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symestreem · 01-11-2004, 12:52 PM

Here we go, ladies and gentlemen:

The House of Stewards
Osgiliath
Bag End
Meduseld
Thingol's treasury

I have gotten sick of people not reading the thread and therefore not including Thingol's treasury, so I am adding it myself.

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 1:54 PM January 11, 2004: Message edited by: symestreem ]

Heni · 01-11-2004, 12:57 PM

House of the Stewards: the only tomb?

too easy I guess..

symestreem · 01-11-2004, 03:24 PM

That's not it, but that's not a bad guess.

Heni · 01-11-2004, 03:30 PM

Osgiliath- The only place taken over by orcs

symestreem · 01-11-2004, 03:43 PM

No.

Heni · 01-11-2004, 03:45 PM

Ok then [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

I give up...this is not only a quiz for me

Lindolirian · 01-11-2004, 04:09 PM

Osgiliath is the only one not built on a hill.

symestreem · 01-11-2004, 04:16 PM

True. But no.

Lindolirian · 01-11-2004, 04:33 PM

The House of the Stewards is the only one without a river running in close proximity to it. The Water snakes right by Bag End on the Hill, the Snowbourne flows past the gates of Edoras, and Osgiliath is divided by the Anduin. The House of the Stewards is deep in Minas Tirith backed against Mindolluin.

And if that's not it, then I think after four good answers have been given, and they just don't seem to be the thing you're thinking of, it's about time for a wee directional hint, if you think you could manage. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 5:33 PM January 11, 2004: Message edited by: Lindolirian ]

symestreem · 01-11-2004, 06:16 PM

Not the rivers.

HINT: The location doesn't matter. The common thread is something that happened there. Go to the books and read about each place. You will need to go to the Appendices for one of these.

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 7:18 PM January 11, 2004: Message edited by: symestreem ]

Gil-Galad · 01-12-2004, 07:44 AM

Meduseld was only place retooken to live in
(osgiliath was used as a barricade)

symestreem · 01-12-2004, 03:16 PM

Nope, that's not it. Specifically, it has to do with something people did there.

Finwe · 01-12-2004, 07:15 PM

Bag End, because at all the other places, the King (at one time or the other) and the royal family were driven out.

symestreem · 01-15-2004, 07:18 PM

Nope. When was the King/royal family driven out of the house of Stewards specifically? Last hint: Thingol's treasury would also meet the criteria.

Finwe · 01-15-2004, 09:15 PM

Ah, right, you have a point there.

Bag End, because no one brought or looked into a palantir there.

House of Stewards -- Denethor
Meduseld -- Pippin (it's stretching it)
Osgiliath -- a palantir used to be there

symestreem · 01-16-2004, 07:17 PM

No palantirs in Thingol's treasury.

Arvedui III · 01-16-2004, 10:26 PM

Ack, this is hard.

Maybe The House of Stewards because it was never visited by dwarves? (Although that may apply to Osgiliath as well, dunno)

Gwaihir the Windlord · 01-17-2004, 01:54 AM

Was Osgiliath visited by Hobbits at all?

symestreem · 01-17-2004, 07:08 AM

We can't know that for sure. Pippin and Merry were said to have visited Gondor a couple of times, so perhaps they went to Osgiliath. So no, that's not the answer.
Arvedui, your answer is a good guess... but no.

NightKnight · 01-17-2004, 08:18 AM

There was some kind of kinslaying in all except Bag End?

symestreem · 01-17-2004, 01:36 PM

You are on the right track, NightKnight. It does have to do with slaying, but not kinslaying specifically. Denethor didn't actually kill Faramir, either, so House of Stewards would also be "odd one out" in that case.

NightKnight · 01-18-2004, 04:55 AM

Someone killed someone of their own race in all of them, except Bag End.

symestreem · 01-18-2004, 02:26 PM

It doesn't have to do with race. Go back and read the accounts of the events at those places.

Mad Baggins · 01-30-2004, 01:58 PM

Wars were fought near all of them except for Meduseld?

symestreem · 01-30-2004, 03:00 PM

A war was fought near Meduseld as well, when Helm Hammerhand was driven out of Edoras. HINT: This event has something to do with the answer.

