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Nope. Not metal armour. But, I'm curious why you think that may be connected to the East farthing.Quote:
Originally Posted by kittykatt
Here's a hint: There are two possible answers here. One helps you get into something and the other helps you get out of something.
'Twas just a wild guess, basically..thinking about the Stoor boots,& our Middle Ages, so... :)
Now you REALLY have me curious!!! :p
A Shoehorn?
Yes Laubgaenger.Quote:
Originally Posted by Laubgaenger
But you did not put your answer into the form of a question.
Like this: What is a shoehorn?
I'll let that slide for today.
The preferred answer is Shoehorn, though I would also have accepted Bootjack.
A shoehorn helps you get into your footwear.
A bootjack helps you get out of your footwear.
Only in the Eastfarthing are hobbits known to wear boots or shoes (muddy conditions).
Both were first utilized in our middle-ages.
Grats!
You have the Jeopardy! Jacket.
It was a nice long run Alex.
We will miss you.
"I think what makes 'Jeopardy!' special is that, among all the quiz and game shows out there, ours tends to encourage learning."
Alex Trebek
Who was the finest host in the long history of Jeopardy?Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
R.I.P Mr.Trebek :'(
Tolkien Jeopardy! Update: Rules…
From the original post:
This works like all of the other Tolkien Trivia threads except that there are no limits on the number of words (unlike One-word, Two-word and Three-word Trivia) AND you have to submit the answer in the form of a question.
So the only category in this form of Jeopardy! is Tolkien published stuff.
There will be no limits on what is allowed except that the answers have to be something written by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, and there should only be ONE possible answer.
Movie stuff, audio stuff or any other adaptation stuff cannot be used. Only stuff (prose and poetry) actually written by JRRT. Christopher's published stuff works, because he is basically an editor of JRRT and he published no original material (that I am aware of).
And…
Simple spelling errors should not matter.
Other rules may be needed, but I hope we can get by with this minimal amount.
I have found a reason to add another rule (actually, this is more of a rule change).
It has become apparent that some folks are not Jeopardy! fanatics and sometimes forget to phrase their answer in the "form of a question".
Here is an example.
Answer: A Shoehorn?
That is not what would be considered "exactly" correct.
The "exactly correct" answer should have been: "What is a Shoehorn?"
But I think it will be considered "close enough" for our game.
So, here is a new rule:
If the answer has a question mark at the end, it will be considered to be in the "form of a question".
So, there ya go.
If anyone has a suggestion for other rule changes just let me know and we will hash it out.
Riddle:
A laughing steam runs down the Mountain to an area in that grow flowers with the color of the hair of the maid, that name i am looking for.
Maybe to easy, but i am late :-)
What is the Nimrodel?Quote:
Originally Posted by Laubgaenger
You are near i think, but this is it not the one i look for.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
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Originally Posted by Laubgaenger
How about Cirin-en-Galadh ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Laubgaenger
No, its the Girls name i look for. (other river)Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
Who is Elanor Gardner, Sam's Daughter? She was named for the flowers that grow by the banks of the Nimrodel in Lorien.Quote:
Originally Posted by Laubgaenger
No, its the Girls name i look for.Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwise_Sotall
Who is Nimrodel?
No :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
Who is Goldberry?Quote:
Originally Posted by Laubgaenger
also no.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reaboj
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Originally Posted by Laubgaenger
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Originally Posted by Laubgaenger
Her hair was yellow.
Many believe her of of Elevenblood.
She dies Young.
Who is Lalaith?Quote:
Originally Posted by Laubgaenger
Daughter of Hurin Thalion, sister of Turin Turambar.
That she is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
Born as Urwen, but called Lalaith after the Nen Lalaith, that runs near the House in that they lived.
Lalaith means "laughter" in Sindarin
This Riddlestick is also yours and the 3rd you picked already up :-)
So the Riddle fun can go on.
Ah, the Jacket still fits.
It may hap that things shall be different after the feasting.
A new Tolkien Jeopardy! riddle:
With blade, two strokes he made against two foes.
One great and another less so. One living and one not.
No lives were taken.
And in the tale of the Ring, no other strokes are recorded.
It's been 3 days (my normal limit) so here is a hint...Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
A member of The Company
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Originally Posted by Boraxxe
Who is Frodo? I believe Frodo spills less blood in the tale than anyone, I think the only two strikes recorded by Frodo are against a Barrow-Wight in the Barrow-Downs, and sticking Sting into a troll's foot in the chamber of Mazarbul.
