Tolkien Trivia, Revived

[Magnarr]

By what name does the Great East Road become once it reaches Mirkwood?

Bonus: What small town does it almost cross at the border of Mirkwood? (This was fabled to be at one time a previous settlement of Radagast the Brown.)

[DarquePervert]

- The Old Forest Road

- Dale

(Educated guesses, both.)

[varyar]

Bonus: Rhosgobel

[Vilnas]

Thanks for bringing this back to life!

Here's one short and sweet:

Who was King Bladorthin?

[Morthaur]

He ordered the thrice forged spears found in Smaugs hoard, whether he was an elvish king or a Dorwinion King is a topic of conjecture on the net.

What was the first and oldest Numenorean city founded in Middle earth?.

[tuor66]

What was the first and oldest Numenorean city founded in Middle earth?.

Umbar

/more letters

[Morthaur]

No its not Umbar
(Perhaps city was an exageration, Fortified Town might be more lore appropiate)

[BIGeyedBUG]

Lon Daer / Vinyalonde? Your wording--both "oldest" and "first" along with "city" makes me think you may have been looking for something else though. Like the oldest Numenorean city surviving into the War of the Ring, for instance. Though in that case I can't do better than Umbar, or maybe Pelargir.

[Arasilion]

Osgiliath? Although it's not truly a city anymore.

[Morthaur]

Tharbad, whether it was a conqured eridorian town it was occupied by Numenor from SA750 through to the time of the great plague when its last dunedain inhabitants left for Arthedain, then it struggled on till the time of the longwinter and the great floods thereafter when it finally was abandoned (TA2912).

It would seem Tharbad was in existance when Aldarion constructed Vinyalonde but at any rate it survived that town and nearly made it into the fourth age.

Hmm references to the first date seem a bit unreliable on the net Eregion wasnt founded till SA750 at the same time Aldarion made his first voyage so if Galadrial and Aldarion met near Tharbad then I cant see it being earlier than this maybe as late as SA875 during the founding of Vinayalnde, I shall look it up again tonight in relation to Veantur, but it still beats Umbar SA2280 by a long shot.

[BIGeyedBUG]

edit: nevermind, I see you're looking into it.

[Magnarr]

When Frodo, Merry and Pippin were first heading out of the Shire towards the ferry and going through the Marish, Pippin recognized the field of turnips they were along side (and trespassing on). Who's farm was this?

[sir-rinthian]

When Frodo, Merry and Pippin were first heading out of the Shire towards the ferry and going through the Marish, Pippin recognized the field of turnips they were along side (and trespassing on). Who's farm was this?

Farmer Maggots, I believe. The same one Burglars get to steal mushrooms from in their level 15 quest

[Magnarr]

Yep that's it!

[Arasilion]

This is sort of an unfair question, but what motive did Sauron originally have that led him to join Melkor?

HINT: It wasn't for power, at least at first. Also, I can't recall where I read this information. It might have been in the HoME series, or one of the letters of JRR Tolkien.

[sir-rinthian]

This is sort of an unfair question, but what motive did Sauron originally have that led him to join Melkor?

HINT: It wasn't for power, at least at first. Also, I can't recall where I read this information. It might have been in the HoME series, or one of the letters of JRR Tolkien.

Was it fear of Melkor? I believe Melkor forced him to join up...

[Arasilion]

Was it fear of Melkor? I believe Melkor forced him to join up...

Nope. Sauron was always a willing participant.

[tuor66]

A desire to bring order onto the world ?

[Boraxxe]

Sauron was not evil (at first), but Morgoth's seeming control over things wooed him.

"he loved order and coordination"

EDIT: looks like tuor66 beat me to it.

[tuor66]

While we wait to see if that's correct...... Who did Sauron originally "work" for ?

[Boraxxe]

While we wait to see if that's correct...... Who did Sauron originally "work" for ?

That would be Aule I believe.

[Boraxxe]

Who was the leader of the elven smiths that created the original rings of power?

[tuor66]

Celebrimbor of Hollin, he's also the vandal who carved his name on the West Gate of Moria

Speaking of the gate, why did the Dwarves let the Elves carve "The doors of Durin, Lord of Moria" on it instead of Khazad-dum ? Moria means "black-pit", a little insulting don't you think ?

[Vilnas]

A series of questions about Durin's folk:

1. After the Longbeards were driven out of Moria, where was their king's next permanent (more than one generation) settlement?

2. After the Longbeards were driven out of that place (this time by dragon's ire), where did their king settle next?

3. Who was the king's heir at the time they were driven out?

4. Who was that heir's nephew and how did he die?

[Vilnas]

Speaking of the gate, why did the Dwarves let the Elves carve "The doors of Durin, Lord of Moria" on it instead of Khazad-dum ? Moria means "black-pit", a little insulting don't you think ?

Yeah, that's a good one. Could the dwarves read elvish, do you think? Perhaps Celebrimbor was having a little joke on Durin's folk?