One Thing in Common - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

The Might · 01-14-2007, 10:56 AM

- they all lived in caves
- they all travelled eastward to their future realms
- they all had problems caused by dragons

Legate of Amon Lanc · 01-14-2007, 11:04 AM

I don't actually remember Finrod having trouble with dragons, unless you don't count Dagor Bragollach, where he actually didn't come to direct contact with Glaurung, so I don't think this is the case.

Anyway, the caves part is right. I want two other things they had in common - one is very, very, very, very, very much obvious. The second one is not as much.

The Might · 01-14-2007, 11:29 AM

but they all travelled east, dwo from Valinor, the other from Lindon...why doesn't that count?

maybe...all Elves if you say it's so obvious

and all had dealings with Dwarves

Legate of Amon Lanc · 01-14-2007, 11:42 AM

Well, you are right about the eastward travel part... and yeah, they were Elves... you know, I found it a little bit leaky and didn't want it to be too obvious, so I tried to put all they had in common together... but what I was up to, the original idea and the most important to me, is the last one you have yet to guess. What do these three have in common, apart from that they are Elves, traveled from Lindon and lived in caves...

And P.S. Thranduil didn't have any "dealings" with Dwarves, unless you count capturing Thorin or bartering for Smaug's treasure... the elves made all the underground halls themselves.

The Might · 01-14-2007, 04:43 PM

ok, one thing I found is they all possesed necklaces from the Dwarves
Finrod was given the Nauglamir by the Dwarves, and it passed to Orodreth after he left, and Thranduil got a necklace of silver and pearls

Also, all 3 wore crowns to show their title

Thranduil wore [font=Verdana][size=-1]a crown of red leaves and berries in his golden hair, and in the spring his crown was made of woodland flowers

[/size][/font]When Finrod left Nargothrond with Beren to fulfill his oath Orodreth was given the silver crown of Nargothrond in stewardship

Legate of Amon Lanc · 01-15-2007, 02:07 AM

I knew the riddle was stupid when I posted it, but now I see it is even worse. We could rename this thread "Finding Out What Else These People Had In Common"

Still there is one, I think more obvious and more... let's say... natural, not break-neck thing about them. Something very simple, like that they all dwelt in caves.

The Might · 01-15-2007, 07:30 AM

that they were at one point rulers of Elves

btw, I don't know how many of the 3 I guessed and how many not

01-14-2007, 10:56 AM	#1
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	- they all lived in caves - they all travelled eastward to their future realms - they all had problems caused by dragons __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

01-14-2007, 11:04 AM	#2
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	I don't actually remember Finrod having trouble with dragons, unless you don't count Dagor Bragollach, where he actually didn't come to direct contact with Glaurung, so I don't think this is the case. Anyway, the caves part is right. I want two other things they had in common - one is very, very, very, very, very much obvious. The second one is not as much. __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

01-14-2007, 11:29 AM	#3
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	but they all travelled east, dwo from Valinor, the other from Lindon...why doesn't that count? maybe...all Elves if you say it's so obvious and all had dealings with Dwarves __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

01-14-2007, 11:42 AM	#4
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Well, you are right about the eastward travel part... and yeah, they were Elves... you know, I found it a little bit leaky and didn't want it to be too obvious, so I tried to put all they had in common together... but what I was up to, the original idea and the most important to me, is the last one you have yet to guess. What do these three have in common, apart from that they are Elves, traveled from Lindon and lived in caves... And P.S. Thranduil didn't have any "dealings" with Dwarves, unless you count capturing Thorin or bartering for Smaug's treasure... the elves made all the underground halls themselves. __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

01-14-2007, 04:43 PM	#5
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	ok, one thing I found is they all possesed necklaces from the Dwarves Finrod was given the Nauglamir by the Dwarves, and it passed to Orodreth after he left, and Thranduil got a necklace of silver and pearls Also, all 3 wore crowns to show their title Thranduil wore [font=Verdana][size=-1]a crown of red leaves and berries in his golden hair, and in the spring his crown was made of woodland flowers [/size][/font]When Finrod left Nargothrond with Beren to fulfill his oath Orodreth was given the silver crown of Nargothrond in stewardship __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

01-15-2007, 02:07 AM	#6
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	I knew the riddle was stupid when I posted it, but now I see it is even worse. We could rename this thread "Finding Out What Else These People Had In Common" Still there is one, I think more obvious and more... let's say... natural, not break-neck thing about them. Something very simple, like that they all dwelt in caves. __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

01-15-2007, 07:30 AM	#7
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	that they were at one point rulers of Elves btw, I don't know how many of the 3 I guessed and how many not __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

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