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Forum: Quiz Room 02-12-2007, 01:04 PM
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Posted By mhagain
I'm not sure if hints are necessary or wise at...

I'm not sure if hints are necessary or wise at this stage. We've covered quite a lot of possibilities, and any hint that's useful may very well end up giving the entire thing away.

I still have...
Forum: Quiz Room 02-10-2007, 10:33 AM
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Posted By mhagain
Another possibility, it matches better in the...

Another possibility, it matches better in the second half than in the first, but with a small stretch of the imagination, "as dark as night" and "run far from light" could refer to the shadows under...
Forum: Quiz Room 02-08-2007, 04:32 PM
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Posted By mhagain
OK, rather than attempt an answer at this point,...

OK, rather than attempt an answer at this point, I'm going to post some speculation. Some of it may be bang on, some of it may be miles off. If anybody else uses this to determine the correct...
Forum: Quiz Room 02-08-2007, 02:57 PM
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Posted By mhagain
I am actually quite convinced that what we are...

I am actually quite convinced that what we are talking here is not a person or a being, and that the "I", "me", etc references in the riddle are a typical example and imitation of Tolkien's tendency...
Forum: Quiz Room 02-08-2007, 01:06 PM
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Posted By mhagain
Cheers. "Run" is obviously one of these...

Cheers.

"Run" is obviously one of these words that can be interpreted many ways. A river can run, mines can run underground, and so on. See also http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/run -...
Forum: Quiz Room 02-08-2007, 12:32 PM
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Posted By mhagain
Okey dokey. I think the answer has at least...

Okey dokey.

I think the answer has at least a decent chance of being... The Mines of Moria.

I don't really think much explanation is required for this one.
Forum: Quiz Room 02-07-2007, 01:19 PM
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Posted By mhagain
Cheers! I have a fairly good idea what it is...

Cheers!

I have a fairly good idea what it is (quite obvious when I think about it), but I'll wait until Gil-Galad replies.
Forum: Quiz Room 02-06-2007, 03:26 PM
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Posted By mhagain
Alright then, I'm going out on a limb and...

Alright then, I'm going out on a limb and guessing that it's Luthien's Hair Addressing The Two Remaining Silmarils In The Iron Crown

I'm as dark as night, - Luthien had dark hair
I run far from...
Forum: Quiz Room 02-06-2007, 02:12 PM
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Posted By mhagain
May I guess Gurthang? I'm as dark as night,...

May I guess Gurthang?

I'm as dark as night, - black sword, obviously
I run far from light, - I don't get this bit
spell is upon me - it's obviously enchanted by Eol, as it could talk
as you...
Forum: Quiz Room 12-19-2006, 01:03 PM
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Posted By mhagain
I think Glorfindel?

I think Glorfindel?
Forum: Quiz Room 12-18-2006, 04:15 PM
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Posted By mhagain
Take a bow, and take the floor. :cool:

Take a bow, and take the floor. :cool:
Forum: Quiz Room 12-18-2006, 03:26 PM
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Posted By mhagain
OK, if we're making up nonsenses it's hint time. ...

OK, if we're making up nonsenses it's hint time.

This is not a Rings character, but he was around during the 3rd age.
Forum: Quiz Room 12-18-2006, 03:00 PM
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Posted By mhagain
Not Tom either, sorry. Hints anyone?

Not Tom either, sorry. Hints anyone?
Forum: Quiz Room 12-18-2006, 01:16 PM
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Posted By mhagain
All good guesses, and decent matches, but not who...

All good guesses, and decent matches, but not who I was thinking of, sorry.
Forum: Quiz Room 12-18-2006, 10:35 AM
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Posted By mhagain
Not Arwen either, she wasn't the last of her kin.

Not Arwen either, she wasn't the last of her kin.
Forum: Quiz Room 12-18-2006, 03:31 AM
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Posted By mhagain
Not Cirdan, but I can see how he fits in with...

Not Cirdan, but I can see how he fits in with most of it.
Forum: Quiz Room 12-17-2006, 04:26 PM
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Posted By mhagain
Thank you sir! This one's either dead easy...

Thank you sir!

This one's either dead easy or really hard:

At the end of the third
I was there with no word
The last of my kin

When the last ship it sailed
On the grey shores I stayed
Forum: Quiz Room 12-15-2006, 05:20 PM
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Posted By mhagain
Must be Sador (Labadal), from the Narn.

Must be Sador (Labadal), from the Narn.
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