Two truths and a lie... - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

The Might · 12-12-2007, 12:50 PM

Indeed...but you are not a loremaster yet.

Ok, so here goes:

A. A palantir could be held in any position to see something.
B. The chain Isildur used for the Ring was found.
C. Only one messenger made it to request help from the Eotheod.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 12-12-2007, 01:09 PM

A is wrong. It had to be aligned and the other two are right.

The Might · 12-12-2007, 03:52 PM

Indeed.
It did seem to me like a very curious "coincidence" that Pippin was looking exactly in that direction...

Anyway, please take the thread.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 12-12-2007, 05:54 PM

As we know too well, such "coincidences" happen in Middle-Earth quite often (well, not as often on the large scale, but in this particular... hmm... flow of events).

Okay:

1. Only two men survived the disaster at Gladden Fields.
2. There is a tree (described in Tolkien's books) that blossoms in winter.
3. Galadriel visited Khazad-Dum at least once.

The Might · 12-13-2007, 07:58 AM

Well, a quite difficult one.

Anyway,
1. Is correct I believe, these were Ohtar who made it to Rivendell with the shards of Narsil and Estelmo who was clubbed and seemed to be dead.

2. Not sure.

3. I am very puzzled of this question. I am sure that you are aware that according to one version of the story Galadriel she didn't pass through Khazad-dum, while in another she did. Ok, I say this may be true, thus making number 2 false.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 12-13-2007, 08:03 AM

I am aware of everything

But I have to disappoint you: number 2 is correct (there was such a tree brought by the Elves to Númenor)

The Might · 12-13-2007, 08:14 AM

Is this supposed to be a hint or the answer?

Probably, you mean mallorns, though I thought they blossomed in spring.
That probably means 3 is false.

12-12-2007, 12:50 PM	#1
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Indeed...but you are not a loremaster yet. Ok, so here goes: A. A palantir could be held in any position to see something. B. The chain Isildur used for the Ring was found. C. Only one messenger made it to request help from the Eotheod. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

12-12-2007, 01:09 PM	#2
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	A is wrong. It had to be aligned and the other two are right. __________________ "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

12-12-2007, 03:52 PM	#3
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Indeed. It did seem to me like a very curious "coincidence" that Pippin was looking exactly in that direction... Anyway, please take the thread. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

12-12-2007, 05:54 PM	#4
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	As we know too well, such "coincidences" happen in Middle-Earth quite often (well, not as often on the large scale, but in this particular... hmm... flow of events). Okay: 1. Only two men survived the disaster at Gladden Fields. 2. There is a tree (described in Tolkien's books) that blossoms in winter. 3. Galadriel visited Khazad-Dum at least once. __________________ "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

12-13-2007, 07:58 AM	#5
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Well, a quite difficult one. Anyway, 1. Is correct I believe, these were Ohtar who made it to Rivendell with the shards of Narsil and Estelmo who was clubbed and seemed to be dead. 2. Not sure. 3. I am very puzzled of this question. I am sure that you are aware that according to one version of the story Galadriel she didn't pass through Khazad-dum, while in another she did. Ok, I say this may be true, thus making number 2 false. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

12-13-2007, 08:03 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 am aware of everything But I have to disappoint you: number 2 is correct (there was such a tree brought by the Elves to Númenor) __________________ "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

12-13-2007, 08:14 AM	#7
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Is this supposed to be a hint or the answer? Probably, you mean mallorns, though I thought they blossomed in spring. That probably means 3 is false. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

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