Tolkien Jeopardy!

[Erionor]

Sorry about the delay, I went away for the weekend and had quite forgotten about our puzzles.

Ok, according to one old hobbit, this is an insult guaranteed to anger an arachnid.

How about this from The Hobbit, when Bilbo and the dwarves are attacked by spiders in Mirkwood?

“Soon there came the sound of “Lazy Lob” and “Attercop” from among the trees away on the right. That upset the spiders greatly. They stopped advancing, and some went off in the direction of the voice. “Attercop” made them so angry that they lost their wits.”

[Wolfhelm]

How about this from The Hobbit, when Bilbo and the dwarves are attacked by spiders in Mirkwood?

“Soon there came the sound of “Lazy Lob” and “Attercop” from among the trees away on the right. That upset the spiders greatly. They stopped advancing, and some went off in the direction of the voice. “Attercop” made them so angry that they lost their wits.”

Attercop it is mate, all yours

[Erionor]

Attercop it is mate, all yours

Lovely!

Oh by the way, from Wiktionary:

Attercop

From Middle English attercoppe, from Old English atorcoppe (“spider”) (> Old Danish etærkop, ederkoppæ > Danish edderkop (“spider”)), corresponding to atter (“poison, venom”) + cop (“spider”). The latter is still to be found in the English word cobweb. Cognate to Dutch etterkop (“peevish or ill-natured person”).

Riddle coming up ... watch this space

[Erionor]

OK, this one sounds a bit mean, but I'll use inverted commas to try and mitigate the meanness:


Union of the "rejects"

[Erionor]

OK, a clue. Both characters were “second best” in some way in the affections of another...

[Polymachos]

Hmmm

I already had this thought...

Maybe the question should be: How did the marriage of Faramir and Eowyn come about?

She had a crush on Aragorn, who would yet marry Arwen, and he was the less favourite son of Denethor, who preferred Boromir. After Faramir being hit by a Morgul dart, and the ensuing ordeal in the Silent Street, and Eowyn's fight with the Witch King, both were severely injured, and had to recover in the houses of healing. After some time, they both went into the gardens for a breath of fresh air, met there, and began to talk. Finally they became a couple.


Greetings, Polymachos

[Erionor]

Hmmm

I already had this thought...

Maybe the question should be: How did the marriage of Faramir and Eowyn come about?

She had a crush on Aragorn, who would yet marry Arwen, and he was the less favourite son of Denethor, who preferred Boromir. After Faramir being hit by a Morgul dart, and the ensuing ordeal in the Silent Street, and Eowyn's fight with the Witch King, both were severely injured, and had to recover in the houses of healing. After some time, they both went into the gardens for a breath of fresh air, met there, and began to talk. Finally they became a couple.


Greetings, Polymachos

Correct! A double-whammy of riddle solving for you my friend.

You’re up!

[Polymachos]

Well, I'll try my best. Shouldn't be too difficult.

His father walked into war with a coming king, but only his son knew that.


Greetings, Polymachos

[Boraxxe]

Well, I'll try my best. Shouldn't be too difficult.

His father walked into war with a coming king, but only his son knew that.


Greetings, Polymachos

Who is Theoden?

Aragorn (going by the name Thorongil) went to war with Theoden's father Thengel when Theoden was a child.

[Polymachos]

Neither Thengel, nor Theoden, or Theodred, learnt that Aragorn would be king. The 'son' is the son of the person I am looking for; the father of said person was more or less the topmost commander of Thorongil...


Greetings, Polymachos

[kittykatt]

Who was Denethor?

[Polymachos]

You found it. It is your turn now.


Greetings, Polymachos

[kittykatt]

Sam Gamgee wrote a poem, what was it about? (I hope this isn't too vague) .

[Aedfrith]

Sam Gamgee wrote a poem, what was it about? (I hope this isn't too vague) .

I will not say the day is done, nor bid the stars farewell. - Hope.

[Boraxxe]

Sam Gamgee wrote a poem, what was it about? (I hope this isn't too vague) .

What is a Stone Troll?

[kittykatt]

Wow, both good guesses!! But no cigar..lol..did NOT know there were so many poems he wrote!! Sorry for any confusion. Clarification; it was a small animal. Should help some!!

[Boraxxe]

Wow, both good guesses!! But no cigar..lol..did NOT know there were so many poems he wrote!! Sorry for any confusion. Clarification; it was a small animal. Should help some!!

What is Cat?

Starts like this...

The fat cat on the mat
may seem to dream
of nice mice that suffice
for him, or cream;

[Rielthiere]

he also wrote at least one verse on Fireworks

[kittykatt]

Boraxxe, all yours!! Have fun!

[Boraxxe]

OK, next one.

It could be said that he was an orifice of the evil one.

[Wolfhelm]

OK, next one.

It could be said that he was an orifice of the evil one.

Who is the Mouth of Sauron?

[Boraxxe]

Who is the Mouth of Sauron?

Yeah, that was as easy as I thought it was, but I couldn't resist the opportunity to call that guy an orifice.

Your turn.

[Wolfhelm]

Yeah, that was as easy as I thought it was, but I couldn't resist the opportunity to call that guy an orifice.

Your turn.

Yeah, I never liked that bloke either


Ok, next up, the Mountains of Tyranny

[Erionor]

Yeah, I never liked that bloke either ;)


Ok, next up, the Mountains of Tyranny

What is the Ephel Duath? The mountain range bordering Mordor.

[Wolfhelm]

What is the Ephel Duath? The mountain range bordering Mordor.

Good try but not what I was looking for. 'Mountains of Tyranny' is actually a literal translation of the particular range I'm thinking of.