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Pervinca Took 05-01-2020 11:33 AM

Sheepland is Numenor, isn't it? Erendis and Ancalime don't want to leave their sheep, IIRC.

Urwen 05-01-2020 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Pervinca Took (Post 722996)
Sheepland is Numenor, isn't it? Erendis and Ancalime don't want to leave their sheep, IIRC.


Nope.

Kath 05-01-2020 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Urwen (Post 722992)
Technically, no. But if you were to add something extra to that, then yes. ;)

Erm ... Durin III?

Pervinca Took 05-01-2020 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Urwen (Post 722989)
TAR-MIRIEL: The one who should have been 4th.
2. A headwear, a grip and an element reveal a king's best friend.
3. By another name, she is named after a jewel (estrangement).
4. Islandic river? It's the biggest.
5. The first ruler of Atlantis.
CELEBRIMBOR: Fist of silver. The only decent fellow among his immediate kin.
7. A Vala and Turin meet, initially, in this place.
NIMRODEL: A girl who shares a name with a stream.
9. Third of this name. His people are devoted to Mahal.
10. An eager adventurer. Loved the sea.
11. Lady of Adamant. (Call).
12. Sheep land.

So we can see it on the new page.

Pervinca Took 05-01-2020 11:47 AM

Maybe ALDARION for number 10. (The clue, not Downing Street).

5. ELROS, equating Numenor with Atlantis?

Urwen 05-01-2020 11:50 AM

TAR-MIRIEL: The one who should have been 4th.
2. A headwear, a grip and an element reveal a king's best friend.
3. By another name, she is named after a jewel (estrangement).
4. Islandic river? It's the biggest.
5. The first ruler of Atlantis.
CELEBRIMBOR: Fist of silver. The only decent fellow among his immediate kin.
7. A Vala and Turin meet, initially, in this place.
NIMRODEL: A girl who shares a name with a stream.
DURIN III: Third of this name. His people are devoted to Mahal.
ALDARION: An eager adventurer. Loved the sea.
11. Lady of Adamant. (Call).
12. Sheep land.

I was going for Anardil, but since they're the same person, it works.

Pervinca Took 05-01-2020 11:54 AM

3. ERENDIS? (Elestirne)

5. ELROS?

Pervinca Took 05-01-2020 12:04 PM

I don't know if 'sheep land' needs to be a whole country, but EMERIE is the sheep district of Numenor.

Urwen 05-01-2020 12:16 PM

TAR-MIRIEL: The one who should have been 4th.
2. A headwear, a grip and an element reveal a king's best friend.
ERENDIS: By another name, she is named after a jewel (estrangement).
4. Islandic river? It's the biggest.
ELROS: The first ruler of Atlantis.
CELEBRIMBOR: Fist of silver. The only decent fellow among his immediate kin.
7. A Vala and Turin meet, initially, in this place.
NIMRODEL: A girl who shares a name with a stream.
DURIN III: Third of this name. His people are devoted to Mahal.
ALDARION: An eager adventurer. Loved the sea.
11. Lady of Adamant. (Call).
EMERIE: Sheep land.

Pervinca Took 05-01-2020 12:19 PM

Password: The Second Age.

4. Siril.

11. Galadriel, because of the Ring of Adamant?

2. Hat-hold-ir, friend of Tar-Meneldur.

Would the last one be Ossiriand?

Urwen 05-01-2020 12:30 PM

TAR-MIRIEL: The one who should have been 4th.
HATHOLDIR: A headwear, a grip and an element reveal a king's best friend.
ERENDIS: By another name, she is named after a jewel (estrangement).
SIRIL: Islandic river? It's the biggest.
ELROS: The first ruler of Atlantis.
CELEBRIMBOR: Fist of silver. The only decent fellow among his immediate kin.
O: A Vala and Turin meet, initially, in this place.
NIMRODEL: A girl who shares a name with a stream.
DURIN III: Third of this name. His people are devoted to Mahal.
ALDARION: An eager adventurer. Loved the sea.
GALADRIEL: Lady of Adamant. (Call).
EMERIE: Sheep land.

No. My bad, that one is cryptic too.

Pervinca Took 05-01-2020 12:43 PM

Orome + t(urin) ?

Urwen 05-01-2020 01:26 PM

TAR-MIRIEL: The one who should have been 4th.
HATHOLDIR: A headwear, a grip and an element reveal a king's best friend.
ERENDIS: By another name, she is named after a jewel (estrangement).
SIRIL: Islandic river? It's the biggest.
ELROS: The first ruler of Atlantis.
CELEBRIMBOR: Fist of silver. The only decent fellow among his immediate kin.
OROMET: A Vala and Turin meet, initially, in this place.
NIMRODEL: A girl who shares a name with a stream.
DURIN III: Third of this name. His people are devoted to Mahal.
ALDARION: An eager adventurer. Loved the sea.
GALADRIEL: Lady of Adamant. (Call).
EMERIE: Sheep land.

And the new one is yours.

Pervinca Took 05-01-2020 03:42 PM

Here we go, then:

1. It drags the bearer earthwards.
2. Zero edge to this hang-out! But it’s colossal.
3. Within a vow are mingled a note, two ways and two eyes, we hear? There!
4. A Fallohide shows it to a Stoor.
5. Here! Lisp an orcish preposition, and add a legal property right!
6. May they redirect a mumak!

Urwen 05-02-2020 06:54 AM

3. Osgiliath (Oath + Two I's + S + L + G)

Pervinca Took 05-02-2020 06:57 AM

Precisely!
 
