Quiz on all 3 LOTR films - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Kath · 06-08-2004, 12:14 PM

27 feet? Its a number I remeber from somewhere.

Anorial · 06-09-2004, 06:32 PM

Okay, here's a hint...you can find it in the same DVD package which features the Dwarrowdelf in the movie. Finding out what the Dwarrowdelf is, especially in the context of the movie-making process, would be a big help. And no, not the miniature because there wasn't one.

Thorongil · 06-10-2004, 02:29 AM

Dwarrowdelf is the dwarwen city in Moria. And I guess it's about 20 meters or so.

Kath · 06-10-2004, 12:48 PM

Ah there was no miniature - no wonder i couldn't find it in the book!
Ok one last guess before i go and look it up - 1000 feet?

Samwise · 06-10-2004, 03:27 PM

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Darrowdelf is...

Thank you, Thorongil. I haven't got a DVD, so I'm afraid the above clue helped me none whatsoever.

This is probably just me, but I find it interesting that a Dwarven city would have the word "elf" in it.

As to my guess, (though Thorongil's probably right) 23 meters?

Anorial · 06-14-2004, 09:08 PM

Well, here's the ultimate hint...from the book cause it's easier.

"'I will now risk a little real light.' He raised his staff, and for a brief instant there was a blaze like a flash of lightning. Great shadows sprang up and fled, and for a second they saw a vast roof far above their heads upheld by many mighty pillars hewn of stone. Before them and on either side stretched a huge empty hall; its black walls, polished and smooth as glass, flashed and glittered."

What the moviemakers called the Dwarrowdelf was that massively huge hall in Moria with all those pillars (and, in my opinon, one of the most emotional musical pieces on the soundtrack). Matt Aitken, Weta Digital Model Supervisor, was saying that they couldn't make a miniature of it because it was just so massive. It was, he said, 45 meters from floor to ceiling, which is staggering considering that's around 135 feet. Very cool!

None of you got it exactly but Samwise was very close at 50 meters so your turn Samwise son of Hamfast.

Orcrist · 06-14-2004, 09:45 PM

I didn't know we were playing "closest guess wins", but oh well.

06-08-2004, 12:14 PM	#1
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	27 feet? Its a number I remeber from somewhere. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

06-09-2004, 06:32 PM	#2
Anorial Wight Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Walking with Frodo and Sam back to Rivendell! (2869 miles) Posts: 125	Okay, here's a hint...you can find it in the same DVD package which features the Dwarrowdelf in the movie. Finding out what the Dwarrowdelf is, especially in the context of the movie-making process, would be a big help. And no, not the miniature because there wasn't one. __________________ Home is behind, the world ahead....And there are many paths to tread.

06-10-2004, 02:29 AM	#3
Thorongil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The Elvenpath Posts: 780	Just a helping hand... Dwarrowdelf is the dwarwen city in Moria. And I guess it's about 20 meters or so. __________________ To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. ~Sun Tzu

06-10-2004, 12:48 PM	#4
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Ah there was no miniature - no wonder i couldn't find it in the book! Ok one last guess before i go and look it up - 1000 feet? __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

06-14-2004, 09:08 PM	#6
Anorial Wight Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Walking with Frodo and Sam back to Rivendell! (2869 miles) Posts: 125	Well, here's the ultimate hint...from the book cause it's easier. "'I will now risk a little real light.' He raised his staff, and for a brief instant there was a blaze like a flash of lightning. Great shadows sprang up and fled, and for a second they saw a vast roof far above their heads upheld by many mighty pillars hewn of stone. Before them and on either side stretched a huge empty hall; its black walls, polished and smooth as glass, flashed and glittered." What the moviemakers called the Dwarrowdelf was that massively huge hall in Moria with all those pillars (and, in my opinon, one of the most emotional musical pieces on the soundtrack). Matt Aitken, Weta Digital Model Supervisor, was saying that they couldn't make a miniature of it because it was just so massive. It was, he said, 45 meters from floor to ceiling, which is staggering considering that's around 135 feet. Very cool! None of you got it exactly but Samwise was very close at 50 meters so your turn Samwise son of Hamfast. __________________ Home is behind, the world ahead....And there are many paths to tread. Last edited by Anorial; 06-15-2004 at 07:20 AM.

06-14-2004, 09:45 PM	#7
Orcrist Wight Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: The Mines of Moria Posts: 239	I didn't know we were playing "closest guess wins", but oh well. __________________ "A wedding! I love weddings! Drinks all around!" Jack Sparrow