Yes. You have it A-man.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheArtilleryman
I think it was my third reading when I stumbled upon the realization that Frodo, while going on, and living through, an amazingly dangerous "adventure", comes out at the end being the only one that actually, with arrows flying and blades swinging, never ended up killing anyone or anything.
A peaceful soul to the end.
You have the Jacket!
Thanks Boraxxe! I haven't been watching the forums as much recently, but just happened to hop in and see that, so I'd better pay attention now I have the jacket!
OK, easy one in the style of a well-known children's book:
"We're trying to get to Mordor,
It's going to be a tough one,
We're not scared!
Look, there's a mountain:
We can't go over it,
We can't go round it,
We'll have to go through it"
What (or Who) is Caradhras, under which Khazad-dûm was built. After a failed attempt to cross the Redhorn Pass beneath Caradhras, the Fellowship entered the "long dark of Moria".Quote:
Originally Posted by TheArtilleryman
(We're going on a Balrog-hunt, and we're not scared!) :D
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Originally Posted by Samwise_Sotall
It's going to be a big one (covered in flames and with a massive whip and a bad attitude!!!)
Of course, you are right! A perfect answer, 10/10. Wear the jacket with pride :)
Thank'ee! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by TheArtilleryman
A (supposedly) cotton-headed, friendly co-conspirator.
Who is Fredegar Bolger?Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwise_Sotall
Also known as "Fatty" to his close friends, he conspired with Merry, Pippin and Sam to keep tabs on Frodo in order to find out what he was up to with Gandalf.
A very good guess, but not who I am thinking of.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
However, this person did assist Merry, Pippin, Sam, and Frodo.
Aha. In that case...Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwise_Sotall
Who is Folco Boffin?
He was another unindicted co-conspirator. He helped Fatty and the others pack up Frodo's goods for the move to Crickhollow.
Another great guess (and it does fit the clues well). But again, not who I was thinking of. This person aids the hobbits after they leave Crickhollow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
Not sure about the "cotton-headed" part although...Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwise_Sotall
Who is Tom Bombadil?
Hmmm...
Well, this one didn't conspire with hobbits, but he did work (or was supposed to) with Gandalf to help them once they got to Bree.
"Memory like a lumber-room" and all that fits the "supposedly" cotton-headed remark.
Who is Barliman Butterbur?
Gandalf told him that a hobbit would be traveling through Bree and that he might be in trouble and could be in need of help.
I guess that sort of counts as conspiring.
The clues thus far:
A (supposedly) cotton-headed, friendly co-conspirator.
This person assists Merry, Pippin, Sam, and Frodo after they leave Crickhollow.
Boraxxe was closer.
This person helps to hide information from others, thus the word "conspirator".
And they're called something akin to "cotton-headed".
Well, Sotall, you've led us on a merry chase. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwise_Sotall
I think I've got it now...
Who is Nob?
Nob was called a "woolly-footed slowcoach" by Butterbur when the hobbits first arrived at the Prancing Pony.
But later, in The Return of the King, when the group returns to Bree on their way back to the Shire, he calls him a "woolly-pated ninny".
I think that covers the "cotton-headed" attribution.
Also during the first Bree visit, he helped Strider set up the "simulation" in their rooms.
I think that covers the "hide information" part.Quote:
‘Well Masters,’ said Nob, ‘I’ve ruffled up the clothes and put in a bolster down the middle of each bed. And I made a nice imitation of your head with a brown woollen mat, Mr. Bag – Underhill, sir,’ he added with a grin.
J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings (p. 174). Harper Collins, Inc.. Kindle Edition.
Well done! Excellent reasoning and presentation. The jacket is yours. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
Ah. Nice to have it back. It is a comfortable thing you know. Quite warm, without being heavy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwise_Sotall
Now for the next riddle:
This was when, we as readers, might have first begun to suspect that a certain wizard might not be quite human. (Or at least, when he seemed to demonstrate non-human abilities.)
Hint:Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
Shortly after this the music began.
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Originally Posted by Boraxxe
A new hint:Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
This occurs in the first novel that brought notoriety to JRRT.
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Originally Posted by Boraxxe
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Originally Posted by Boraxxe
We have again hit my 3-day arbitrary limit...Here's another hint:Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
After seeing this display, Bilbo felt a bit embarrassed by what he had done on the previous morning.