1. It drags the bearer earthwards.
2. Zero edge to this hang-out! But it’s colossal.
OSGILIATH: Within a vow are mingled a note, two ways and two eyes, we hear? There!
4. A Fallohide shows it to a Stoor.
5. Here! Lisp an orcish preposition, and add a legal property right!
6. May they redirect a mumak!

Kath 05-02-2020 10:38 AM

The first one isn't The One Ring is it?

Pervinca Took 05-02-2020 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Kath (Post 723048)
The first one isn't The One Ring is it?

It is, but can you give it a descriptive name? (Descriptive in a way that goes with how the clue refers to it).

Urwen 05-02-2020 11:32 AM

Burden for 1?

Pervinca Took 05-02-2020 12:04 PM

That's the one!
 
BURDEN: It drags the bearer earthwards.
2. Zero edge to this hang-out! But it’s colossal.
OSGILIATH: Within a vow are mingled a note, two ways and two eyes, we hear? There!
4. A Fallohide shows it to a Stoor.
5. Here! Lisp an orcish preposition, and add a legal property right!
6. May they redirect a mumak!

Urwen 05-02-2020 12:11 PM

Regarding 5, there are no Orcish prepositions.

Pervinca Took 05-02-2020 12:13 PM

There is one. I've used it here before, but long, long ago.

Urwen 05-02-2020 12:17 PM

Is it Ithilien (Ithi+lien)?

Galadriel55 05-02-2020 12:20 PM

2. Oliphaunt, from O (zero) + lip (sort of edge) + haunt (hang-out)

And thus Book VI for the password?

Pervinca Took 05-02-2020 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Urwen (Post 723056)
Is it Ithilien (Ithi+lien)?

Yes. One can extrapolate that 'ishi' means 'in' from 'agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.'

Pervinca Took 05-02-2020 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55 (Post 723057)
2. Oliphaunt, from O (zero) + lip (sort of edge) + haunt (hang-out)

And thus Book VI for the password?

Nearly ... nearly ...

(Yes to OLIPHAUNT).

Pervinca Took 05-02-2020 12:28 PM

BURDEN: It drags the bearer earthwards.
OLIPHAUNT: Zero edge to this hang-out! But it’s colossal.
OSGILIATH: Within a vow are mingled a note, two ways and two eyes, we hear? There!
4. A Fallohide shows it to a Stoor.
5. Here! Lisp an orcish preposition, and add a legal property right!
6. May they redirect a mumak!

I think Tolkien used 'lip' in that sense: 'the lip of the dell,' or something.

Urwen 05-02-2020 12:35 PM

You forgot 'Ithilien'.

Urwen 05-02-2020 12:36 PM

Book IV for the password?

Pervinca Took 05-02-2020 12:42 PM

BURDEN: It drags the bearer earthwards.
OLIPHAUNT: Zero edge to this hang-out! But it’s colossal.
OSGILIATH: Within a vow are mingled a note, two ways and two eyes, we hear? There!
K: A Fallohide shows it to a Stoor.

ITHILIEN: Here! Lisp an orcish preposition, and add a legal property right!
V: May they redirect a mumak!

Yes. I think that's what Galadriel meant, too. BOOK VI was my last one. ;)

Galadriel55 05-02-2020 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Pervinca Took (Post 723063)
Yes. I think that's what Galadriel meant, too. BOOK VI was my last one. ;)

Lol. No Oliphaunts in Book VI, except the ones Sam regrets not seeing. :D

Galadriel55 05-02-2020 12:46 PM

V for Valar then! See Mablung / Damrod's (forget which one actually said it) prayer-like exclamation when they guard Frodo and Sam.

Pervinca Took 05-02-2020 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55 (Post 723064)
Lol. No Oliphaunts in Book VI, except the ones Sam regrets not seeing. :D

Easy to make typos with Roman numerals. ;)

Pervinca Took 05-02-2020 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galadriel55 (Post 723065)
V for Valar then! See Mablung / Damrod's (forget which one actually said it) prayer-like exclamation when they guard Frodo and Sam.

'Mumak! Mumak! May the Valar turn him aside!'

(I guess lady oliphaunts didn't go to war?) :D Or maybe he was referring to the rider.

Pervinca Took 05-02-2020 12:51 PM

BURDEN: It drags the bearer earthwards.
OLIPHAUNT: Zero edge to this hang-out! But it’s colossal.
OSGILIATH: Within a vow are mingled a note, two ways and two eyes, we hear? There!
K: A Fallohide shows it to a Stoor.

ITHILIEN: Here! Lisp an orcish preposition, and add a legal property right!
VALAR: May they redirect a mumak!

Urwen 05-02-2020 12:52 PM

So which of us gets the next turn? :p

Galadriel55 05-02-2020 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Urwen (Post 723069)
So which of us gets the next turn? :p

You can have it, you got the right book. ;)

Pervinca Took 05-02-2020 12:55 PM

One clue to go first, though! ;)

Urwen 05-02-2020 12:55 PM

Knife for the last one? (Is Frodo a Fallohide?)

Pervinca Took 05-02-2020 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urwen (Post 723072)
Knife for the last one? (Is Frodo a Fallohide?)

Ooohhh, that's a good one!

However, right Fallohide, right Stoor, wrong thing.

(Frodo has Fallohide blood, yes. Hence his physical appearance and adventurous nature. And skill with languages and speech. He would presumably also have some Harfoot traits from his Baggins father, though, like Bilbo had).


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