NightKnight · 02-01-2004, 11:41 AM

I can feel I'm near, but I can't put my finger on it.
But is it something about the king being killed?
"King" Wulf was killed in Meduseld.
"King" Castamir was killed in Osgiliath.
House of the Stewards is the one that really puzzles me. No idea there...
Nothing in Bad End.
And as for Thingol's treasury, Thingol was killed there...wasn't he?

I think I'm confusing myself more and more as I try to come up with something. :P

Arvedui III · 02-01-2004, 01:31 PM

Herm...Treasure and slaying. Treasure-slaying.

No one was killed over wealth or gold or some kind of riches in the house of stewards?

symestreem · 02-06-2004, 08:58 PM

It's neither the treasure nor the royalty. Keep guessing!

mordor136 · 11-07-2002, 11:39 AM

helo everyone and welcome. lets get started.

Weathertop
Fangorn
Hobbiton
Lothlorien

HINT: think places certain hobbits went

[ November 07, 2002: Message edited by: mordor136 ]

Diamond18 · 11-07-2002, 12:23 PM

Weathertop is the only place that the Hobbits weren't safe, and/or where one of them was injured.

lathspell · 11-07-2002, 12:34 PM

Fangorn is the only place where not all of the Hobbits went.

mordor136 · 11-08-2002, 09:12 PM

lathspell got it. well done

lathspell · 11-13-2002, 05:38 AM

Imladris
Lothlorien
Carrock
Cair Andros

Hint: Names!

greetings,
lathspell

HerenIstarion · 11-13-2002, 07:08 AM

Imladris - cleaved valley
Lothlorien – flower of dreams
Cair Andros - ship of long-foam
Carrock - Carrock

carrock is not sindarin
out with it

(I'm good at showing off, am I not? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img])

mordor136 · 11-13-2002, 11:24 AM

Darn you beat me to it. Well enough of being a bad sport. Thats what I would have said.It took me to long to translate the names.

lathspell · 11-13-2002, 12:05 PM

You are VERY good at showing off HerenIstarion [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]... but it was not what I was looking for :P

Try again!

Diamond18 · 11-13-2002, 12:22 PM

Hmmmm...Imladris is the only place usually called something else (Rivendell).

Lindolirian · 11-13-2002, 07:31 PM

Well, what I'm thinking of seems too easy, but I might as well try it anyways: Imladris is the only one west of the Misty Mountains.

Precioussss · 11-13-2002, 07:50 PM

They all have Elvish names, except for Carrock?

HerenIstarion · 11-14-2002, 05:45 AM

Well, I'll put my finger on Carrock again, on the ground that all three others are composed names (i.e cleaved+valley etc) and carrock, well, is just carrock (I don't think it was the stony place where beornings were parking their trucks [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img])

01-11-2004, 12:52 PM	#1
symestreem Face in the Water Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 729	Odd PLACE Out II Here we go, ladies and gentlemen: The House of Stewards Osgiliath Bag End Meduseld Thingol's treasury I have gotten sick of people not reading the thread and therefore not including Thingol's treasury, so I am adding it myself. <font size=1 color=339966>[ 1:54 PM January 11, 2004: Message edited by: symestreem ] __________________ A Gandalf-uncloaking-free zone. Last edited by symestreem; 03-06-2004 at 04:43 PM.

01-11-2004, 12:57 PM	#2
Heni Animated Skeleton Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 31	House of the Stewards: the only tomb? too easy I guess.. __________________ "I`m glad you`re with me Sam, here at the end of all things"

01-11-2004, 03:24 PM	#3
symestreem Face in the Water Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 729	That's not it, but that's not a bad guess. __________________ A Gandalf-uncloaking-free zone.

01-11-2004, 03:30 PM	#4
Heni Animated Skeleton Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 31	Osgiliath- The only place taken over by orcs __________________ "I`m glad you`re with me Sam, here at the end of all things"

01-11-2004, 03:43 PM	#5
symestreem Face in the Water Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 729	No. __________________ A Gandalf-uncloaking-free zone.

01-11-2004, 03:45 PM	#6
Heni Animated Skeleton Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 31	Ok then [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] I give up...this is not only a quiz for me __________________ "I`m glad you`re with me Sam, here at the end of all things"

01-11-2004, 04:09 PM	#7
Lindolirian World's Tallest Hobbit Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Where the view is long Posts: 2,126	Osgiliath is the only one not built on a hill. __________________ 'They say that the One will himself enter into Arda, and heal Men and all the Marring from the beginning to the end."