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Originally Posted by Boraxxe
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Originally Posted by Boraxxe
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Originally Posted by Boraxxe
Ok, last hint before I pass on this one and provide the solution:Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
14 individuals witnessed this display.
What are green smoke rings?
There it is!Quote:
Originally Posted by ItaOperor
You have won the Jeopardy! Jacket.Quote:
Then they went back, and found Thorin with his feet on the fender smoking a pipe. He was blowing the most enormous smoke-rings, and wherever he told one to go, it went— up the chimney, or behind the clock on the mantelpiece, or under the table, or round and round the ceiling; but wherever it went it was not quick enough to escape Gandalf. Pop! he sent a smaller smoke-ring from his short clay-pipe straight through each one of Thorin’s. Then Gandalf’s smoke-ring would go green and come back to hover over the wizard’s head. He had a cloud of them about him already, and in the dim light it made him look strange and sorcerous. Bilbo stood still and watched— he loved smoke-rings— and then he blushed to think how proud he had been yesterday morning of the smoke-rings he had sent up the wind over The Hill.
Tolkien, J.R.R.. The Hobbit (p. 13). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Kindle Edition.
Wear it with pride!.
Your turn.
Thank youQuote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
It smote the Impenetrable
What is The Black Arrow used by Bard the bowman to take down Smaug the Impenetrable?Quote:
Originally Posted by ItaOperor
Correct :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
The jacket is yours.
Ok, here's the next one:
It had a golden beak and black eyes.
What is the Swan-Ship of Galadriel?Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
"...sailing proudly down the stream toward them, they saw a swan of great size. The water rippled on either side of the white breast beneath its curving neck. Its beak shone like burnished gold, and its eyes glinted like jet set in yellow stones; its huge white wings were half lifted. A music came down the river as it drew nearer; and suddenly they perceived that it was a ship, wrought and carved with elven-skill in the likeness of a bird. Two elves clad in white steered it with black paddles. In the midst of the vessel sat Celeborn, and behind him stood Galadriel, tall and white; a circlet of golden flowers was in her hair, and in her hand she held a harp, and she sang."
(J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Farewell to Lórien")
http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Swan-ships
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Originally Posted by Boraxxe
Yes. Here; have a Jacket!Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwise_Sotall
Okay then...
Relative of a Hobbit-Sized Hobbit-Friend
...I smell a terrible pun hiding in this hint...Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwise_Sotall
Come on Sam...
We've waited and need a hint.
That's a pretty cryptic puzzle. We need help.
Bo
Who is Beregond?Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwise_Sotall
Nice guess! I want this to be the answer :)Quote:
Originally Posted by MisterHobbit
100% correct, well done! Beregond’s son, Bergil, is the “Hobbit-Friend” :D.Quote:
Originally Posted by MisterHobbit
You have the Jacket!
Why thank you! Has someone washed this jacket and shrunk it, perhaps? I'm sure it fitted better when I last had it on before the holidays...Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwise_Sotall
Right, an answer!
A song in The Lord of the Rings which makes wishes come true and brings a tear, but whose words are never heard.
Looks like this is long overdue a clue, apologies for taking so long to get to this.Quote:
Originally Posted by MisterHobbit
The question is a song from The Return of the King of which the title is mentioned, it fulfills a characters stated dream and yet we don't get to "hear" the song, only that it is about to be performed and it makes a character happy.
MisterHobbit, is this song from the movie, or from the book?Quote:
Originally Posted by MisterHobbit
Edit: After re-reading your last post and thinking about it, I am unsure if you are providing a hint, or throwing in the towel and giving up on your turn.
I did a bit of research and found a "song" from the Return Of The King movie with the title: "Return of the King". If that is what you were stating then I guess that you are passing the Jacket.
Are you turning over the Jacket and hoping someone else will provide the next riddle?
I will wait a day for an answer.
What is "Into the West"?Quote:
Originally Posted by MisterHobbit
I can't really cite it but the clue leads me to thinking of that.
The only thing I can think of is the song Frodo hears after sailing West:Quote:
Originally Posted by MisterHobbit
"And the ship went out into the High Sea and passed into the West, until at last on a night of rain Frodo smelled a sweet fragrance on the air and heard the sound of singing that came over the water. And then it seemed to him that as in his dream in the house of Bombadill..."
The song that plays as Frodo and Bilbo sail off into the west is in fact called "Into the West", which of course was Reaboj's guess. The song plays, as MisterHobbit said, for most of the three movies, without lyrics. When it's played in that final scene is in fact the first time we get to hear the lyrics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwise_Sotall
The song is actually used in the movies as a death theme, and is usually played when the discussion of death comes up, as in the scene where Gandalf tries to explain to Pippin that death isn't quite the end of the journey with the following words....
