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Forum: Quiz Room 02-17-2013, 07:04 AM
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Posted By Ardent
I'd say you got all the clues bar 2: As you...

I'd say you got all the clues bar 2:
As you deduced, the whole first section is describing how we read a book (unless it's written in Hebrew or Chinese, but they're not ME writing systems).
As...
Forum: Quiz Room 02-16-2013, 09:42 AM
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Posted By Ardent
Indeed! So what about the "us"?

Indeed! So what about the "us"?
Forum: Quiz Room 02-16-2013, 06:38 AM
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Posted By Ardent
No, not taters. Among Hobbits taters, like...

No, not taters. Among Hobbits taters, like gardeners, are held in high esteem. There are always exceptions that test a rule, but in "my" case it is the exception you should look for.
Forum: Quiz Room 02-07-2013, 07:56 AM
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Posted By Ardent
Ah, hobbitses are among the worst for looking...

Ah, hobbitses are among the worst for looking down on us.
Forum: Quiz Room 02-06-2013, 04:51 AM
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Posted By Ardent
What is it that reminds you of water? I can...

What is it that reminds you of water?
I can tell you it's not fishesess.


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Forum: Quiz Room 02-05-2013, 10:08 AM
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Posted By Ardent
Well 'I' am speaking for 'us' my precious, and...

Well 'I' am speaking for 'us' my precious, and without 'me' you wouldn't know 'us'.
Forum: Quiz Room 02-05-2013, 07:40 AM
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Posted By Ardent
Hmm, a fine bit of misdirection I'd say. Good...

Hmm, a fine bit of misdirection I'd say. Good riddling talk.



Not sure what pury means but I get the gist. No, it was a good riddle 'cos my first thought was one of the banes: Isildur, Durin or...
Forum: Quiz Room 02-04-2013, 07:21 PM
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Posted By Ardent
You're welcome. Kingsfoil?

You're welcome.

Kingsfoil?
Forum: Quiz Room 02-04-2013, 06:53 PM
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Posted By Ardent
So what was the name of the Witch King?

So what was the name of the Witch King?
Forum: Quiz Room 02-04-2013, 02:50 PM
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Posted By Ardent
So the other has at least two things in common...

So the other has at least two things in common with the known character. All we know is:
"... the spears that were made for the armies of the great King Bladorthin (long since dead), each had a...
Forum: Quiz Room 02-02-2013, 06:04 PM
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Posted By Ardent
My interpretation rather hinges on the word...

My interpretation rather hinges on the word 'just':

...spears in the night
If just mine could, too,
Pierce hearts like yours do.

It could mean "if only" but I'm taking it to mean "if there is...
Forum: Quiz Room 02-02-2013, 03:50 PM
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Posted By Ardent
I was thinking wight at first, but when I re-read...

I was thinking wight at first, but when I re-read the story and its background I realised that the dead king was a ghost, and that the wights were servants of the enemy. When Frodo wakes in the...
Forum: Quiz Room 02-02-2013, 12:47 AM
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Posted By Ardent
I think the first speaker is an unnamed king of...

I think the first speaker is an unnamed king of Cardolan.

When Merry is awakened by Tom Bombadil in the Barrow Downs he is wearing a gold circlet and says: “ The men of Carn Dum came on us at...
Forum: Quiz Room 02-01-2013, 03:28 PM
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Posted By Ardent
Not Baldor then, if he was never a king. ...

Not Baldor then, if he was never a king.

...what's there
the two of us share?"

"Your men bring to fight
their spears in the night
If just mine could, too,
pierce hearts like yours do!"
Forum: Quiz Room 02-01-2013, 12:58 PM
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Posted By Ardent
The unknown warrior whose body was found on the...

The unknown warrior whose body was found on the Paths of the Dead fits in part, but I don't know if he was a king. The king famous for his spear was Gilgalad. The latter metaphorically fell into...
Forum: Quiz Room 02-01-2013, 12:36 PM
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Posted By Ardent
Tricksy it is. The verses might be alternating...

Tricksy it is. The verses might be alternating between two speakers in dialogue, or they could be a monologue...
Forum: Quiz Room 01-30-2013, 06:28 PM
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Posted By Ardent
Miriel means emroideress. Only Ungoliant and her...

Miriel means emroideress. Only Ungoliant and her children spin with their feet.
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