Tolkien Jeopardy!

[kittykatt]

Theoden:
Simbelmÿne. Ever has it grown on the tombs of my forebears. Now it shall cover the grave of my son. Alas, that these evil days should be mine. The young perish and the old linger. That I should live to see that last days of my house.
Gandalf:
Théodred's death was not of your making.
Theoden:
No parent should have to bury their child.
Gandalf:
He was strong in life. His spirit will find the way to the halls of your fathers.
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[StoatMandible]

Theoden:
Simbelmÿne. Ever has it grown on the tombs of my forebears. Now it shall cover the grave of my son. Alas, that these evil days should be mine. The young perish and the old linger. That I should live to see that last days of my house.
Gandalf:
Théodred's death was not of your making.
Theoden:
No parent should have to bury their child.
Gandalf:
He was strong in life. His spirit will find the way to the halls of your fathers.

I have to emphasize, translated. Try again.

[kittykatt]

Oooh, ok...

Evermind..a reference to the memories of the dead on whose tombs the flower grew

[StoatMandible]

Oooh, ok...

Evermind..a reference to the memories of the dead on whose tombs the flower grew

I won't ask you to phrase it as a question, as you did that in your first guess.


'Look!' said Gandalf. 'How fair are the bright eyes in the grass! Evermind they are called, simbelmynë in this land of Men, for they blossom in all the seasons of the year, and grow where dead men rest. Behold! we are come to the great barrows where the sires of Théoden sleep.'

(The Two Towers, LoTR Book 3, Ch 6, The King of the Golden Hall)

Over to you, kittykat!

[kittykatt]

The Boss of the Balrogs

[Pontin_Finnberry]

The Boss of the Balrogs

Who is Gothmog?

[kittykatt]

Had to look this one up, he was one of them..actually had one other in mind. Guess there were more than one!!

[Pontin_Finnberry]

Had to look this one up, he was one of them..actually had one other in mind. Guess there were more than one!!

There were many but only two named i think, unless you mean whom they followed ima go with this

Who is Morgoth?

[Boraxxe]

Had to look this one up, he was one of them..actually had one other in mind. Guess there were more than one!!

Hey Kitt,
Paint me confused.
Are you saying that Pontin has it right and it is now his turn?
Or,
That you are waiting for someone else to come up with the other answer that fits the clue?

[kittykatt]

Did not mean to confuse anyone, & I just now got time to get online. I actually had someone else in mind, but seems i asked something ambigous & confusing, so I will accept Pontin's answer. I was thinking of Lungorthin. I will try to choose more wisely next time! Thank you all for your patience.

"Lungorthin was a Balrog mentioned in earlier versions of The Silmarillion. Like Gothmog, he bore the title of "Lord of Balrogs". He was the captain of security in Angband and, like his superior officer, Gothmog, was fiercely loyal to his lord, Morgoth."

[Pontin_Finnberry]

Did not mean to confuse anyone, & I just now got time to get online. I actually had someone else in mind, but seems i asked something ambigous & confusing, so I will accept Pontin's answer. I was thinking of Lungorthin. I will try to choose more wisely next time! Thank you all for your patience.

"Lungorthin was a Balrog mentioned in earlier versions of The Silmarillion. Like Gothmog, he bore the title of "Lord of Balrogs". He was the captain of security in Angband and, like his superior officer, Gothmog, was fiercely loyal to his lord, Morgoth."

It all good, hmmm first i've heard of "Lungorthin" nice to learn a new name in the lore, that was a good one.

ok here one: He was a king long ago and whom drowned in the great sea upon which a city was named after

[StoatMandible]

He was a king long ago and whom drowned in the great sea upon which a city was named after

Who was Amroth?

[Pontin_Finnberry]

Who was Amroth?

That's the one! your turn.

[StoatMandible]

That's the one! your turn.

Thank ye kindly!

Here's (I think) an easy one:

A place where supper/dinner involves ovine, equine and canine species.

[Erionor]

Thank ye kindly!

Here's (I think) an easy one:

A place where supper/dinner involves ovine, equine and canine species.

What is Beorn’s hall?

“Inside the hall it was now quite dark. Beorn clapped his hands, and in trotted four beautiful white ponies and several large long-bodied grey dogs. Beorn said something to them in a queer language like animal noises turned into talk. They went out again and soon came back carrying torches in their mouths, which they lit at the fire and stuck in low brackets on the pillars of the hall about the central hearth. The dogs could stand on their hind-legs when they wished, and carry things with their fore-feet. Quickly they got out boards and trestles from the side walls and set them up near the fire.
Then baa—baa—baa! was heard, and in came some snow-white sheep led by a large coal-black ram. One bore a white cloth embroidered at the edges with figures of animals; others bore on their broad backs trays with bowls and platters and knives and wooden spoons, which the dogs took and quickly laid on the trestle-tables.”

Excerpt From
The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien

[StoatMandible]

What is Beorn’s hall?

Perfect! You saved me typing out that very passage.

The floor is yours, Sir!

[Erionor]

The “Titanic” of defensive structures...

[Boraxxe]

The “Titanic” of defensive structures...

What is the Hornburg?

The Titanic was touted as unsinkable. The Hornburg was touted as impregnable.

Aragorn speaking to Eomer; "Is it not said that no foe has ever taken the Hornburg, if men defended it?"

[Erionor]

What is the Hornburg?

The Titanic was touted as unsinkable. The Hornburg was touted as impregnable.

Aragorn speaking to Eomer; "Is it not said that no foe has ever taken the Hornburg, if men defended it?"

I was thinking Helm’s Deep, but the Hornburg is more specific! Your turn!

[Boraxxe]

Nice way to go with that clue.
I'll follow your lead.

The "Fat Man" of offensive devices... (no, it's not The One Ring)

[kittykatt]

What is the Eye of Sauron?

[Boraxxe]

What is the Eye of Sauron?

Not that.

[Erionor]

Nice way to go with that clue.
I'll follow your lead.

The "Fat Man" of offensive devices... (no, it's not The One Ring)

Would it be the battering ram Grond, the “Hammer of the Underwoord?” That’s the single fattest offensive device I can think of in Middle Earth...

[Boraxxe]

Would it be the battering ram Grond, the “Hammer of the Underwoord?” That’s the single fattest offensive device I can think of in Middle Earth...

Grin...
That's the right answer. And it's sort of in the form of a question.
But it's the wrong reason.
From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Man



"Fat Man" was the codename for the nuclear bomb that was detonated over the Japanese city of Nagasaki


You have the Jeopardy! stick!

[Erionor]

Grin...
That's the right answer. And it's sort of in the form of a question.
...
[/B]You have the Jeopardy! stick!

Argh! What is Grond? ... I should have known better than that. Was in three word trivia mode!

OK next one:

The tallest of the smallest