Who Said It?

Gil · Post by **Gil** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:25 pm

Thanks Bruce!

Level 1.5 - 2

"...we did not grumble - our labours had been well rewarded".

So, who said it?????

Philipa · Post by **Philipa** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:00 pm

Sounds dwarfish to me.

Gil · Post by **Gil** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:49 pm

guess again.... Not dwarves!!!

sorry Philipa!

Gil · Post by **Gil** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:17 pm

I'm uncertain of the conventions here. When do I give a hint??????

Merry · Post by **Merry** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:47 pm

There are no conventions, Gil: give a hint when you're tired of waiting on us!

I'll hazard a guess: Boromir?

Gil · Post by **Gil** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 5:03 pm

sorry Merry, not Boromir.

It is Lotr.

The speaker comes from a rural food-loving society. He is addressing a group of people, having survived a battle that he feared would never be fought.

Philipa · Post by **Philipa** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:35 pm

Gil wrote:sorry Merry, not Boromir.

It is Lotr.

The speaker comes from a rural food-loving society. He is addressing a group of people, having survived a battle that he feared would never be fought.

'a battle he feared would never be fought' you say? Hobbit for sure but which one feared a battle wouldn't be fought? Quite a puzzler.

Gil · Post by **Gil** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:16 pm

Definitely hobbit Philippa.

If I say that 2 hobbits are involved in this event does that help???????

Merry · Post by **Merry** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:27 pm

Was in Mippin?

Gil · Post by **Gil** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:14 pm

Mippin indeed, Merry, but which and where and when and to whom?

Philipa · Post by **Philipa** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:58 pm

Wait a minute, was it not Merry who was asked by Theoden to stay behind before riding to Gondor and Minas Tirith?

Gil · Post by **Gil** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 7:00 am

Yes he was Philippa, but that is not the incident I have in mind, sorry!!!

Battle, unexpected (certainly to those being attacked) involving both M and P????? The attackers had been dismissed as harmless by their enemy. Really well done in the films although this quote is not in the film.

I think this is becoming a level 3 question.

That wasn't my intention but the quote IS a bit obscure! It came as a surprise to me when I was looking for something, and I thought I knew LOTR backwards.

Merry · Post by **Merry** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 3:42 pm

Maybe not a level 3 question, Gil, but some of us try to rely on our rather ancient and decrepit memories on these questions rather than just picking up the book and looking it up! This keeps us humble.

The attack on Isengard?

Philipa · Post by **Philipa** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:19 am

Gil wrote:
Level 1.5 - 2

"...we did not grumble - our labours had been well rewarded".

So, who said it?????

oh for heaven's sake. I've been re-reading The Two Towers of late and I just stumbled on the answer to your quiz question.

Merry was recounting what Treebeard had asked of him and Pippen to collect 'man foods' for Theoden, Gandalf and guests after the down fall of Isengard. Collecting the food was the 'labours' and the 'reward' was the success of finding pipeweed in floating barrels.

Gil · Post by **Gil** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 8:41 am

Well done Philippa!!!!!!!

Over to you.