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The Might · 08-24-2009, 01:08 PM

I start suspecting that Legate is in fact Voldemort. I just happen to say his name in here and POOF! he already gives a correct answer.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 08-24-2009, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by The Might

I start suspecting that Legate is in fact Voldemort. I just happen to say his name in here and POOF! he already gives a correct answer.

Mu ha ha ha ha ha ha!

*Makes a Horcrux out of the 'Downs* (Hey, that would be cool, wouldn't it? I'd like to see poor Harry try to destroy it - no chance!)

Ha, I haven't been doing this for a long time. Sooo... let's try it this way.

Who had cast his/her own greatest and most beloved treasure into a pit?

Loslote · 08-28-2009, 07:56 PM

Maglor cast the Silmaril into a pit when he realized that he no longer had a claim to it.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 08-29-2009, 01:35 AM

Good try (and welcome to the 'Downs btw!), and I might also add that it surprises me that it took so long for somebody to try this answer, because I have been expecting it far more early. However, as you might have figured from my way of writing, this is not the answer I am looking for. Because, actually, the person who cast the Silmaril into a pit was Maedhros, not Maglor, but neither of the names is the correct answer for this question anyway. Because Maglor cast his Silmaril into the Sea, not into a pit, whereas Maedhros cast himself into the pit along with the Silmaril. And the person who I am talking about didn't cast itself in there, just the abovementioned "his/her own greatest and most beloved treasure".

(I think it could also be argued whether the Silmaril could be called their "most beloved treasure" at the time.)

But do not let the unsuccessful attempt scare you away

It is nice to see "new blood" in the Quiz Room.

Mnemosyne · 08-29-2009, 02:07 AM

Could also be argued that Sam's pans weren't his most prized possession (after all, he kept Galadriel's dirt) at the time when he pitched them into that pit in Mordor... but that's what came to mind for me...

So count that as a guess.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 08-29-2009, 02:33 AM

And indeed that's what I meant.

Good! Take the thread, Mnemo.

As for the dirt, good point, I didn't think of that. But anyway, it could truly be argued, but Sam had a really hard time parting with his pans, and certainly it had been his most prized possession for all the journey before he got Galadriel's gift, and for all his former life, it seems.

Mnemosyne · 08-29-2009, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

And indeed that's what I meant.

Good! Take the thread, Mnemo.

As for the dirt, good point, I didn't think of that. But anyway, it could truly be argued, but Sam had a really hard time parting with his pans, and certainly it had been his most prized possession for all the journey before he got Galadriel's gift, and for all his former life, it seems.

And depending on how you define "possession"... well, Sam certainly wasn't going to pitch his master into the crevasse...

Although that's a really funny mental picture.

It'll take a bit but I'll figure out something.

08-24-2009, 01:08 PM	#1
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	I start suspecting that Legate is in fact Voldemort. I just happen to say his name in here and POOF! he already gives a correct answer. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

08-29-2009, 01:35 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	Good try (and welcome to the 'Downs btw!), and I might also add that it surprises me that it took so long for somebody to try this answer, because I have been expecting it far more early. However, as you might have figured from my way of writing, this is not the answer I am looking for. Because, actually, the person who cast the Silmaril into a pit was Maedhros, not Maglor, but neither of the names is the correct answer for this question anyway. Because Maglor cast his Silmaril into the Sea, not into a pit, whereas Maedhros cast himself into the pit along with the Silmaril. And the person who I am talking about didn't cast itself in there, just the abovementioned "his/her own greatest and most beloved treasure". (I think it could also be argued whether the Silmaril could be called their "most beloved treasure" at the time.) But do not let the unsuccessful attempt scare you away It is nice to see "new blood" in the Quiz Room. __________________ "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

08-29-2009, 02:07 AM	#5
Mnemosyne Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Between the past and the future Posts: 1,159	Could also be argued that Sam's pans weren't his most prized possession (after all, he kept Galadriel's dirt) at the time when he pitched them into that pit in Mordor... but that's what came to mind for me... So count that as a guess. __________________ Got corsets?

08-29-2009, 02:33 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	And indeed that's what I meant. Good! Take the thread, Mnemo. As for the dirt, good point, I didn't think of that. But anyway, it could truly be argued, but Sam had a really hard time parting with his pans, and certainly it had been his most prized possession for all the journey before he got Galadriel's gift, and for all his former life, it seems. __________________ "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

08-28-2009, 07:56 PM	#3
Loslote The Werewolf's Companion Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Moon Posts: 3,021	Maglor cast the Silmaril into a pit when he realized that he no longer had a claim to it.