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Forum: Quiz Room
09-18-2022, 11:00 AM
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I want to say a book or possibly scroll, but I...
I want to say a book or possibly scroll, but I can't make the rest fit yet. Crone makes me think of Ioreth, or is there another one Tolkien mentions somewhere? Possibly Lobelia, in which case the... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
09-17-2022, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 4,075
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Forum: Quiz Room
09-17-2022, 08:07 AM
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I'm afraid not. I don't think I'd describe a...
I'm afraid not. I don't think I'd describe a sword as soft, and it eventually bit its wielders same as all others. |
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Forum: Quiz Room
09-16-2022, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 4,075
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Indeed! I wouldn't have lit upon the 'princess'...
Indeed! I wouldn't have lit upon the 'princess' if not for looking up Lily Brown in the family trees. I'm a bit rusty at this game, so bear with me if this is too easy. Strong I am, though slim... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
09-15-2022, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 4,075
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That was a nice one! Thank you, I'll try to think...
That was a nice one! Thank you, I'll try to think of something. |
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Forum: Quiz Room
09-15-2022, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 4,075
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Duh. Found her. And since 1 to 3 are all related...
Duh. Found her. And since 1 to 3 are all related to Sam, 4 must be Fíriel Fairbairn. |
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Forum: Quiz Room
09-15-2022, 08:40 AM
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Views: 654,077
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Ooooh it's Elanor, right? Blossom of Dwimordene...
Ooooh it's Elanor, right? Blossom of Dwimordene :D I was going to say you must be right, but who is Lily Brown? |
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Forum: Quiz Room
09-14-2022, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 4,075
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So line 3 could be any of Elanor, Rose, Daisy or...
So line 3 could be any of Elanor, Rose, Daisy or Primrose. But which? Family with grace of the elves could be Baggins, as both Frodo and Bilbo were elf-friends, but I can't think of any who... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
09-13-2022, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 4,075
Views: 654,077
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I'm guessing it's the names of four female...
I'm guessing it's the names of four female hobbits, and the botanical or 'princess' part is the first name and the rest the last name, right? Verse 2 could be Rose Cotton, a bloom and a plant we... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
08-23-2015, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 4,075
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It seems I was, but I forgot all about it :o and...
It seems I was, but I forgot all about it :o and I don't even have the beginning of an idea. I'd like to pass my turn on to Pervinca because the two of us solved the last one together, but if she... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
07-03-2015, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 4,075
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Butbutbut what's the solution to the riddle as a...
Butbutbut what's the solution to the riddle as a whole? Sauron? Rings of Power? Or is there even one? *scratches head in confusion* OK anyway, if you consider this riddle solved I can try to... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
07-02-2015, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 4,075
Views: 654,077
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An investigation of history, smithcraft and numerologyAll right, let's try to shed some more light into this darkness. From LotR Appendix B,The Tale of Years : Second Age 1200 Sauron endeavours to seduce the Eldar. Gil-galad refuses to treat with... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
07-01-2015, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 4,075
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Oh gods, after all these years finally someone...
Oh gods, after all these years finally someone who gets it! Well met, I say! :) |
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Forum: Quiz Room
07-01-2015, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 4,075
Views: 654,077
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Pitchwife
I'd say it's pretty cryptic, but we love...
I'd say it's pretty cryptic, but we love challenges here, don't we? Can't yet make head or tail of it, but the numbers obviously refer to annals in a Tale of Years (which I can't check ATM, posting... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
04-24-2012, 02:35 PM
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I'd love to oblige, but I've rarely felt so...
I'd love to oblige, but I've rarely felt so clueless. The first two stanzas vaguely seem to suggest something like Fingon, Turgon and Aredhel (esp. sister white as snow), or maybe even the Children... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
08-25-2011, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 4,075
Views: 654,077
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Pitchwife
Hmm, tough one. In the beginning of the First...
Hmm, tough one. In the beginning of the First could mean early in the First Age, and then Three of course brings the Silmaril to mind, but then We were three / We hid Three makes me think more of the... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
05-19-2011, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 4,075
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Forum: Quiz Room
05-19-2011, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 4,075
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No, it's not Eärendil and Ancalagon, but you're...
No, it's not Eärendil and Ancalagon, but you're thinking in the right direction as for the 'bird featherless' (as was Ang). Keep guessing! |
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Forum: Quiz Room
05-18-2011, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 4,075
Views: 654,077
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Nothing wrong with your vocabulary, my lord of...
Nothing wrong with your vocabulary, my lord of Burlach, but that's not it. (Also, I'd like you to explain line by line how your guess fits the riddle!) Keep trying.:) EDIT: Er, just noticed I... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
05-18-2011, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 4,075
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Thanks! Now try this:
Flew a bird wingless ...
Thanks! Now try this: Flew a bird wingless from a bough leafless with hair headless, met a bird featherless, one fell lifeless. Merry riddling! |
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Forum: Quiz Room
05-17-2011, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 4,075
Views: 654,077
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I see the light!It's Saruman and his many colours, right? Don't think I would ever have guessed that without your 'science' hint - although with hindsight, it's clear that 'split up' had to be taken literally,... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
05-08-2011, 04:11 PM
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Replies: 4,075
Views: 654,077
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Sorry, G55, this one makes me feel as lost as a...
Sorry, G55, this one makes me feel as lost as a hobbit in Moria. We in the first stanza could be the world, his wife and his sister-in-law's former roommate's second cousin thrice removed, i.e.... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
04-26-2011, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 4,075
Views: 654,077
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Pitchwife
Bingo! You've got it indeed, and explained...Bingo! You've got it indeed, and explained everything correctly! My heart bled for you when I saw you looking for parmaq in all the wrong places, and I wrecked my brain quite a bit thinking about... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
04-26-2011, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 4,075
Views: 654,077
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For the sake of the high esteem in which I hold...
For the sake of the high esteem in which I hold your rational faculty, my lord of Burlach, I'll suppose you were kidding.:D |
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Forum: Quiz Room
04-26-2011, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 4,075
Views: 654,077
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Hm, looks like this isn't as easy as I thought. ...
Hm, looks like this isn't as easy as I thought. Well, yes, but that's not what I meant; maybe the last two verses are a bit too vague. Note, however, that it says my day, not 'the day', and this... |
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