"Minor works" trivia - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

The Might · 01-02-2009, 09:48 AM

Very true, Dame Telcontar!

Estelyn Telcontar · 01-02-2009, 10:00 AM

"Same procedure as every year" - the fireworks that herald the new year always do some damage. What was damaged by a destructive display of explosives in one of Tolkien's stories?

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 02-13-2009, 04:44 PM

'Father Christmas' reported to the Tolkien boys in 1926 that the North Polar Bear had set off two years' worth of 'Rory Bory Aylis' in one night. One of the disastrous effects was the breaking of the moon into four pieces.

Estelyn Telcontar · 03-03-2009, 01:48 PM

That's right, Squatter - and nice to have you posting here again!

Go ahead...

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 03-09-2009, 01:16 PM

Nice to be back, however incompletely. Like Húrin I have come as I could, but he had a better excuse.

What of Niggle's "did not function properly"?

Bêthberry · 10-17-2009, 11:05 AM

Niggle's heart, according to the First Voice.

EDIT: What a pleasant way to bump up this thread and bump a spammer off the forum's front page!

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 09-17-2010, 06:35 AM

That's the one, Beth. Sorry it took so long to confirm.

01-02-2009, 09:48 AM	#1
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Very true, Dame Telcontar! __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

01-02-2009, 10:00 AM	#2
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	"Same procedure as every year" - the fireworks that herald the new year always do some damage. What was damaged by a destructive display of explosives in one of Tolkien's stories? __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

02-13-2009, 04:44 PM	#3
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	'Father Christmas' reported to the Tolkien boys in 1926 that the North Polar Bear had set off two years' worth of 'Rory Bory Aylis' in one night. One of the disastrous effects was the breaking of the moon into four pieces. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

03-03-2009, 01:48 PM	#4
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	That's right, Squatter - and nice to have you posting here again! Go ahead... __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

03-09-2009, 01:16 PM	#5
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Nice to be back, however incompletely. Like Húrin I have come as I could, but he had a better excuse. What of Niggle's "did not function properly"? __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne? Last edited by The Squatter of Amon Rûdh; 03-09-2009 at 03:58 PM. Reason: See below. Tsk.

10-17-2009, 11:05 AM	#6
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Niggle's heart, according to the First Voice. EDIT: What a pleasant way to bump up this thread and bump a spammer off the forum's front page! __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away. Last edited by Bêthberry; 10-17-2009 at 01:38 PM.

09-17-2010, 06:35 AM	#7
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	That's the one, Beth. Sorry it took so long to confirm. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

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