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Mithalwen · 09-16-2014, 08:01 AM

Where as I was stuck thinking of elves as first arrivals.

Pervinca Took · 09-16-2014, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Where as I was stuck thinking of elves as first arrivals.

So was I; I think I thought of Dwalin a while ago, but couldn't find the letters for it.

Here goes, then:

Ladykiller loses a certain ambiance: a tautological carrier, he?

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 09-17-2014, 06:17 AM

I think this one is Lotho Sackville-Baggins

Ladykiller loses a certain ambiance: lothario - air = Lotho

a tautological carrier, he: Sackville-Baggins is a hyphenated compound of two words meaning the same thing, both bag related, hence tautological carrier.

Pervinca Took · 09-17-2014, 09:18 AM

Perfectly correct. Over to you.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 09-17-2014, 01:55 PM

Have a go at this one

Flight without goal might end at the top or bottom

Pervinca Took · 09-20-2014, 04:22 PM

Just wondering if this might be The Winding Stair.

Having first pondered whether there were elvish names for things like the Flight of the Noldor, the idea of flight referring to stairs has just occurred to me.

Could "winding" sort of mean without a goal? Stairs can end at the top or the bottom. Or even both.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 09-22-2014, 06:23 AM

Not that, I'm afraid. 'Winding' for 'without goal' is a bit of a reach.

09-16-2014, 08:01 AM	#1
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Where as I was stuck thinking of elves as first arrivals. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

09-17-2014, 06:17 AM	#3
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	I think this one is Lotho Sackville-Baggins Ladykiller loses a certain ambiance: lothario - air = Lotho a tautological carrier, he: Sackville-Baggins is a hyphenated compound of two words meaning the same thing, both bag related, hence tautological carrier. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

09-17-2014, 09:18 AM	#4
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Perfectly correct. Over to you. __________________ "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."

09-17-2014, 01:55 PM	#5
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Have a go at this one Flight without goal might end at the top or bottom __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

09-20-2014, 04:22 PM	#6
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Just wondering if this might be The Winding Stair. Having first pondered whether there were elvish names for things like the Flight of the Noldor, the idea of flight referring to stairs has just occurred to me. Could "winding" sort of mean without a goal? Stairs can end at the top or the bottom. Or even both. __________________ "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."

09-22-2014, 06:23 AM	#7
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Not that, I'm afraid. 'Winding' for 'without goal' is a bit of a reach. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?