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Erundil · 01-19-2004, 11:15 PM

N is for North, the direction from which Smaug came to the Lonely Mountain.

piosenniel · 01-20-2004, 03:25 AM

O

Old fat spider spinning in a tree!. . .

First line to Bilbo's song in Flies and Spiders. He tries to draw the spiders away from the Dwarves by getting them to chase after him.

Thorongil · 01-20-2004, 08:13 AM

P is for Precious. Gollum's that is.

Arvedui III · 01-20-2004, 04:43 PM

Q is for Quest, the quest to kill Smaug, that is.

Elrond of Rivendell · 01-20-2004, 04:52 PM

River Running, the most important river in the Eastern Regions of Known Middle-Earth.

Arvedui III · 01-20-2004, 07:50 PM

S is for Smaug, the great dragon who drove the dwarves out of Erebor.

piosenniel · 01-20-2004, 09:40 PM

T

Tom, the Troll from the Trollshaws

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NightKnight · 01-21-2004, 01:25 AM

Under the mountain the dragon was.

Essex · 01-21-2004, 05:42 AM

Voiceless it cries,
Wingless flutters,
Toothless bites,
Mouthless mutters

One of Gollum's riddles to Bilbo (The answer was Wind)

NightKnight · 01-21-2004, 08:31 AM

Then we'll just make it easy, and take Wind on W.

piosenniel · 01-21-2004, 10:32 PM

Ach!!!

X, again . . .

"X" - as in the number of the Chapter - A Warm Welcome

piosenniel · 01-23-2004, 03:13 AM

Y

Yellow hoods

hung on the pegs in Bilbo's house by Bifur and Bofur

Essex · 01-23-2004, 05:34 AM

Z is for the path that Zig-zagged into Rivendell.

Quote:

Bilbo never forgot the way they slithered and slipped in the dusk down the steep zig-zag path into the secret valley of Rivendell.

piosenniel · 01-23-2004, 11:55 AM

Who would like to start another topic to work through?

Erundil · 01-23-2004, 05:17 PM

How about Things from Chapter 11 (Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor) and before in the Silmarillion?

Should be interesting, so, here goes:

A is for the Ainulindalë, the Music of the Ainur that foreshadowed Eä.

Elrond of Rivendell · 01-23-2004, 05:44 PM

Belegaer, the great sea separating Middle-Earth from Aman.

**The Saucepan Man** · 01-23-2004, 06:54 PM

C is for Cuivienen, the lake besides whose waters the Quendi awoke

Elrond of Rivendell · 01-23-2004, 07:01 PM

Dark Elves coming up. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Erundil · 01-23-2004, 08:01 PM

E is for Eru, and if you don't know who that is, go read the book again. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

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Elrond of Rivendell · 01-23-2004, 08:10 PM

The Firstborn, aka as Elves.

NightKnight · 01-24-2004, 05:31 AM

G is for Galathilion, the white tree of Tirion.

Finwe · 01-24-2004, 09:27 PM

Halls of Mandos (self-explanatory, that is).

Elassar 516 · 01-24-2004, 09:36 PM

Ingwë, King of the Vanyar and most high lord of the elvish race.

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NightKnight · 01-25-2004, 06:12 AM

Jewels, as in the Silmarils.

Elrond of Rivendell · 01-25-2004, 08:43 AM

Kementári, a title for Yavanna.

Arestevana · 01-25-2004, 03:30 PM

Laurelin, the younger of the two trees of Valinor.

The Perky Ent · 01-25-2004, 03:46 PM

Melkor, brother of Manwe and first of the Ainur.

Elassar 516 · 01-25-2004, 07:10 PM

Nahar, the horse of Oromë

Thorongil · 01-26-2004, 04:47 AM

O for Oromë

Erundil · 01-26-2004, 02:01 PM

P is for the Pelori, the mountains that fenced Valinor for Middle-Earth.

Arestevana · 01-26-2004, 02:48 PM

Quendi, the Elves.

Nilpaurion Felagund · 01-28-2004, 07:54 PM

R

Rána, the Wanderer, another name for Isil, the Moon.

