Tolkien Trivia

Airwin · Post by **Airwin** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 4:54 pm

bruce rerek wrote:No one has answered my presidential question -how many US presidents are not burried in US soil?

I'll give it a try. The (former) presidents who are still alive: Ford, Carter, Bush Sr., Clinton, and Bush Jr.

I guess that's 5...

bruce rerek · Post by **bruce rerek** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:24 pm

Very well done Airwin, you would be surprised at how many folks ponder this and forget the obvious, those who do not need burrial.

Riv Res · Post by **Riv Res** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 8:32 pm

bruce rerek wrote:The personage with the yellow boots and the blue jacket was also known as Forn and Orald. His titles were: Eldest and Master.
We had a lively discussion about how Bombadil was different from the the wizards and how the Professor used both he and the Ents and other earth powers as older and some how beyond the plain of everyday life on Middle Earth. Any takers for a new thread?

Your wish is our command Bruce. Would you like to get things started in our new Tolkien and the Natural Powers of Middle-earth thread in the Simply Tolkien Forum.

Philipa · Post by **Philipa** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 9:01 pm

bruce rerek wrote:Very well done Airwin, you would be surprised at how many folks ponder this and forget the obvious, those who do not need burrial.

Pondering ... I have no time to ponder ... good one though Bruce.

Now, who is giving us the trivia questions ... you or Merry?

Merry · Post by **Merry** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 11:41 pm

I will!

Here's a nice little level 1 question:

He was a Marshall of Westfold and fought in both the Battle of the Fords of Isen and the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. Who is he?

Varda · Post by **Varda** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:47 am

why none other than the Lord of the Mark, Third Marshall of the Riddermark...Éomer, son of Éomund of Eastfold ( and my next very favorite character of the LoTR!!!! )

Merry · Post by **Merry** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:34 am

And a wonderful character, to be sure, Varda, but was Eomer a Marshall of Westfold?

bruce rerek · Post by **bruce rerek** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 6:31 pm

I think we are looking for the marshall of the Westfold men who was Erkenbrand. If I am not mistaken he gave his life defending the Fords of Isen and who's body was defiled by Orcs.

Merry · Post by **Merry** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:08 am

Ah, yes, Bruce, but if he gave his life at the Fords of Isen, then he couldn't also have been at the Battle of the Pelennor, right?

Marilyn · Post by **Marilyn** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 3:12 pm

Merry

The only other Rohirrim I can think of is Grimbold who fought at both battles and lost his life at the Pelennor Fields.

Hope that's your answer

Marilyn

Merry · Post by **Merry** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 4:38 pm

Yes, indeed, Marilyn. Well done!

I have always enjoyed the name of 'Grimbold'. Who would name their baby boy 'Grimbold'? How would you like to have 'Grimbold' be your father?

Those Rohirrim where mighty tough men!

Marilyn, your turn!

Marilyn · Post by **Marilyn** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 6:03 pm

Yes Merry, who would call their son Grimbold, it makes you wonder what his father was called.

Anyway here's a simple Level 1 question:

How many years passed between the first and second meeting of Aragorn and Arwen?

Philipa · Post by **Philipa** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 11:37 pm

I beleive it was 29/30 years by what the Appendex A has to say.

Marilyn · Post by **Marilyn** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:28 pm

Yeh!! Philipa,

I was beginning to think I'd asked a difficult question

You're up next!

Marilyn

Philipa · Post by **Philipa** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 2:22 am

You can blame that V man and my bad back for the delay. Things have calmed down now so let's have some fun.

Level 1

What is Ithildin and what is it made of?