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Pervinca Took · 12-14-2018, 10:24 AM

THINGS WITH WINGS

1. The Crown of Gondor.
2. Roac (a raven).
3. The Great Eagles.
4. Elwing.
5. Balrog's shadow.
6. The cold chicken in Bilbo's pantry.
7. Ondoher's army at the Disaster of the Morannon (had both a Left Wing and a Right Wing).
8. The heroic duck in Moria ('A quick duck had saved him, and he had killed his first orc').
9. Ancalagon the flying dragon.
10. The geese that scream at the Nazgul, according to Frodo.

Galadriel55 · 12-14-2018, 06:46 PM

THINGS WITH WINGS

1. The Crown of Gondor.
2. Roac (a raven).
3. The Great Eagles.
4. Elwing.
5. Balrog's shadow.
6. The cold chicken in Bilbo's pantry.
7. Ondoher's army at the Disaster of the Morannon (had both a Left Wing and a Right Wing).
8. The heroic duck in Moria ('A quick duck had saved him, and he had killed his first orc').
9. Ancalagon the flying dragon.
10. The geese that scream at the Nazgul, according to Frodo.
11. The cock whose crowing heralded the arrival of the Rohirrim and scared off the Nazgul at Minas Tirith.

Morthoron · 12-15-2018, 10:09 AM

THINGS WITH WINGS

1. The Crown of Gondor.
2. Roac (a raven).
3. The Great Eagles.
4. Elwing.
5. Balrog's shadow.
6. The cold chicken in Bilbo's pantry.
7. Ondoher's army at the Disaster of the Morannon (had both a Left Wing and a Right Wing).
8. The heroic duck in Moria ('A quick duck had saved him, and he had killed his first orc').
9. Ancalagon the flying dragon.
10. The geese that scream at the Nazgul, according to Frodo.
11. The cock whose crowing heralded the arrival of the Rohirrim and scared off the Nazgul at Minas Tirith.
12. Thuringwethil

Pervinca Took · 12-15-2018, 01:13 PM

THINGS WITH WINGS

1. The Crown of Gondor.
2. Roac (a raven).
3. The Great Eagles.
4. Elwing.
5. Balrog's shadow.
6. The cold chicken in Bilbo's pantry.
7. Ondoher's army at the Disaster of the Morannon (had both a Left Wing and a Right Wing).
8. The heroic duck in Moria ('A quick duck had saved him, and he had killed his first orc').
9. Ancalagon the flying dragon.
10. The geese that scream at the Nazgul, according to Frodo.
11. The cock whose crowing heralded the arrival of the Rohirrim and scared off the Nazgul at Minas Tirith.
12. Thuringwethil.
13. The gorcrows (from 'The Mewlips').

(I wasn't sure if the emblem of Dol Amroth would count, as it's a ship with a swan-shaped prow).

EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can).

1. LAWKS! (Merry, Crickhollow).

Morthoron · 12-15-2018, 05:36 PM

EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can).

1. LAWKS! (Merry, Crickhollow).
2. GARN! (a mild expletive preferred in ruffian and orkish circles).

Pervinca Took · 12-16-2018, 03:26 AM

EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can).

1. Lawks! (Merry, Crickhollow).
2. Garn! (A mild expletive preferred in ruffian and orkish circles).
3. Blast! (Uttered by Tolkien when he stumbled/tripped in the dark being Father Christmas (as reported by his children)).

Morthoron · 12-16-2018, 01:23 PM

EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can).

1. Lawks! (Merry, Crickhollow).
2. Garn! (A mild expletive preferred in ruffian and orkish circles).
3. Blast! (Uttered by Tolkien when he stumbled/tripped in the dark being Father Christmas (as reported by his children).
4. Fool of a Took! (Gandalf, in Moria).

12-14-2018, 10:24 AM	#1
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	THINGS WITH WINGS 1. The Crown of Gondor. 2. Roac (a raven). 3. The Great Eagles. 4. Elwing. 5. Balrog's shadow. 6. The cold chicken in Bilbo's pantry. 7. Ondoher's army at the Disaster of the Morannon (had both a Left Wing and a Right Wing). 8. The heroic duck in Moria ('A quick duck had saved him, and he had killed his first orc'). 9. Ancalagon the flying dragon. 10. The geese that scream at the Nazgul, according to Frodo. __________________ "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."

12-14-2018, 06:46 PM	#2
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,523	THINGS WITH WINGS 1. The Crown of Gondor. 2. Roac (a raven). 3. The Great Eagles. 4. Elwing. 5. Balrog's shadow. 6. The cold chicken in Bilbo's pantry. 7. Ondoher's army at the Disaster of the Morannon (had both a Left Wing and a Right Wing). 8. The heroic duck in Moria ('A quick duck had saved him, and he had killed his first orc'). 9. Ancalagon the flying dragon. 10. The geese that scream at the Nazgul, according to Frodo. 11. The cock whose crowing heralded the arrival of the Rohirrim and scared off the Nazgul at Minas Tirith. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

12-15-2018, 10:09 AM	#3
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,515	THINGS WITH WINGS 1. The Crown of Gondor. 2. Roac (a raven). 3. The Great Eagles. 4. Elwing. 5. Balrog's shadow. 6. The cold chicken in Bilbo's pantry. 7. Ondoher's army at the Disaster of the Morannon (had both a Left Wing and a Right Wing). 8. The heroic duck in Moria ('A quick duck had saved him, and he had killed his first orc'). 9. Ancalagon the flying dragon. 10. The geese that scream at the Nazgul, according to Frodo. 11. The cock whose crowing heralded the arrival of the Rohirrim and scared off the Nazgul at Minas Tirith. 12. Thuringwethil __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.

12-15-2018, 01:13 PM	#4
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	THINGS WITH WINGS 1. The Crown of Gondor. 2. Roac (a raven). 3. The Great Eagles. 4. Elwing. 5. Balrog's shadow. 6. The cold chicken in Bilbo's pantry. 7. Ondoher's army at the Disaster of the Morannon (had both a Left Wing and a Right Wing). 8. The heroic duck in Moria ('A quick duck had saved him, and he had killed his first orc'). 9. Ancalagon the flying dragon. 10. The geese that scream at the Nazgul, according to Frodo. 11. The cock whose crowing heralded the arrival of the Rohirrim and scared off the Nazgul at Minas Tirith. 12. Thuringwethil. 13. The gorcrows (from 'The Mewlips'). (I wasn't sure if the emblem of Dol Amroth would count, as it's a ship with a swan-shaped prow). EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can). 1. LAWKS! (Merry, Crickhollow). __________________ "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; 12-15-2018 at 02:32 PM.

12-15-2018, 05:36 PM	#5
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,515	EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can). 1. LAWKS! (Merry, Crickhollow). 2. GARN! (a mild expletive preferred in ruffian and orkish circles). __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.

12-16-2018, 03:26 AM	#6
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can). 1. Lawks! (Merry, Crickhollow). 2. Garn! (A mild expletive preferred in ruffian and orkish circles). 3. Blast! (Uttered by Tolkien when he stumbled/tripped in the dark being Father Christmas (as reported by his children)). __________________ "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; 12-16-2018 at 03:31 AM.

12-16-2018, 01:23 PM	#7
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,515	EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can). 1. Lawks! (Merry, Crickhollow). 2. Garn! (A mild expletive preferred in ruffian and orkish circles). 3. Blast! (Uttered by Tolkien when he stumbled/tripped in the dark being Father Christmas (as reported by his children). 4. Fool of a Took! (Gandalf, in Moria). __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.