Eruanna · 01-28-2004, 08:15 PM

S

Shadowy Seas, filled with enchantments and bewilderments so that men may not find the Enchanted Isles when sailing west.

Nilpaurion Felagund · 01-28-2004, 08:28 PM

T

Taniquetil, Manwë's pad.

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Eorl of Rohan · 01-28-2004, 10:52 PM

U for Ulmo the lord of waters

Erundil · 01-28-2004, 11:29 PM

V is for Valar, of course.

Thorongil · 01-29-2004, 02:53 AM

W is for Water, the realm of Ulmo.

piosenniel · 01-29-2004, 03:25 AM

X

. . . and without "x", we wouldn't have Helcaraxe, the Grinding Ice.

Arestevana · 01-29-2004, 09:47 AM

Yavanna, one of the Valar; called Kementari.

piosenniel · 01-30-2004, 11:11 AM

Z

E"z"ellohar

The Green Mound of the Two Trees of Valinor
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Would someone like to begin a new subject, starting with "A"? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

01-19-2004, 11:15 PM	#41
Erundil Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Valmar, City of Bells Posts: 22	N is for North, the direction from which Smaug came to the Lonely Mountain. __________________ This is Eruhen version 2.0////// "The Gospels contain a fairy-story, or a story of a larger kind which embraces all the essence of fairy-stories." -- J.R.R. Tolkien, 'On Fairy-Stories'

01-20-2004, 03:25 AM	#42
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,816	O Old fat spider spinning in a tree!. . . First line to Bilbo's song in Flies and Spiders. He tries to draw the spiders away from the Dwarves by getting them to chase after him. __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

01-20-2004, 08:13 AM	#43
Thorongil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The Elvenpath Posts: 788	P is for Precious. Gollum's that is. __________________ To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. ~Sun Tzu

01-20-2004, 04:43 PM	#44
Arvedui III Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In Rohan, with Carolina on my mind Posts: 631	Q is for Quest, the quest to kill Smaug, that is. __________________ I have no idea what you just said, but I'm inspired!

01-20-2004, 07:50 PM	#46
Arvedui III Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In Rohan, with Carolina on my mind Posts: 631	S is for Smaug, the great dragon who drove the dwarves out of Erebor. __________________ I have no idea what you just said, but I'm inspired!

01-20-2004, 04:52 PM	#45
Elrond of Rivendell Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 261	River Running, the most important river in the Eastern Regions of Known Middle-Earth.

01-20-2004, 09:40 PM	#47
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,816	T Tom, the Troll from the Trollshaws [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

01-21-2004, 01:25 AM	#48
NightKnight Lost among the Stars Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hiding in Childhood (Sweden) Posts: 2,696	Under the mountain the dragon was. __________________ There are three kinds of people in this world. Those who can count, and those who can't.

01-21-2004, 05:42 AM	#49
Essex Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 887	Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters One of Gollum's riddles to Bilbo (The answer was Wind)

01-21-2004, 08:31 AM	#50
NightKnight Lost among the Stars Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hiding in Childhood (Sweden) Posts: 2,696	Then we'll just make it easy, and take Wind on W. __________________ There are three kinds of people in this world. Those who can count, and those who can't.

01-21-2004, 10:32 PM	#51
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,816	Ach!!! X, again . . . "X" - as in the number of the Chapter - A Warm Welcome __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

01-23-2004, 03:13 AM	#52
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,816	Y Yellow hoods hung on the pegs in Bilbo's house by Bifur and Bofur __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

01-23-2004, 11:55 AM	#54
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,816	Who would like to start another topic to work through? __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

01-23-2004, 05:17 PM	#55
Erundil Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Valmar, City of Bells Posts: 22	How about Things from Chapter 11 (Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor) and before in the Silmarillion? Should be interesting, so, here goes: A is for the Ainulindalë, the Music of the Ainur that foreshadowed Eä. __________________ This is Eruhen version 2.0////// "The Gospels contain a fairy-story, or a story of a larger kind which embraces all the essence of fairy-stories." -- J.R.R. Tolkien, 'On Fairy-Stories'

01-23-2004, 05:44 PM	#56
Elrond of Rivendell Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 261	Belegaer, the great sea separating Middle-Earth from Aman.

