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Forum: Quiz Room
06-08-2021, 08:07 AM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
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Huinesoron
Finwe and Fingolfin are father and son and both...
Finwe and Fingolfin are father and son and both faced Morgoth (and died). Earnil and Earnur are father and son and both fought the Lord of the Nazgul. Durin III is the direct (and distant)... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
06-01-2021, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
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Huinesoron
That seems to be right, but you took a more...
That seems to be right, but you took a more complex route than me! Faramir and Frodo are both direct descendants from the Old Took, so in fact Sam is father-in-law to Frodo's second cousin twice... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
06-01-2021, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
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Huinesoron
They are, by marriage.
Does it say...
They are, by marriage. Does it say "hobbitses" in our usernames, preciousss? We're not tricksy, no, not us! hS |
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Forum: Quiz Room
06-01-2021, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
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Huinesoron
So... um... which answer was it? I gave two.
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So... um... which answer was it? I gave two. Okay, so: What is the familial relationship between Frodo and Sam? hS |
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Forum: Quiz Room
06-01-2021, 06:23 AM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
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Huinesoron
Oh, you saw the press release too!
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Oh, you saw the press release too! Hmm. One must be Tar-Miriel, but after that... Tar-Alcarin, whose sceptre was siezed by his dad? There are seven Kings of Numenor between Alcarin and Miriel... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
06-01-2021, 05:27 AM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
Posted By
Huinesoron
I'm sorry, I'm afraid the next six turns have...
I'm sorry, I'm afraid the next six turns have been sold to Amazon; they're creating a series of puzzles about the previously-unknown Heirs of Miriel which should be released sometime in 2025. :) ... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
06-01-2021, 04:11 AM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
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I did in the final question, though not discussed...
I did in the final question, though not discussed in the preamble. :) It was the last bit I added in before posting. (The edit was because I'd spelt 'tuppenny' with one N.) And that's the most... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
06-01-2021, 03:27 AM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
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Huinesoron
:D But what was the precise relationship between...
:D But what was the precise relationship between the two...? Anyway, no: the title was in abeyance [= disused] in between, not directly inherited. Also I don't think it was an official title,... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
06-01-2021, 02:06 AM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
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Huinesoron
Sure, and courage, heroism, glory, and tuppence...
Sure, and courage, heroism, glory, and tuppence will get you a tuppenny sweet. :D The Silm is really down on doing things that get you noticed, isn't it? Like, the #1 combat instruction it gives is... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
05-30-2021, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
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Huinesoron
O-kay. I think that means it has to be either a...
O-kay. I think that means it has to be either a Noldo/Sinda pair, or a pair between two of the three Houses of Men. A poke through the Sindar tree doesn't show anything obvious, so I'm thinking... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
05-30-2021, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
Posted By
Huinesoron
Okay, generic possibilities:
- The...
Okay, generic possibilities: - The grandchildren of Finwe and their descendents. - The house of Elwe and Olwe - Luthien is 1c1r to both Celeborn and Galadriel, for example. - The early... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
05-28-2021, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
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Huinesoron
I think this relationship is the one between...
I think this relationship is the one between Elrond and any of the Sons of Feanor, but can't come up with a plauslble answer based on that. (I've been thinking about this several times, but never... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
05-04-2021, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
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Huinesoron
I missed this! Yes, this is quite correct. I...
I missed this! Yes, this is quite correct. I didn't check the books, but my memory is that he first found out through a dream or vision, and then from one of those mythical Halflings of northern... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
04-27-2021, 02:09 AM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
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Huinesoron
Which I really thought had made it into CoH, but...
Which I really thought had made it into CoH, but apparently it's still only found in HoME XI. Apparently after Hurin was set free, he wandered as follows: -To Hithlum, which he left entirely at... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
04-26-2021, 11:42 AM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
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Huinesoron
Showed up, sparked off an insurrection, watched...
Showed up, sparked off an insurrection, watched it burn and then wandered off, as I recall. Will think of a puzzle. hS |
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Forum: Quiz Room
04-26-2021, 02:23 AM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
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Huinesoron
Hurin and Turin? Turin brought down Nargothrond,...
Hurin and Turin? Turin brought down Nargothrond, while Hurin played off the wreckage left by Turin to finish off the Haladin town. hS |
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Forum: Quiz Room
04-25-2021, 02:02 AM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
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Huinesoron
This is a really good one. I find it fascinating...
This is a really good one. I find it fascinating that you've got such a specific spoken quote in mind, and yet none of us can remember it existing. I shall have to go digging. (Wonder how fast I... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
04-23-2021, 07:15 AM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
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Huinesoron
Is it Bilbo and the rabbits Gollum catches? The...
Is it Bilbo and the rabbits Gollum catches? The trolls and eagles certainly think he is one... :D I feel like the 'speculation' is likely quite insulting, and possibly relating to an animal. Sort... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
04-23-2021, 04:24 AM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
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Huinesoron
Primula and Drogo were related - they shared a...
Primula and Drogo were related - they shared a great-grandparent. Didn't know it was in the text of the book though (I should've checked rather than tracing family trees!). The question makes me... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
04-22-2021, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
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Huinesoron
Um... I'll accept that; they were willing...
Um... I'll accept that; they were willing Morgoth-followers. I was actually thinking of Azog and Bolg. :D Over to you. hS |
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Forum: Quiz Room
04-22-2021, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
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Huinesoron
Draugluin and Carcharoth was my third; I think...
Draugluin and Carcharoth was my third; I think Draugluin is his 'sire' somewhere. But: Neither of those are unambiguously evil. Pharazon comes closest, with the human-sacrifice thing, but... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
04-22-2021, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
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Huinesoron
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Name the other unambigously blah blah...
... Name the other unambigously blah blah you know the question. (Can't believe I missed them.) Oh stars and water, I've just thought of a third... fine, get three and I'll hand it over. :D... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
04-22-2021, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
Posted By
Huinesoron
So which one(s) were you thinking of?
Um......
So which one(s) were you thinking of? Um... name the one unambiguously evil parent/child family. hS |
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Forum: Quiz Room
04-22-2021, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
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Huinesoron
Nathan and Nina, Neithan and Niniel, same...
Nathan and Nina, Neithan and Niniel, same difference. You already said them though. hS |
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Forum: Quiz Room
04-22-2021, 02:19 PM
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Replies: 600
Views: 161,091
Posted By
Huinesoron
Ooh! Aragorn and Arwen. :D Arvedui and Firiel are...
Ooh! Aragorn and Arwen. :D Arvedui and Firiel are even closer, they're both descendants of Elendil. For relatively close blood-ties, Dior and Nimloth share an (unnamed) set of great-grandparents.... |
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