True.:smokin:

Who sold whom potatoes?

Mr Parish did. The customer being Mr. Niggle. Potatoes being very cheap, too

Absolutely right, HI - your turn!

thx, yer ladyship :)

name the person whos eyes tended to water when opening old boxes (presumably containing spices)

That was Smith of Wootton Major, and though his eyes began to water because of the spices, the tears flowed because of the pain of giving up the Faery star.

excellent :)

Go right ahead!

Which island is "good to land upon", and what is it really?

that must be that turtle:

You have both the answer and the floor for the next question, HI!

My apologies for the delay :)

next one:

Name the person who preserved and contibuted small item of art to the museum to be lost in the fire later on

That was Atkins, the schoolmaster in 'Leaf by Niggle', who saved the bit of Niggle's painting which gives the story its title.

accused returned guilty, my lady.

proceed :)

In which of Tolkien's non-Middle-earth works does he speak of barrow-wights?

Such a sinister item of imagery may have ocurred in
The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son (alongside of bogies...)

That's right, HI - go ahead with a new question!

What was the main reason of said Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Sons death (no corporeal explanations, such as stroke of a sword etc, accepted, there is a word I expect you to utter)

Tolkien says in the introduction: That refers to the fact that he allowed the enemies to cross the ford to give them a fair chance, which proved to be his downfall. Fairness in war is folly, is the moral of the story, I guess.

There you go, than :)

Who wears pearls, gold, silver and diamonds?

Was it little princess Mee?

or Man in the Moon?

Mariska has it - Little Princess Mee it is! (These threads are moving fast these days - and almost under European monopoly... ;) )

Right, Man in the Moon does not wear gold ... :)

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing...

New question:

What feast is there on January the fourteenth?

Is it the 'Feast of Good Children' in Smith of Wootton Major? I couldn't find an exact date, but it is in winter.

I'm sorry, but that's not the feast I'm looking for...
It's from another "minor work"

Ah, now I found it - it's the Feast of St Hilarius and St Felix ("ominous names"! ;) ) in Farmer Giles of Ham. Everyone, including the king and his court, was there, but the guest of honour didn't show up - the dragon!

jolly ominous, I'm more than happy to agree...

Good job!

Who was called 'Old Earthgrubber' by whom?

Niggle used to refer thus to Parish

Both correct, HI, and your turn!

thanks :)

name a fortunate person who was at a time captured by certain riverside mammals

That sounds like Tom Bombadil, but I'm not sure which animals you mean, HI. He was captured by the Badgers, but they are not exactly riverside creatures; the Otters are riverside dwellers, but he wasn't exactly captured by them...

are not the Badgers the ones to wash things in the water before they eat them? If no, than I unintentionally mislead you. yes, Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow I had in mind :)

Hmmm, raccoons wash their food before eating it, and beavers build their homes as dams in the river...

At any rate, since the answer was right, I'll pose the next question:

What does Tolkien call "a rash adventure"?

from On Fairy-Stories.

That's the chap (i.e. me) brought up in a big city for you...

Mariska has it!