Estella Bolger
- At the time of the War of the Ring who was The Took?
- Whose bones did Aragorn discover on the Paths of the Dead?
- Paladin Took, Peregrin’s dad
- Baldor, brother of Aldor, and son of (?)Brego, king of Rohan.
This is fun!
169. How does Bilbo misidentify his race/species to the three trolls?
170. Gandalf’s sword _____ originally belonged to ______, king of ______.
171. What is the name of the mountain behind Minas Tirith?
172. Describe the banner of Dol Amroth.
173. This prominent river in the Shire’s name was corrupted by the hobbits from ____ to ____.
Awkward phrasing. How about:
- This name of this prominent river in the Shire was corrupted by the hobbits from ____ to ____.
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Burrahobbit.
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Glamring owned by Turgil King of Gondolin
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Branduin to Brandywine.
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Please describe Bilbo’s “Hole in the Ground”
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Please describe his door.
- Mindolluin
If memory serves, the answer to 172: The banner of Dol Amroth was sky blue with a white swan.
- Someone left a token at the last bridge to indicate that it was safe for Aragorn and the hobbits to cross it. Who left the token? What was it?
for Question 176: Glorfindel left the token…but I can’t remember what it was.
Question 175 - His door was round
Question 174 - His hole wasn’t just a hole dug in the ground it was a cozy hobbit hole!
My question (#177, I think): Describe Faramir’s mother’s cloak.
Yes, Glorfindel left the token.
[Aside: My 9 year old son wanted to watch the movies, but I told him he had to first read the books. As a reward for working his way through FoTR to just past the Council of Elrond, he and I watched the first 1/2 of it together. As the elvish rider is coming to see about the injured Frodo after catching Strider looking for athelas, he leaned over to me in an excited whisper said “Glorfindel!” Man, was he disappointed to see Arwen!]
Speaking of athelas: 178. What are two common names for athelas?
174: In a hole in the ground lived a hobbit. This was not a dank, disgusting hole, nor a nasty hole filled with the ends of worms. This was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.
175: Bright green and perfectly round, with a big brass doorknob right in the center.
The token was the (second) Elfstone, a huge emerald the color of sunlight through the forest, and which had healing powers.
I can’t remember the other one, but one name is kingsfoil.
And while we’re on the subject,
179. Even in the hands of a non-king, athelas had one healing quality. What was it?
Ahh… but there’s a specific name for that type of stone.
Yes, you know you’re right on that one.
Purify, or at least deodorize, the air.
The stone was a beryl, however it was not the Elfstone.
- Dark blue cloak with stars on it.
Indeed, you are correct.
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Who were the Kolbítar?
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What was the T.C.B.S. and why did it end?
#181 - (I could be way way off base here) Wasn’t the TCBS a group that Tolkien and some buddies formed in college? & it ended because most of them died in WWI?
#177 - yes, Grey’s right. The famous “Starry Mantle”
:smack: westman’s weed is the other.
- Who was called “wise woman of Gondor”?
Oops! Now I really need a :smack: The other term for athelas is sweet galenas.
Westman’s weed is another common term for pipe-weed.
It does do that, but that’s not exactly a healing quality. There’s something else I’m looking for.
5 time champ, don’t feel bad. My brain kept on going back to West-Man’s Weed, too, in trying to remember the other name.
Rodd Hill, was “Kolbitar” the Adunaic word for Hobbits?
Well, if you were hanging around with a bunch of hairy-footed hobbits, you’d think that a deodorizer had some healing properties! That said, the mere smell of the crushed leaves was said to bring refreshment.