01-23-2004, 06:54 PM	#57
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,468	C is for Cuivienen, the lake besides whose waters the Quendi awoke __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

01-23-2004, 07:01 PM	#58
Elrond of Rivendell Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 261	Dark Elves coming up. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

01-23-2004, 08:01 PM	#59
Erundil Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Valmar, City of Bells Posts: 22	E is for Eru, and if you don't know who that is, go read the book again. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] <font size=1 color=339966>[ 9:01 PM January 23, 2004: Message edited by: Erundil ] __________________ This is Eruhen version 2.0////// "The Gospels contain a fairy-story, or a story of a larger kind which embraces all the essence of fairy-stories." -- J.R.R. Tolkien, 'On Fairy-Stories'

01-23-2004, 08:10 PM	#60
Elrond of Rivendell Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 261	The Firstborn, aka as Elves.

01-24-2004, 05:31 AM	#61
NightKnight Lost among the Stars Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hiding in Childhood (Sweden) Posts: 2,696	G is for Galathilion, the white tree of Tirion. __________________ There are three kinds of people in this world. Those who can count, and those who can't.

01-24-2004, 09:27 PM	#62
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	Halls of Mandos (self-explanatory, that is). __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.

01-24-2004, 09:36 PM	#63
Elassar 516 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sailing into the West...I wish Posts: 58	Ingwë, King of the Vanyar and most high lord of the elvish race. <font size=1 color=339966>[ 10:40 PM January 24, 2004: Message edited by: Elassar 516 ]

01-25-2004, 06:12 AM	#64
NightKnight Lost among the Stars Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hiding in Childhood (Sweden) Posts: 2,696	Jewels, as in the Silmarils. __________________ There are three kinds of people in this world. Those who can count, and those who can't.

01-25-2004, 08:43 AM	#65
Elrond of Rivendell Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 261	Kementári, a title for Yavanna.

01-25-2004, 03:30 PM	#66
Arestevana Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: May 2003 Location: West over water Posts: 486	Laurelin, the younger of the two trees of Valinor.

01-25-2004, 03:46 PM	#67
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,332	Melkor, brother of Manwe and first of the Ainur. __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

01-25-2004, 07:10 PM	#68
Elassar 516 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sailing into the West...I wish Posts: 58	Nahar, the horse of Oromë

01-26-2004, 04:47 AM	#69
Thorongil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The Elvenpath Posts: 788	O for Oromë __________________ To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. ~Sun Tzu

01-26-2004, 02:01 PM	#70
Erundil Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Valmar, City of Bells Posts: 22	P is for the Pelori, the mountains that fenced Valinor for Middle-Earth. __________________ This is Eruhen version 2.0////// "The Gospels contain a fairy-story, or a story of a larger kind which embraces all the essence of fairy-stories." -- J.R.R. Tolkien, 'On Fairy-Stories'

01-26-2004, 02:48 PM	#71
Arestevana Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: May 2003 Location: West over water Posts: 486	Quendi, the Elves.

01-28-2004, 07:54 PM	#72
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,430	R Rána, the Wanderer, another name for Isil, the Moon. __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

01-28-2004, 08:15 PM	#73
Eruanna Memento Mori Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Past The Point Of No Return Posts: 1,120	S Shadowy Seas, filled with enchantments and bewilderments so that men may not find the Enchanted Isles when sailing west. __________________ "Remember, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies."

01-28-2004, 08:28 PM	#74
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,430	T Taniquetil, Manwë's pad. <font size=1 color=339966>[ 9:40 PM January 28, 2004: Message edited by: Nilpaurion Felagund ] __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

01-28-2004, 10:52 PM	#75
Eorl of Rohan Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 602	U for Ulmo the lord of waters __________________ There is no signature here.

01-28-2004, 11:29 PM	#76
Erundil Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Valmar, City of Bells Posts: 22	V is for Valar, of course. __________________ This is Eruhen version 2.0////// "The Gospels contain a fairy-story, or a story of a larger kind which embraces all the essence of fairy-stories." -- J.R.R. Tolkien, 'On Fairy-Stories'