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Pervinca Took · 11-29-2018, 02:50 PM

Transportation, broadly defined:

1. Fell Beast
2. Sam (Mount Doom)
3. Lorien boats
4. Dori (carried Bilbo ... dropped him, but a goblin tripped him and kicked him in the back, or something).
5. Tol Eressea
6. The Gwaihir Express!

Tol Eressea is a BRILLIANT one!

Galadriel55 · 11-29-2018, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pervinca Took

Tol Eressea is a BRILLIANT one!

It made me happy.

But I still vote for Sam as the best mode of transportation!

Transportation, broadly defined:

1. Fell Beast
2. Sam (Mount Doom)
3. Lorien boats
4. Dori (carried Bilbo ... dropped him, but a goblin tripped him and kicked him in the back, or something).
5. Tol Eressea
6. The Gwaihir Express!
7. Treebeard

Huinesoron · 11-29-2018, 03:12 PM

Transportation, broadly defined:

1. Fell Beast
2. Sam (Mount Doom)
3. Lorien boats
4. Dori (carried Bilbo ... dropped him, but a goblin tripped him and kicked him in the back, or something).
5. Tol Eressea
6. The Gwaihir Express!
7. Treebeard
8. Being dead (works for Gandalf and Luthien both!)

It's now driving ME crazy not knowing who my tenth was! Gandalf was, but Elrond wasn't (or anyone at Rivendell). I feel like I had to look two up to check, which would be Gandalf and one other - not Bombadil, I knew that one.

Would Shelob count? She MAY have touched it while wrapping Frodo. And if we're counting Boromir, then Celebrimbor steals it for a while in the Shadow of Mordor game.

Hrm. Maybe I just miscounted, but I'm sure I had 10...

hS

Galadriel55 · 11-29-2018, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Huinesoron

8. Being dead (works for Gandalf and Luthien both!)

And speaking of the gal herself,

Transportation, broadly defined:

1. Fell Beast
2. Sam (Mount Doom)
3. Lorien boats
4. Dori (carried Bilbo ... dropped him, but a goblin tripped him and kicked him in the back, or something).
5. Tol Eressea
6. The Gwaihir Express!
7. Treebeard
8. Being dead (works for Gandalf and Luthien both!)
9. Wearing the appearance of a vampire bat (Luthien-Thuringwethil)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hui

It's now driving ME crazy not knowing who my tenth was! Gandalf was, but Elrond wasn't (or anyone at Rivendell). I feel like I had to look two up to check, which would be Gandalf and one other - not Bombadil, I knew that one.

Would Shelob count? She MAY have touched it while wrapping Frodo. And if we're counting Boromir, then Celebrimbor steals it for a while in the Shadow of Mordor game.

Hrm. Maybe I just miscounted, but I'm sure I had 10...

hS

If we accept all of the non-book and dubious Ringbearers, we can even get all 13.

Pervinca Took · 11-29-2018, 04:59 PM

Transportation, broadly defined:

1. Fell Beast
2. Sam (Mount Doom)
3. Lorien boats
4. Dori (carried Bilbo ... dropped him, but a goblin tripped him and kicked him in the back, or something).
5. Tol Eressea
6. The Gwaihir Express!
7. Treebeard
8. Being dead (works for Gandalf and Luthien both!)
9. Wearing the appearance of a vampire bat (Luthien-Thuringwethil)
10. Bucklebury Ferry!

Galadriel55 · 11-29-2018, 07:17 PM

Transportation, broadly defined:

1. Fell Beast
2. Sam (Mount Doom)
3. Lorien boats
4. Dori (carried Bilbo ... dropped him, but a goblin tripped him and kicked him in the back, or something).
5. Tol Eressea
6. The Gwaihir Express!
7. Treebeard
8. Being dead (works for Gandalf and Luthien both!)
9. Wearing the appearance of a vampire bat (Luthien-Thuringwethil)
10. Bucklebury Ferry!
11. Oliphaunts!

PS: As an addendum to the topic: Aragorn - the GPS system. "Turn right at Weathertop. Traffic updates received, notable Nazgul traffic in Weathertop area. Rerouting."

Pervinca Took · 11-30-2018, 05:15 AM

Transportation, broadly defined:

1. Fell Beast
2. Sam (Mount Doom)
3. Lorien boats
4. Dori (carried Bilbo ... dropped him, but a goblin tripped him and kicked him in the back, or something).
5. Tol Eressea
6. The Gwaihir Express!
7. Treebeard
8. Being dead (works for Gandalf and Luthien both!)
9. Wearing the appearance of a vampire bat (Luthien-Thuringwethil)
10. Bucklebury Ferry!
11. Oliphaunts!
12. Wains
13. Being Dragged by Orc (through Rohan)

PS: As an addendum to the topic: Aragorn - the GPS system. "Turn right at Weathertop. Traffic updates received, notable Nazgul traffic in Weathertop area. Rerouting."

