Tolkien Jeopardy!

[Boraxxe]

Time for another hint...

This person unfurled a blank standard.

Hint 1: This standard is not white.
Hint 2: This person was a member of the Grey Company.

[Erionor]

Time for another hint...



Hint 1: This standard is not white.
Hint 2: This person was a member of the Grey Company.

Very tricksy, this hobbitses is!

This really confused me because the standard borne by the Grey Company is revealed as the White tree with the crown and the seven stars, when it is unfurled at Harlond during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. But we are talking about the same banner, unfurled earlier at the Stone of Erech. The answer is something along the lines of: “What did Halbarad do at the Stone or Erech?”

“And with that he bade Halbarad unfurl the great standard which he had brought; and behold! it was black, and if there was any device upon it, it was hidden in the darkness. Then there was silence, and not a whisper nor a sigh was heard again all the long night. The Company camped beside the Stone, but they slept little, because of the dread of the Shadows that hedged them round.”

Excerpt From
The Lord of the Rings
J. R. R. Tolkien

[Boraxxe]

Very tricksy, this hobbitses is!

This really confused me because the standard borne by the Grey Company is revealed as the White tree with the crown and the seven stars, when it is unfurled at Harlond during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. But we are talking about the same banner, unfurled earlier at the Stone of Erech. The answer is something along the lines of: “What did Halbarad do at the Stone or Erech?”

“And with that he bade Halbarad unfurl the great standard which he had brought; and behold! it was black, and if there was any device upon it, it was hidden in the darkness. Then there was silence, and not a whisper nor a sigh was heard again all the long night. The Company camped beside the Stone, but they slept little, because of the dread of the Shadows that hedged them round.”

Excerpt From
The Lord of the Rings
J. R. R. Tolkien

Gratz.
You have the Jacket!

I am a bit confused by your confusion.
The original riddle: This person unfurled a blank standard.
The answer: Who is Halbarad?

[Erionor]

The confusion was because the first person I thought of was Halbarad, but then I thought “wait, the standard bears the tree, stars and crowns.” Your riddle was very tricksy because it was the same standard, but under different conditions. Nice riddle sir!


Anyway, I digress. Next one:

A location in which the penumbras recline

[Erionor]

Time for a hint:

Pure wordplay...

[Wolfhelm]

A location in which the penumbras recline

What is Mordor, where the shadows lie?

[Boraxxe]

A location in which the penumbras recline

What is Mordor, where the shadows lie?

Excellent riddle....a bow to both ends of the puzzle.

[Erionor]

What is Mordor, where the shadows lie?

You got it! Please don the jacket.

[Wolfhelm]

You got it! Please don the jacket.

Thanks for dry cleaning it for me too

Ok, this may proove to be a bit obscure, but we'll see.


This man could be said to have practiced Dragon-speech.

[Wolfhelm]

This man could be said to have practiced Dragon-speech.

No attempts at this one after 3 days, it may be time for a clue.

This is the name of a man who was alive during the War of the Ring, and whose name can be arrived at by simple word association.

[kittykatt]

Who is Grima Wormtongue?

[Wolfhelm]

Who is Grima Wormtongue?

Well done Kittykatt, the jacket is yours

[kittykatt]

Yay, now I have the jacket...now WHERE did I put that box of lace, & those bright pink buttons??

OK, now for "THE RIDDLE."

She was Treebeard's beloved.

[Samwise_Sotall]

Yay, now I have the jacket...now WHERE did I put that box of lace, & those bright pink buttons??

OK, now for "THE RIDDLE."

She was Treebeard's beloved.

Who was Fimbrethil, known also as Wandlimb?

[kittykatt]

You got it! Hope you like lots of lace & bright pink buttons...LOL!!

[Samwise_Sotall]

You got it! Hope you like lots of lace & bright pink buttons...LOL!!

Hurray! Let me find my yellow ribbon and it will be perfect!

The riddle is:

Nightingale's Nest

[Mirhaen]

Hurray! Let me find my yellow ribbon and it will be perfect!

The riddle is:

Nightingale's Nest

I'm gonna try Where is the river-isle Tol Galen?

[Samwise_Sotall]

I'm gonna try Where is the river-isle Tol Galen?

That's very, very close but not what I had in mind.
Right story, wrong time

[kittykatt]

Where is Dor Firn-i-Guina, where Beren & Luthien lived after their return from the dead?

[Boraxxe]

Hurray! Let me find my yellow ribbon and it will be perfect!

The riddle is:

Nightingale's Nest

What is the woods of Nan Elmoth where Melian and Elwe (Thingol) met?

[Samwise_Sotall]

What is the woods of Nan Elmoth where Melian and Elwe (Thingol) met?

Congratulations!

I was looking for Doriath. Nan Elmoth was held to be a part of Doriath so the jacket passes to you!

[Boraxxe]

OK, next one:

Digital Exciser was not one of this person's titles, but in modern times it could be.

[kittykatt]

Who is Isildur? (Ouch...)

[Boraxxe]

Who is Isildur? (Ouch...)

Yes.
The Jacket has passed.

[kittykatt]

Good, now I can add more lace...hmmm, maybe some narrow white lace along the collar?? Ok. now for the riddle...

This is where Shelob's Lair lies..bonus points for what the name means!