“PIPPIN: I didn't think it would end this way.
GANDALF: End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it.
PIPPIN: What? Gandalf? See what?
GANDALF: White shores, and beyond, a far green country under a swift sunrise.
Some of those words are actually in the lyrics of the song, and despite the use of the song as a "death theme" in the movies, it's also quite inspirational.
I don't know if it's the song which MisterHobbit had in mind, but it seems to fit the bill anyway.
All true in the movies but the quandary here is that Tolkien Jeopardy does not include the movies so that is why I had trouble citing a reference specifically in the books.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfhelm
(And it is a beautiful song. Some of the very talented bands on the Crickhollow and Landroval servers (and probably others) play it and even reading the lyrics as they "sing" along with the music does bring a tear to the eye.)
Right you are, I must admit that I didn't read MisterHobbit's supplementary clue properly to begin with, so I missed a very important piece of information.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reaboj
I would like to make a guess if I may....
What is the song of the gulls, which brought on Legolas' sea-longing?
Right, lots I need to answer here.
No, I'm not turning over the jacket, I was just trying to provide some more clues. Tolkien Jeopardy is played in 1 of 2 ways, I suspect; either you know the answer and say it or you go looking for where it might be. I was trying to point you good people to where the answer might be looked up, that's all. I entirely understand if you want to move things along, Boraxxe; how about if there's no answer to this post in the next 24 hours then just move on to another riddle?Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
...and also...Quote:
Originally Posted by Reaboj
No, sorry to you both Reaboj and Wolfhelm, this isn't a movie question, although I guess there could be a separate thread for movie-only jeopardy? I bet that would be popular, actually!Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfhelm
Great suggestion, but not what I was thinking of. The title of the song is mentioned and we never hear the title of the song that came over the water. Probably something about Elbereth I'd imagine :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Samwise_Sotall
I like that lateral thinking! It doesn't fulfill a character's previously stated dream and make a character happy though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfhelm
So we're looking from a song from the book, not the movie, which has its title mentioned (because its about to be performed, additional clue there), which we don't "hear" being sung and which has the effect of making a character happy because their dream has come true while also making them cry. If you're going hunting for the song, you'll find it in The Return of the King.
I think that's covered everyone's responses!
Aha!Quote:
Originally Posted by MisterHobbit
After thinking and thinking (this is not something one can look up in the indexes :D), I think I’ve got it!
What is the song “Frodo of the Nine Fingers and the Ring of Doom.”?
“‘Lo! lords and knights and men of valor unashamed, kings and princes, and fair people of Gondor, and Riders of Rohan, and ye sons of Elrond, and Dúnedain of the North, and Elf and Dwarf, and greathearts of the Shire, and all free folk of the West, now listen to my lay. For I will sing to you of Frodo of the Nine Fingers and the Ring of Doom.’
And when Sam heard that he laughed aloud for sheer delight, and he stood up and cried: ‘O great glory and splendour! And all my wishes have come true!’ And then he wept.”
(The Field of Cormallen, Return of the King, J.R.R. Tolkien)
You are CORRECT! Congratulations and apparently I didn't know the text from memory as well as I thought; I'd thought it was "all my dreams have come true" and its wishes, so sorry if that threw anyone off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwise_Sotall
Anyway, the jacket passes to you! Sorry about the ketchup stain on the lapel, I'm sure it'll come off with some stain stick :o
It appears to be Samwis_Sotall's turn.
He is not accepting PMs, so I hope he reads this.
Bo
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Originally Posted by MisterHobbit
Thanks to you both.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
Apologies for the delay, just life getting in the way.
Anyhow, here’s my riddle:
Ruler of the Deep
This just jumped into my head when I read the clue:Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwise_Sotall
Who is the Balrog?
Not what I was looking for, though I can understand your reasoning.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
Guess again!
Here's another:
Who is Ulmo, Lord of Waters?
Hey Samwise, you out there somewhere?Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwise_Sotall
No, not what I was thinking of.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
Think very literally :D
Who is Helm Hammerhand? He did have his very own "Deep," after all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwise_Sotall
You've got it! Well done, you have the jacket!Quote:
Originally Posted by TheArtilleryman
Wow, that’s a hat-trick!Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwise_Sotall
Here we go:
Down, down in the deep, deep dark,
A crossed and tangled journey to the Post Office,
The flap of flat feet
And the clap! snap! crush! smash! swish! smack!