Honourable mentions:

- Pony-trekking with Stybba
- Lobelia's Pony Trap
- Boat over Mirkwood's enchanted river
- Huan
- Farmer Maggot's Wagon, and of course ...

... BARREL!

EDIT: Can't believe I forgot VINGILOT!

Pervinca Took · 11-30-2018, 05:20 AM

People falling over, being knocked out or fainting:

1. Boromir - trips on a tree-root and falls sprawling on his face.

11-29-2018, 02:50 PM	#1
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Transportation, broadly defined: 1. Fell Beast 2. Sam (Mount Doom) 3. Lorien boats 4. Dori (carried Bilbo ... dropped him, but a goblin tripped him and kicked him in the back, or something). 5. Tol Eressea 6. The Gwaihir Express! Tol Eressea is a BRILLIANT one! __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

11-29-2018, 04:59 PM	#5
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Transportation, broadly defined: 1. Fell Beast 2. Sam (Mount Doom) 3. Lorien boats 4. Dori (carried Bilbo ... dropped him, but a goblin tripped him and kicked him in the back, or something). 5. Tol Eressea 6. The Gwaihir Express! 7. Treebeard 8. Being dead (works for Gandalf and Luthien both!) 9. Wearing the appearance of a vampire bat (Luthien-Thuringwethil) 10. Bucklebury Ferry! __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

11-29-2018, 07:17 PM	#6
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,548	Transportation, broadly defined: 1. Fell Beast 2. Sam (Mount Doom) 3. Lorien boats 4. Dori (carried Bilbo ... dropped him, but a goblin tripped him and kicked him in the back, or something). 5. Tol Eressea 6. The Gwaihir Express! 7. Treebeard 8. Being dead (works for Gandalf and Luthien both!) 9. Wearing the appearance of a vampire bat (Luthien-Thuringwethil) 10. Bucklebury Ferry! 11. Oliphaunts! PS: As an addendum to the topic: Aragorn - the GPS system. "Turn right at Weathertop. Traffic updates received, notable Nazgul traffic in Weathertop area. Rerouting." __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera Last edited by Galadriel55; 11-29-2018 at 07:33 PM.

11-30-2018, 05:15 AM	#7
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Transportation, broadly defined: 1. Fell Beast 2. Sam (Mount Doom) 3. Lorien boats 4. Dori (carried Bilbo ... dropped him, but a goblin tripped him and kicked him in the back, or something). 5. Tol Eressea 6. The Gwaihir Express! 7. Treebeard 8. Being dead (works for Gandalf and Luthien both!) 9. Wearing the appearance of a vampire bat (Luthien-Thuringwethil) 10. Bucklebury Ferry! 11. Oliphaunts! 12. Wains 13. Being Dragged by Orc (through Rohan) PS: As an addendum to the topic: Aragorn - the GPS system. "Turn right at Weathertop. Traffic updates received, notable Nazgul traffic in Weathertop area. Rerouting." Honourable mentions: - Pony-trekking with Stybba - Lobelia's Pony Trap - Boat over Mirkwood's enchanted river - Huan - Farmer Maggot's Wagon, and of course ... ... BARREL! EDIT: Can't believe I forgot VINGILOT! __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always." Last edited by Pervinca Took; 12-04-2018 at 04:11 PM.

11-30-2018, 05:20 AM	#8
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	People falling over, being knocked out or fainting: 1. Boromir - trips on a tree-root and falls sprawling on his face. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

11-29-2018, 03:12 PM	#3
Huinesoron Overshadowed Eagle Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: The north-west of the Old World, east of the Sea Posts: 3,989	Transportation, broadly defined: 1. Fell Beast 2. Sam (Mount Doom) 3. Lorien boats 4. Dori (carried Bilbo ... dropped him, but a goblin tripped him and kicked him in the back, or something). 5. Tol Eressea 6. The Gwaihir Express! 7. Treebeard 8. Being dead (works for Gandalf and Luthien both!) It's now driving ME crazy not knowing who my tenth was! Gandalf was, but Elrond wasn't (or anyone at Rivendell). I feel like I had to look two up to check, which would be Gandalf and one other - not Bombadil, I knew that one. Would Shelob count? She MAY have touched it while wrapping Frodo. And if we're counting Boromir, then Celebrimbor steals it for a while in the Shadow of Mordor game. Hrm. Maybe I just miscounted, but I'm sure I had 10... hS

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