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Mithalwen · 01-06-2013, 05:40 PM

She sewed nicely. Oh dear now I have to think of something.

Mithalwen · 01-07-2013, 05:50 AM

Dear signora arranged brittle fragment to form heartless feature.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 01-07-2013, 07:37 AM

Caradhras

Cara is roughly Italian for 'dear' and the rest is an anagram of shard, the whole being heartlessly cruel.

Mithalwen · 01-07-2013, 08:03 AM

Yes cara is Italian for dear when referencing a woman hence signora. So over to you Squatter.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 01-07-2013, 12:43 PM

It's been a while, but maybe I can still remember how to do this.

Climb with firearm against fishy pitch, delivering great city

Galadriel55 · 02-04-2013, 06:34 PM

I have no idea. Gundabad? Because it has "gun" in it and is the capital city of the goblins?

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 02-07-2013, 03:47 PM

That's most of the answer. Are you sure you can't have a stab at guessing how I'm getting there?

01-06-2013, 05:40 PM	#1
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	She sewed nicely. Oh dear now I have to think of something. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

01-07-2013, 05:50 AM	#2
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Dear signora arranged brittle fragment to form heartless feature. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

01-07-2013, 07:37 AM	#3
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Caradhras Cara is roughly Italian for 'dear' and the rest is an anagram of shard, the whole being heartlessly cruel. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

01-07-2013, 08:03 AM	#4
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Yes cara is Italian for dear when referencing a woman hence signora. So over to you Squatter. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

01-07-2013, 12:43 PM	#5
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	It's been a while, but maybe I can still remember how to do this. Climb with firearm against fishy pitch, delivering great city __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

02-04-2013, 06:34 PM	#6
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,517	I have no idea. Gundabad? Because it has "gun" in it and is the capital city of the goblins? __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

02-07-2013, 03:47 PM	#7
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	That's most of the answer. Are you sure you can't have a stab at guessing how I'm getting there? __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?