I got out my big, fancy Red Book edition of the trilogy and placed it on the floor. For a few moments it refused to fall open, then the back fell, revealing a page of the index. I dutifully closed my eyes and placed my hand down, to find this:
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Angbor, III 151, 153, 157 (see Lord of Lamden)
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Turning to these pages I find:
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Only Angbor, Lord of Lamedon, had the heart to abide us; and Aragorn bade him gather folk and come behind, if they dared, when the Grey Host had past.
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'That night we rested while others labored. For there were many captives set free, and many slaves released who had been folk of Gondor taken in raids; and soon also there was a great gathering of men out of Lebennin and the Ethir, and Angbor of Lamedon came up with all the horsemen that he could muster.
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'We have not only to reckon with those who fought on this field,' said Aragorn. 'New strength is on the way from the southern fiefs, now that the coats have been rid. Four thousands I sent marching from Pelagir through Lossarnach two days ago; and Angbor the Fearless rides before them.'
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The Hobbit refused to fall open. It just flopped over onto the cover.
The Silmarillion did the same thing.
Poems and Stories fell open to the back flap, with the bio of J.R.R. Tolkien.
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J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3rd, 1892. Apart from his long and distinguished academic career, he is best known for his extraordinary works of fiction The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. His books are translated into over 25 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide. He was awarded a CBE, and an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Oxford University in 1972. He died in 1973 at the age of 81.
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So, obviously, I am fearless and will have great publishing success, then die at the age of 81.
I may try that alternate method, Fordim, since I couldn't get the Hobbit or Sil to spill anything.