01-11-2004, 04:16 PM	#8
symestreem Face in the Water Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 729	True. But no. __________________ A Gandalf-uncloaking-free zone.

01-11-2004, 04:33 PM	#9
Lindolirian World's Tallest Hobbit Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Where the view is long Posts: 2,126	The House of the Stewards is the only one without a river running in close proximity to it. The Water snakes right by Bag End on the Hill, the Snowbourne flows past the gates of Edoras, and Osgiliath is divided by the Anduin. The House of the Stewards is deep in Minas Tirith backed against Mindolluin. And if that's not it, then I think after four good answers have been given, and they just don't seem to be the thing you're thinking of, it's about time for a wee directional hint, if you think you could manage. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] <font size=1 color=339966>[ 5:33 PM January 11, 2004: Message edited by: Lindolirian ] __________________ 'They say that the One will himself enter into Arda, and heal Men and all the Marring from the beginning to the end."

01-11-2004, 06:16 PM	#10
symestreem Face in the Water Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 729	Not the rivers. HINT: The location doesn't matter. The common thread is something that happened there. Go to the books and read about each place. You will need to go to the Appendices for one of these. <font size=1 color=339966>[ 7:18 PM January 11, 2004: Message edited by: symestreem ] __________________ A Gandalf-uncloaking-free zone.

01-12-2004, 07:44 AM	#11
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 5,054	Meduseld was only place retooken to live in (osgiliath was used as a barricade) __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

01-12-2004, 03:16 PM	#12
symestreem Face in the Water Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 729	Nope, that's not it. Specifically, it has to do with something people did there. __________________ A Gandalf-uncloaking-free zone.

01-12-2004, 07:15 PM	#13
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	Bag End, because at all the other places, the King (at one time or the other) and the royal family were driven out. __________________ 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.

01-15-2004, 07:18 PM	#14
symestreem Face in the Water Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 729	Nope. When was the King/royal family driven out of the house of Stewards specifically? Last hint: Thingol's treasury would also meet the criteria. __________________ A Gandalf-uncloaking-free zone.

01-15-2004, 09:15 PM	#15
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	Ah, right, you have a point there. Bag End, because no one brought or looked into a palantir there. House of Stewards -- Denethor Meduseld -- Pippin (it's stretching it) Osgiliath -- a palantir used to be there __________________ 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.

01-16-2004, 07:17 PM	#16
symestreem Face in the Water Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 729	No palantirs in Thingol's treasury. __________________ A Gandalf-uncloaking-free zone.

01-16-2004, 10:26 PM	#17
Arvedui III Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In Rohan, with Carolina on my mind Posts: 631	Ack, this is hard. Maybe The House of Stewards because it was never visited by dwarves? (Although that may apply to Osgiliath as well, dunno) __________________ I have no idea what you just said, but I'm inspired!

01-17-2004, 01:54 AM	#18
Gwaihir the Windlord Essence of Darkness Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Evermore Posts: 1,420	Was Osgiliath visited by Hobbits at all?

01-17-2004, 07:08 AM	#19
symestreem Face in the Water Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 729	We can't know that for sure. Pippin and Merry were said to have visited Gondor a couple of times, so perhaps they went to Osgiliath. So no, that's not the answer. Arvedui, your answer is a good guess... but no. __________________ A Gandalf-uncloaking-free zone.

01-17-2004, 08:18 AM	#20
NightKnight Lost among the Stars Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hiding in Childhood (Sweden) Posts: 2,696	There was some kind of kinslaying in all except Bag End? __________________ There are three kinds of people in this world. Those who can count, and those who can't.

01-17-2004, 01:36 PM	#21
symestreem Face in the Water Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 729	You are on the right track, NightKnight. It does have to do with slaying, but not kinslaying specifically. Denethor didn't actually kill Faramir, either, so House of Stewards would also be "odd one out" in that case. __________________ A Gandalf-uncloaking-free zone.

01-18-2004, 04:55 AM	#22
NightKnight Lost among the Stars Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hiding in Childhood (Sweden) Posts: 2,696	Someone killed someone of their own race in all of them, except Bag End. __________________ There are three kinds of people in this world. Those who can count, and those who can't.