Watch where you lay your head...
What is Goblin Town?Quote:
Originally Posted by TheArtilleryman
I don't grasp the connections to the Post Office, or "lay your head", but there's my question?
PS: I know the feeling of completing a hat-trick. It's fun and not-so-fun at the same time. Be careful you don't mix up your answers with your questions and your riddles with your puzzles and your hints with your clues....
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Originally Posted by Boraxxe
You got it!
“It was deep, deep, dark, such as only goblins that have taken to living in the heart of the mountains can see through. The passages there were crossed and tangled in all directions, but the goblins knew their way, as well as you do to the nearest post-office; and the way went down and down, and it was most horribly stuffy.”
“It sounded truly terrifying. The walls echoed to the clap, snap! and the crush, smash! and to the ugly laughter of their ho, ho! my lad! The general meaning of the song was only too plain; for now the goblins took out whips and whipped them with a swish, smack!,”
Excerpt From
The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien
As for “lay your head” - the dwarves definitely did this in the wrong place before they were kidnapped :)
OK, I have a new one ready...
It was a year for "proper" ale.
When was 1420?Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
"The Northfarthing barley was so fine that the beer of 1420 malt was long remembered and became a byword. Indeed a generation later one might hear an old gaffer in an inn after a good pint of well-earned ale put down his mug with a sigh:'Ah! That was proper 1420, that was!'"
-Return of the King, J.R.R. Tolkien
Bingo! (Oh, wait...that word may be copywrited)Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwise_Sotall
Shazam! (no, wrong genre)
Well, grats always works...so,
Grats! You have won the Jacket (again) Samwise.
Thanks Bo!
Equus master’s most dear kin
Who is Eowyn?Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwise_Sotall
I remember a line from The Two Towers in which Gimli refers to Eomer as "Horse Master".
Equus Master = Horse Master?
If that's the case, then I think the equus master's most dear kin would be his sister, Eowyn.
(Unless you mean his drunken cousin Eobelch)
Well, you got the answer right, although you came at it differently than I did.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
When Theoden is slain, he wishes to see Eowyn, calling her "dearer than daughter". That's who I meant as "Horse Master" but your line of thought is equally valid, so well done!
The jacket returns to you.
Yeah. That's interesting isn't it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwise_Sotall
I have been doing these Trivia things for a few years and there have been several occasions when someone came up with a different answer than what I had intended.
But...when I took a second look at it (through their point of view) it sometimes was actually a better answer, or so equivalent as to make no discernable difference.
Hey...the Jacket still fits (I've lost a few lbs recently).
Now, on to the next riddle:
This was chanted to the small audience to lift up their hearts and perhaps bolster their courage.
It's been a few days. Must be time for a fresh bit of bait.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
Here's a hint:
Outdoors, at night, around a campfire, in Autumn.
What is the Song of Beren and Luthien?Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
Just discovered this thread too :D
It was sung by Strider to keep up their spirits up when he and the hobbits were camping near Amon Sul, pursed by the Nazgul. And I think Strider mentioned that he was chanting it in Westron, which didn't capture the elegance of the form. Small audience is a good pun, hehe.
That's right!Quote:
Originally Posted by AConyl
You got it...sort of. That's exactly the passage I am looking for, but the actual title (in the Fellowship text anyway) is The Tale Of Tunuviel.
So, I am sure Alex would have agreed.
The Jacket is yours! (and it's warm too...we need that these days).
We await your answer.
Hm well if we want to get technical, tale is not capitalised, so I took it to mean a tale about Tinúviel. I don't think it's ever named though.
Onto the riddle:
Farmers and gardeners, teachers of men. Enslaved, destroyed or lost?
What are the Entwives?Quote:
Originally Posted by AConyl
Yes indeedy-do, you've got it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
The Jacket is yours again.
Okay, here's a new one:
They fought over shiny things and rude remarks.
It's been a few days...time for a hint:Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
Their respective jaw-skin follicles function quite differently.
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Time for another hint:Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
Their disagreements started in the First Age.
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Originally Posted by Boraxxe
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What (or Who) are the Elves and Dwarves?Quote:
Originally Posted by Boraxxe
You, my friend Samwise, have earned the Jeopardy Jacket!Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwise_Sotall
Your turn.
Okay, here goes:
Sky, Earth, and Sea,
These Three,
Until The World Is Mended.