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Old 08-05-2003, 09:21 AM   #161
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Ok its between 20-60 years. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

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Old 08-05-2003, 09:24 AM   #162
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I can't win, yet I'm answering this, why? because I can.

I believe it was 21 years.
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Old 08-05-2003, 09:25 AM   #163
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45? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Ok, I'll stop guessing now...
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Old 08-05-2003, 09:41 AM   #164
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Beren is correct

9.How long did Brytta rule?

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Old 08-05-2003, 12:19 PM   #165
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44 years? I'm feeling a bit more confident about this one...
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Old 08-05-2003, 11:06 PM   #166
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Yup.

Final Question

10)What is Eomer’s surname and what does it mean?

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Old 08-12-2003, 10:06 AM   #167
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Old 08-12-2003, 10:12 AM   #168
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His surname was "éadig", which meanes "blessed".
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Old 08-13-2003, 12:10 PM   #169
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correct!

And here are the final scores:

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So the Mr. Saucepan Man wins!!! Yay! It is now your turn
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Old 08-18-2003, 07:25 PM   #170
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Thanks, elven maiden, and sorry for the delay folks, but I've been away.

The next Topic is ... Orcs. And an easy one to start with.

1. Which unfortunate Orc was ensnared by Shelob and no doubt ended up providing her with a tasty morsel?
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Old 08-18-2003, 07:48 PM   #171
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Is it Ufthak?
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Old 08-19-2003, 02:31 PM   #172
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It is indeed poor Ufthak.

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2. What name for Orcs means "Yelling Horde"?
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Old 08-20-2003, 01:21 PM   #173
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Glamhoth.

Looks like I have a weakness for orcs, eh?
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Old 08-20-2003, 04:34 PM   #174
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Glamhoth is indeed the answer. Well done Evisse. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Nothing wrong with being knowledgable about Orcs. Best to know your enemy. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

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3. To what is attributed the ferocity and determination of the Orcs' assault on Isildur and his Men at Gladden Fields?
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Old 08-20-2003, 04:52 PM   #175
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I don't know if this is what you had in mind, just a guess: To the evil power of the Ring?
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Old 08-20-2003, 05:45 PM   #176
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Spot on, Evisse. They are said (in a footnote to the Disaster of the Gladden Fields) to have been unconsciously spurred on (in part, at least) by the Ring's desire to return to its Lord.

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4. Which Orc is referred to as having "wide and snuffling nostrils"?
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Old 08-21-2003, 02:17 AM   #177
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The tracker-Orc, that argued with another fighting-Orc and eventually killed him. The two nearly stumbled across Frodo and Sam, hiding from them in the Morannon.
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Old 08-21-2003, 06:52 PM   #178
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That's the fellow.

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5. Are Orcs inherently evil?

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5. In what circumstances does an Orc end up crushed underneath a stone?
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Old 08-21-2003, 07:58 PM   #179
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The orc killed by Aghan the Drûg's "Faithful stone" ?
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Old 08-21-2003, 08:02 PM   #180
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Correct Turambar.

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6. Who made the heavy and clumsy mail worn by Saruman's Orcs?
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Old 08-21-2003, 08:51 PM   #181
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The orcs themelves?
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Old 08-22-2003, 01:56 AM   #182
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No laughing matter, Saucepans [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img].

Was it Dunlendish blacksmiths, perhaps?
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Old 08-22-2003, 06:53 AM   #183
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A passage in The Battles of the Fords of Isen in UT says of the Dunlendings that they were not well armed; a footnote (no. 11) then says:
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It's a bit ambiguous, but I think it means that the Dunlendings made no armor, and that the Isengard orcs made their own, poorly.

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You are correct, Turambar. They made their own armour. The footnote which you have quoted was the reference that I had in mind. Well done.

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To Pippin's surprise he found that much of the talk was intelligible; many of the Orcs were using ordinary language. Apparently the members of two or three quite different tribes were present, and they could not understand one another's orc-speech.
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Old 08-25-2003, 05:27 PM   #186
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Quite right, Yavanna. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

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Old 08-25-2003, 05:36 PM   #187
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Grishnakh (sp?) to Ugluk.
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Indeed it was, Evisse. And your spelling is perfect. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

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9. By what name did Orcs refer to the Noldor?

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Old 08-29-2003, 08:47 AM   #189
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That would be "Golug".
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Old 08-31-2003, 05:43 AM   #190
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Correct, Mariska. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

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Looks like Evisse is up next. But before that, the final question ...

10. What was Radbug's fate?
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Old 08-31-2003, 05:59 AM   #191
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Well, just for the honor:
He was slain by Shagrat, because of insubordination.
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True, but I was looking for the manner of his death, in all it's gory-ous detail. [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]
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euh, his eyes were squeezed out...
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Old 09-01-2003, 10:56 AM   #194
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... yes, not known for his subtlety, Shagrat, was he? Hehe. [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

You are of course correct, Mariska, but full honours go to Evisse the Blue ...

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Old 09-01-2003, 04:03 PM   #195
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Next topic: Kelvar and Olvar (plants and animals in ME).

1. Which plant is known to sprout only in places where the Numenoreans lived?
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Correct.
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2. What is said to be the origin of the mearas?
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