Tolkien Trivia

serinde · Post by **serinde** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:43 pm

Riv Res wrote: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.

Where were the Houses of healing located in the city?

Gotta LOVE that Fonstad.

Then, why was it called 'the White City'?

Riv Res · Post by **Riv Res** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:49 pm

Because it indeed was completely made of white stone...except for the outer wall of the first level.

serinde · Post by **serinde** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:49 pm

I believe the current question is about the location of the Houses of Healing?

" They stood not far from the Citadel-gate, in the sixth circle, nigh to its southward wall, and about them was a garden and a greensward with trees, the only such place in the City."

Next question:

who is the subject of this poem? "An Elven-maid there was of old"

serinde · Post by **serinde** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 2:24 pm

who is the subject of this poem? "An Elven-maid there was of old"

Really, no stabs at this one?

Merry · Post by **Merry** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 4:01 pm

Pardon us for letting this one languish, serinde! This really is a stab, since I don't always read the poetry very carefully. Is it Niphredil?

serinde · Post by **serinde** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 5:18 pm

Merry wrote:Pardon us for letting this one languish, serinde! This really is a stab, since I don't always read the poetry very carefully. Is it Niphredil?

no, not Niphredil ~~ try the first volume

librislove · Post by **librislove** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 5:22 am

Is the elven lady Nimrodel?

serinde · Post by **serinde** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 1:54 am

librislove wrote:Is the elven lady Nimrodel?

no, different poem (btw, it is the first line of the poem)

shieldmaiden · Post by **shieldmaiden** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 3:50 am

Just guessing...was it Lúthien?

Philipa · Post by **Philipa** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 6:01 pm

librislove wrote:Is the elven lady Nimrodel?

no, different poem (btw, it is the first line of the poem)

Ironically enough, the Lay/Song of Nimrodel uses that line as the first line of the song. I'm totally stumped if the answers not Nimrodel. Can't wait to see who it was. I've looked and I can't find it.

serinde · Post by **serinde** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:48 pm

librislove wrote:Is the elven lady Nimrodel?

My sincerest apologies ~~ you are correct

(thanks to Philipa for pointing out my error, ever so graciously; my only excuse is that it had been so long since I posed the question that I forgot the answer!)

librislove, it is your turn

librislove · Post by **librislove** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 4:48 am

Apology most gladly accepted--I actually had some fun looking for the right
answer.

And now to work----

librislove · Post by **librislove** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 4:56 am

Here we go--Who is Ufthak?

Philipa · Post by **Philipa** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:40 pm

librislove wrote:Apology most gladly accepted--I actually had some fun looking for the right
answer.

I did too!

Ufthak definitely has a orcish name. I had to go digging for this one too. He's the orc for the Tower of Cirith Ungol.

Question: Where is Ravenhill?
Bonus: What is it's significients?

librislove · Post by **librislove** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:18 am

Yes--he's one of them. Shagrat and Gorbag talk about him--just for kicks, not part of the game--anyone know what happened to him?