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Merry
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Post by Merry »

Philipa, looks like it's your turn after all these weeks!
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Post by Philipa »

:shock: It's a good thing I popped in. Let me see...

Who are the 'kuduk'?
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Post by Marilyn »

Philipa wrote::shock: It's a good thing I popped in. Let me see...

Who are the 'kuduk'?
The hobbits?

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Post by Philipa »

Marilyn wrote:
Philipa wrote::shock: It's a good thing I popped in. Let me see...

Who are the 'kuduk'?
The hobbits?

Marilyn
Correct Marilyn.

:oops: Can you believe I had forgotten I posted the question?
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Post by Marilyn »

Hi Philipa, it's been a while since I posted too :oops:

My question is:


Who was the high king of Fornost when Marcho and Blanco (the Fallohide Brothers) set out from Bree to cross the the River Baranduin

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Post by serinde »

Marilyn wrote:

Who was the high king of Fornost when Marcho and Blanco (the Fallohide Brothers) set out from Bree to cross the the River Baranduin

Marilyn
That would be King Argeleb II.

So here's my Question: Minas Tirith in Beleriand: Who built it and who occupied it?
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Post by Philipa »

serinde wrote:
So here's my Question: Minas Tirith in Beleriand: Who built it and who occupied it?
Finrod built the fortress on Tol Sirion.

I had to look the next bit up. I'd forgotten Finrod gave the fortress to his brother Orodreth however I did remember Sauron over took the 'tower of guard' and the short of it was poor Finrod and company died there.

Or course Luthien leveled it to the ground and saved her love Beren.

:D My question is thus:

What was the original name of the "New Row"

Bonus: what was it jokingly called in Bywater?
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Post by serinde »

Philipa wrote:
:D My question is thus:

What was the original name of the "New Row"

Bonus: what was it jokingly called in Bywater?
The original name was Bagshot Row. The hobbits considered Battle Gardens or Better Smials, but New Row was the sensible name. "It was a purely Bywater joke to refer to it as Sharkey's End"

Trivia Question: What was Tom Bombadil fetching for Goldberry when he heeded the hobbits' cries for hellp?
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What was Tom Bombadil fetching for Goldberry when he heeded the hobbits' cries for help?
Tom was fetching water lilies for his "lovely Lady."

Who was the "Winged Messenger"?
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Post by serinde »

Lindariel wrote:Who was the "Winged Messenger"?
The Winged Messenger is a Black Rider on a winged beast. The phrase is used by Gandalf. The Company sensed one flying over them when they were by the Anduin; Legolas shot the beast.

Question:

How old is Aragorn when he meets Gandalf?
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Post by Merry »

Well, I finally had some time to study Appendix B, serinde: if my math is correct, he was 25.
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Post by serinde »

Merry wrote:Well, I finally had some time to study Appendix B, serinde: if my math is correct, he was 25.
that is very young to 'get mixed up in Wizard's business' -- it is interesting because this is the beginning of his path to the Throne of Gondor!

your turn
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Post by Merry »

How many hobbits were killed in the Battle of Bywater?
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Post by Parmastahir »

19 Hobbits were killed in the Battle of Bywater.

My favorite LotR trivia question:

Of what color and composition was the outermost wall of Minas Tirith?

Away from The Green Hill Country,

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Post by Riv Res »

Parmastahir, I believe that the outer wall of Minas Tirith was made of the same impenetrable black stones that were used in the construction of Orthanc...a point missed entirely by PJ in the filming of the trilogy. :wink:

Where were the Houses of healing located in the city?

Gotta LOVE that Fonstad. :D
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