so everyone can find it.

I like this quote - I find it mildly amusing that an Age later, a great King...
Forum: Quiz Room 08-30-2005, 09:41 AM
Replies: 334
Views: 60,808
Posted By Lostgaeriel
Who was the proudest and most self-willed of the...

Who was the proudest and most self-willed of the Eldar?
Forum: Quotable Quotes 08-30-2005, 09:19 AM
Replies: 145
Views: 25,797
Posted By Lostgaeriel
Sorry for the delay.

Sorry for the delay.
Forum: Quotable Quotes 08-25-2005, 01:02 AM
Replies: 145
Views: 25,797
Posted By Lostgaeriel
This is Thorin Oakenshield to Gandalf, referring...

This is Thorin Oakenshield to Gandalf, referring to his so-called "halls".

- tLotR, Appendix A, III Durin's Folk
Forum: Quiz Room 08-25-2005, 12:35 AM
Replies: 334
Views: 60,808
Posted By Lostgaeriel
thanks for the hint

I believe that the creature having the longest sight range is Glaurung, the first of the Dragons of Morgoth.

- UT, II Narn I Hîn Húrin, The Journey of Morwen and Nienor to Nargothrond

I don't...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 07-27-2005, 11:03 AM
Replies: 116
Views: 21,534
Posted By Lostgaeriel
Brent Carver to play Gandalf announced July 26, 2005

So as much as I cringe at the idea of this musical, at least they've cast a truly great, Tony Award-winning actor to play Gandalf.

I don't intend to see it - unless the rest of the cast is...
Forum: The Books 07-20-2005, 12:45 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,222
Posted By Lostgaeriel
something, but not too much

Just had a thought as I woke this morning...

Perhaps Aragorn IS the holy graal, the healing green stone of medieval romantic poetry. Then his name "Elfstone" finally makes complete sense - at...
Forum: The Movies 03-22-2005, 06:10 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 15,664
Posted By Lostgaeriel
Sting Unfortunately, the original formatting of the...

Unfortunately, the original formatting of the posts on this thread have taken a beating. So below, all cleaned up for easier reading is a replay of my sword & shield info that Marileangorifurnimaluim...
Forum: Quotable Quotes 03-19-2005, 09:23 AM
Replies: 304
Views: 115,174
Posted By Lostgaeriel
Thumbs up Yes, Kath, that's correct - it's from the last...

Yes, Kath, that's correct - it's from the last chapter The Last Stage.

Your turn.
Forum: Quotable Quotes 03-18-2005, 10:17 AM
Replies: 304
Views: 115,174
Posted By Lostgaeriel
Choosing a quote is difficult - this thread is so...

Choosing a quote is difficult - this thread is so long now - and I've only read the book once - a very long time ago.
Forum: Quiz Room 03-17-2005, 04:32 PM
Replies: 334
Views: 60,808
Posted By Lostgaeriel
White Tree Hi Nilpaurion Felagund! Yes it was Tarondor,...

Hi Nilpaurion Felagund!

Yes it was Tarondor, the twenty-seventh King of Gondor and nephew of King Telemnar, who had lost all his children in the Great Plague.

Personally, I thought the smartest...
Forum: Quotable Quotes 03-16-2005, 05:33 PM
Replies: 304
Views: 115,174
Posted By Lostgaeriel
This is Bilbo to Thorin in Inside Information...

This is Bilbo to Thorin in Inside Information outlining what they should do now that Bilbo has stolen the great two-handled cup from Smaug's hoard and and the dragon has chased them back into the...
Forum: Quiz Room 03-14-2005, 12:13 AM
Replies: 334
Views: 60,808
Posted By Lostgaeriel
White Tree <--- hint for the bonus question

Sorry, Celebriel Esgaledhel, that's not correct. There was a King of Gondor who reigned longer than 134 years.

Here's the question again:
Who had the longest reign of all the Kings of Gondor?
...
Forum: Quiz Room 03-12-2005, 06:08 AM
Replies: 334
Views: 60,808
Posted By Lostgaeriel
White Tree I sure hope I'm not repeating a question on this...

I sure hope I'm not repeating a question on this thread.

I just let my book open to a page at random and amazingly there was a statement that fits under the 'rules' of this game:

Who had the...
Forum: Quiz Room 03-11-2005, 12:52 PM
Replies: 334
Views: 60,808
Posted By Lostgaeriel
Now I'm just guessing here, but I think it would...

Now I'm just guessing here, but I think it would be Gandalf - but you must consider the Quest beginning with when Gandalf advised Frodo to leave the Shire with the Ring. And I hope you don't mean...
Forum: The Books 03-09-2005, 12:33 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 11,679
Posted By Lostgaeriel
Yeah, what they said.

Formendacil & Nilpaurion Felagund have said what I could not manage last nite, partly because I don't know enough about the fate/free will stuff in Ea (having not yet finished reading the...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 03-08-2005, 10:49 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 37,677
Posted By Lostgaeriel
Q: What is 10,000 lawyers at the bottom of the Anduin? A: A good start.

Send all the Gondorian lawyers out to negotiate a peace treaty.

(Relax! My sister is a lawyer - who do you think tells me all the lawyer jokes?)
Forum: The Books 03-08-2005, 09:12 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 11,679
Posted By Lostgaeriel
Sting Man! Indeed not!

First of all, can a mature male hobbit be called a man?

Lolidir wrote:

Let's go to a good source on this question:



If a hobbit says that a hobbit is not a man, then I think that...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 01-18-2005, 10:20 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 33,947
Posted By Lostgaeriel
Hi The Only Real Estel! You wrote: ...

Hi The Only Real Estel!

You wrote:


Yes, Lenny Kravitz covered the song, but it was originally by the great 70’s (Canadian) band, The Guess Who (key members: Burton Cummings & Randy Bachman)....
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 01-18-2005, 09:23 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 23,815
Posted By Lostgaeriel
Note: the Spiderman theme has a natural place for a linnod at its close.

The following is based on the Spiderman theme song.

Striderman

Striderman, Striderman,
Does much more than a fighter can.
Heals a wound, any size.
Sings a lay – and he’s wise.
Look out!...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 01-18-2005, 06:33 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 33,947
Posted By Lostgaeriel
Since a number of people have posted song...

Since a number of people have posted song parodies here, I thought you might enjoy this related thread: Song Parodies (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=5560).
Forum: The Books 01-14-2005, 08:57 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 12,615
Posted By Lostgaeriel
Thanks Child of the 7th Age! I'm not sure if...

Thanks Child of the 7th Age!

I'm not sure if lembs is actually a Cornish word. Like you, I can't find it in any of the on-line Cornish dictionaries. Perhaps it's a long-out-of-use English word.
...
Forum: The Books 01-13-2005, 11:25 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 12,615
Posted By Lostgaeriel
‘Lembas’ – is it a Cornish Word?

Note: A 'pasty' is a type of meat pie that can be eaten from the hand – and sustained Cornish tin miners for a long day’s toil. Pronounced with a short 'a' sound.

A Cornish miner talking about...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 01-13-2005, 10:29 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 14,288
Posted By Lostgaeriel
Eowyn Wenhamir recommends reading the book(s)...

Eowyn Wenhamir recommends reading the book(s) before watching the upcoming movie and old TV series. I would go one or two steps further. If you can find it, LISTEN to the recording (well, actually...
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