01-18-2004, 02:26 PM	#23
symestreem Face in the Water Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 729	It doesn't have to do with race. Go back and read the accounts of the events at those places. __________________ A Gandalf-uncloaking-free zone.

01-30-2004, 01:58 PM	#24
Mad Baggins Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: A place where after thunder golden showers come falling like a rain of flowers. Posts: 374	Wars were fought near all of them except for Meduseld? __________________ I like buying snacks from a vending machine because food is better when it falls. Sometimes at the grocery, I'll drop a candy bar so that it will achieve its maximum flavor potential.

01-30-2004, 03:00 PM	#25
symestreem Face in the Water Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 729	A war was fought near Meduseld as well, when Helm Hammerhand was driven out of Edoras. HINT: This event has something to do with the answer. __________________ A Gandalf-uncloaking-free zone.

02-01-2004, 11:41 AM	#26
NightKnight Lost among the Stars Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hiding in Childhood (Sweden) Posts: 2,696	I can feel I'm near, but I can't put my finger on it. But is it something about the king being killed? "King" Wulf was killed in Meduseld. "King" Castamir was killed in Osgiliath. House of the Stewards is the one that really puzzles me. No idea there... Nothing in Bad End. And as for Thingol's treasury, Thingol was killed there...wasn't he? I think I'm confusing myself more and more as I try to come up with something. :P __________________ There are three kinds of people in this world. Those who can count, and those who can't.

02-01-2004, 01:31 PM	#27
Arvedui III Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In Rohan, with Carolina on my mind Posts: 631	Herm...Treasure and slaying. Treasure-slaying. No one was killed over wealth or gold or some kind of riches in the house of stewards? __________________ I have no idea what you just said, but I'm inspired!

02-06-2004, 08:58 PM	#28
symestreem Face in the Water Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 729	It's neither the treasure nor the royalty. Keep guessing! __________________ A Gandalf-uncloaking-free zone.

11-07-2002, 11:39 AM	#29
mordor136 Wight Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: snowboarding with Morgoth in the void Posts: 221	Odd PLACE Out helo everyone and welcome. lets get started. Weathertop Fangorn Hobbiton Lothlorien HINT: think places certain hobbits went [ November 07, 2002: Message edited by: mordor136 ] __________________ It's not A.D.D I'm just ignoring you. I'm like a super-hero with no powers or motivation

11-07-2002, 12:23 PM	#30
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,561	Weathertop is the only place that the Hobbits weren't safe, and/or where one of them was injured. __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.

11-07-2002, 12:34 PM	#31
lathspell Regenerating Ringkeeper Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Holland Posts: 757	Fangorn is the only place where not all of the Hobbits went. __________________ 'You?' cried Frodo. 'Yes, I, Gandalf the Grey,' said the wizard solemnly. 'There are many powers in the world, for good or for evil. Some are greater than I am. Against some I have not yet been measured. But my time is coming.'

11-08-2002, 09:12 PM	#32
mordor136 Wight Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: snowboarding with Morgoth in the void Posts: 221	lathspell got it. well done __________________ It's not A.D.D I'm just ignoring you. I'm like a super-hero with no powers or motivation

11-13-2002, 05:38 AM	#33
lathspell Regenerating Ringkeeper Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Holland Posts: 757	Imladris Lothlorien Carrock Cair Andros Hint: Names! greetings, lathspell __________________ 'You?' cried Frodo. 'Yes, I, Gandalf the Grey,' said the wizard solemnly. 'There are many powers in the world, for good or for evil. Some are greater than I am. Against some I have not yet been measured. But my time is coming.'

11-13-2002, 07:08 AM	#34
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,301	Imladris - cleaved valley Lothlorien – flower of dreams Cair Andros - ship of long-foam Carrock - Carrock carrock is not sindarin out with it (I'm good at showing off, am I not? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]) __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

11-13-2002, 11:24 AM	#35
mordor136 Wight Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: snowboarding with Morgoth in the void Posts: 221	Darn you beat me to it. Well enough of being a bad sport. Thats what I would have said.It took me to long to translate the names. __________________ It's not A.D.D I'm just ignoring you. I'm like a super-hero with no powers or motivation