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Rune Son of Bjarne · 05-04-2007, 07:12 AM

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Wormtongue is not a family name, as far as I know

No it is not, but you asked for a surname and that it is, just like Turambar is not a family name.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 05-04-2007, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Rune Son of Bjarne

No it is not, but you asked for a surname and that it is, just like Turambar is not a family name.

And that's what I said earlier. Turambar or Wormtongue is... well... epitheton, or how would you call it. It's the problem of "surname" having seemingly more meanings in English, counting in even another name... I mean just "family name". So no Turambar, no Wormtongue, no Felagund...

The Might · 05-08-2007, 11:50 AM

Ok, so I have Goatleaf and Ferny so far.
And I need one more who did bad things and so helped Sauron.
But I can't find anyone, since all others have no family names, but titles or nicknames.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 05-09-2007, 03:22 AM

Yes, yes, Goatleaf and Ferny. However, the last one is the biggest trick.

Hint: the answer is in the vicinage.

The Might · 05-09-2007, 09:25 AM

Eureka!
Bill Huggins!
I had almost forgotten that the troll actually had a family name...strange, isn't it?
And he did help Sauron, as he almost managed to kill Bilbo, which would have probably meant the failure of the Quest of Erebor.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 05-10-2007, 03:30 AM

Of course, poor professor Huggins. Uh... that's not how it was... never mind... so, please take the thread

The Might · 05-10-2007, 06:53 AM

Who owned a red axe?

05-08-2007, 11:50 AM	#3
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Ok, so I have Goatleaf and Ferny so far. And I need one more who did bad things and so helped Sauron. But I can't find anyone, since all others have no family names, but titles or nicknames. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

05-09-2007, 03:22 AM	#4
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Yes, yes, Goatleaf and Ferny. However, the last one is the biggest trick. Hint: the answer is in the vicinage. __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

05-09-2007, 09:25 AM	#5
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Eureka! Bill Huggins! I had almost forgotten that the troll actually had a family name...strange, isn't it? And he did help Sauron, as he almost managed to kill Bilbo, which would have probably meant the failure of the Quest of Erebor. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

05-10-2007, 03:30 AM	#6
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Of course, poor professor Huggins. Uh... that's not how it was... never mind... so, please take the thread __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

05-10-2007, 06:53 AM	#7
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Who owned a red axe? __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown