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Envinyatar · 01-31-2003, 01:12 PM

You have, indeed, mastered it. Húrin's son's House, it is.

Please continue.

Rimbaud · 01-31-2003, 02:29 PM

Controversy erupts in Downing Street. PM Blair is furious as the headlines roar:

Raah! Raided in No. Ten!

Envinyatar · 01-31-2003, 03:21 PM

*wipes away tears, unnumbered, as the answer is revealed: Nirnaeth Arnoediad

The treasure awaits in lands perilous:

Gem of Hador: Lond Limron

Rimbaud · 01-31-2003, 03:41 PM

Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin, i think. 'N' again, eh?

A bargain would be, colloquially, Rot'n cheap.

Envinyatar · 01-31-2003, 03:51 PM

North Cape, eh?!

Wee crebain strikes again . . .

A Tiny Raven

Bêthberry · 01-31-2003, 06:00 PM

Narvinye TA.

ie, January in the Third Age

Bethberry

Envinyatar · 01-31-2003, 06:06 PM

Ah! Good guess.

The rule of thumb though, is that the new anagram's word or phrase begins with the last letter of the previous answer.

Try again!

Bêthberry · 01-31-2003, 06:08 PM

Then surely it must be Envinyatar.

Bethberry

Envinyatar · 01-31-2003, 06:51 PM

You have the right of it!

Continue, m'lady!

Bêthberry · 02-01-2003, 07:29 PM

When the shadow of Mordor lengthened,

Harms came o'r.

Bethberry

Envinyatar · 02-02-2003, 03:32 PM

The Black Captain breached the Rammas Echor.

The swain to his lovely lass -

Aw! Move nir'r!

Rimbaud · 02-05-2003, 09:45 AM

...who was clearly a bit of a wet blanket, being the River Woman.

After Aragorn settled into his reign, the fruits of his benevolent kingship rolled in, all ultimately fattening. Courtiers were heard to remark of him that:

Man is lardi.

[ February 05, 2003: Message edited by: Rimbaud ]

Bêthberry · 02-05-2003, 11:10 AM

Nisimaldar, I believe, good poet.

A scent not nearly as sweet would arise from a

thin zoril.

Rimbaud · 02-05-2003, 11:35 AM

Rothinzil (Numenorean Adunaic name for Vingilot) the ship of Eärendil.

All were present at the Inn, the...

Fig and Folt.

LePetitChoux · 02-05-2003, 02:22 PM

Is it just me, or have the anagrams become harder? I used to be able to DO them... [img]smilies/confused.gif[/img]

Bêthberry · 02-05-2003, 03:54 PM

Presents from the Land of Gift, Lothlorien, I presume.

What wonders are wrought in philology when

vain men list for th' short ales.

Envinyatar · 02-05-2003, 04:09 PM

Ah, Bilbo and his mighty quill!

Translations from the Elvish

He spits out salutations when he's ground them fine enough:

Chewer of Aves

LePetitChoux - They do make you dig, do they not?

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 02-06-2003, 10:23 AM

That would be Finrod Felagund, the Hewer of Caves.

A poor diet can affect one's cave-hewing skills dramatically:

Fed on beans, I gag

[ February 06, 2003: Message edited by: Squatter of Amon Rudh ]

Rimbaud · 02-06-2003, 11:37 AM

Approaching that dark place again, Squatter? Siege of Angband, I'll postulate.

The spy escaped with the information. The government either had to:

Rob Chad, or gag all.

[ February 06, 2003: Message edited by: Rimbaud ]

Envinyatar · 02-06-2003, 02:31 PM

A sudden flame of inspiration! Dagor Bragollach

GB Shaw's opinion of Chesterton's religious leanings -

O! Hinder'd C. K.!

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 02-07-2003, 07:14 AM

That, I think, would be Hidden Rock.

The alternative feared by miners throughout Cornwall:

Or I strike no tin there

Envinyatar · 02-08-2003, 04:02 AM

A favorite of mine. Thank you!

"The high tide ebbs, the year will soon be spent;
And all your trees, Kortirion, lament . . ."

Kortirion in the Trees, I think it is. Although I had heard it called differently.

Here's one:

Tolkien's spectre to P.J. concerning Haldir.

Proon the Elf! Please rewrite!

Envinyatar · 04-10-2003, 03:12 AM

Well over a month, and none took a guess!

Sleeper in the Tower of Pearl

Anyone care to have a go at one that starts with the letter 'L'?

Sophia the Thunder Mistress · 04-10-2003, 01:53 PM

I'm not so good at this, but reading this thread has given me some priceless laughs, so I'll take a shot in an effort to resurrect the game [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

A Hobbit Faced with a Giant Breakfast:

No Egg or Onion'll (escape him)

Envinyatar · 04-12-2003, 12:03 AM

If I have the right of it, this is perhaps the beginning phrase to an ode to the Gladden Fields -

O! Loeg Ningloron . . .

Is this correct? Did you slip an extra 'O' in?

Sophia the Thunder Mistress · 04-12-2003, 01:48 PM

Eek! I told you I wasn't terribly good at it [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Loeg Ningloron it was... but I did manage to sneak in that extra 'O' [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

[img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] But if you want to make me look good, Evinyatar, and pretend it was intended to be that way... [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

Sophia

Envinyatar · 04-12-2003, 02:16 PM

No Inns available!

Forced to drink in the

bloo tent

[ April 13, 2003: Message edited by: Envinyatar ]

Sophia the Thunder Mistress · 04-13-2003, 01:03 PM

That would be NOBOTTLE, I presume.

Envinyatar · 04-15-2003, 03:57 AM

Nobottle, it is! Please continue.

Sophia the Thunder Mistress · 04-15-2003, 11:29 AM

Graffiti in the movies:

ET karve door

Annunfuiniel · 04-15-2003, 11:37 AM

Ah, finally I got one! 'Tis Everard Took. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Sophia the Thunder Mistress · 04-15-2003, 05:49 PM

Why so it is [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Annunfuiniel · 04-15-2003, 11:12 PM

Frodo doubts Pippin's cooking skills (at the Weathertop? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] ):

Took? Can he fry?

Sophia the Thunder Mistress · 04-16-2003, 01:00 PM

He cooks better than he picks locks apparently, Key of Orthanc

Sophia

Annunfuiniel · 04-23-2003, 01:56 PM

Right you are, Sophia! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] And the floor is yours...

Sophia the Thunder Mistress · 04-25-2003, 12:06 AM

Why Dorothy never fell for the Tin Man:

Drear Chill of a Tin Luv

-Sophia

Annunfuiniel · 04-25-2003, 01:52 PM

Awww, that's a cute one! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
Is it Children of Iluvatar? If that's the case then there appears to be an extra 'L'...

Sophia the Thunder Mistress · 04-25-2003, 04:16 PM

Drat! my spelling's as bad as my math [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] I always put the extra 'L' in Iluvatar (Illuvatar). But yes, it should be... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Go ahead Annunfuiniel.

Sophia

Annunfuiniel · 04-26-2003, 03:12 AM

Thank thee! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Well, after very long considerations the ent kin urge forth.

**The Saucepan Man** · 04-26-2003, 08:44 PM

Why, that must be Return of the King, a much heralded event, great book and eagerly anticipated film, to boot!

01-31-2003, 01:12 PM	#81
Envinyatar Quill Revenant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering through the Downs..... Posts: 849	You have, indeed, mastered it. Húrin's son's House, it is. Please continue. __________________ ‘Many are the strange chances of the world,’ said Mithrandir, ‘and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.’ – Gandalf in: The Silmarillion, 'Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age'

01-31-2003, 02:29 PM	#82
Rimbaud The Perilous Poet Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Heart of the matter Posts: 1,062	Controversy erupts in Downing Street. PM Blair is furious as the headlines roar: Raah! Raided in No. Ten! __________________ And all the rest is literature

01-31-2003, 03:21 PM	#83
Envinyatar Quill Revenant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering through the Downs..... Posts: 849	wipes away tears, unnumbered, as the answer is revealed: Nirnaeth Arnoediad The treasure awaits in lands perilous: Gem of Hador: Lond Limron* __________________ ‘Many are the strange chances of the world,’ said Mithrandir, ‘and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.’ – Gandalf in: The Silmarillion, 'Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age'

01-31-2003, 03:41 PM	#84
Rimbaud The Perilous Poet Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Heart of the matter Posts: 1,062	Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin, i think. 'N' again, eh? A bargain would be, colloquially, Rot'n cheap. __________________ And all the rest is literature

01-31-2003, 03:51 PM	#85
Envinyatar Quill Revenant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering through the Downs..... Posts: 849	North Cape, eh?! Wee crebain strikes again . . . A Tiny Raven __________________ ‘Many are the strange chances of the world,’ said Mithrandir, ‘and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.’ – Gandalf in: The Silmarillion, 'Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age'

01-31-2003, 06:00 PM	#86
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 5,996	Narvinye TA. ie, January in the Third Age Bethberry __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

01-31-2003, 06:06 PM	#87
Envinyatar Quill Revenant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering through the Downs..... Posts: 849	Ah! Good guess. The rule of thumb though, is that the new anagram's word or phrase begins with the last letter of the previous answer. Try again! __________________ ‘Many are the strange chances of the world,’ said Mithrandir, ‘and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.’ – Gandalf in: The Silmarillion, 'Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age'

01-31-2003, 06:08 PM	#88
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 5,996	Then surely it must be Envinyatar. Bethberry __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

01-31-2003, 06:51 PM	#89
Envinyatar Quill Revenant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering through the Downs..... Posts: 849	You have the right of it! Continue, m'lady! __________________ ‘Many are the strange chances of the world,’ said Mithrandir, ‘and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.’ – Gandalf in: The Silmarillion, 'Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age'

02-01-2003, 07:29 PM	#90
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 5,996	When the shadow of Mordor lengthened, Harms came o'r. Bethberry __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

02-02-2003, 03:32 PM	#91
Envinyatar Quill Revenant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering through the Downs..... Posts: 849	The Black Captain breached the Rammas Echor. The swain to his lovely lass - Aw! Move nir'r! __________________ ‘Many are the strange chances of the world,’ said Mithrandir, ‘and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.’ – Gandalf in: The Silmarillion, 'Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age'

02-05-2003, 09:45 AM	#92
Rimbaud The Perilous Poet Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Heart of the matter Posts: 1,062	...who was clearly a bit of a wet blanket, being the River Woman. After Aragorn settled into his reign, the fruits of his benevolent kingship rolled in, all ultimately fattening. Courtiers were heard to remark of him that: Man is lardi. [ February 05, 2003: Message edited by: Rimbaud ] __________________ And all the rest is literature

02-05-2003, 11:10 AM	#93
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 5,996	Nisimaldar, I believe, good poet. A scent not nearly as sweet would arise from a thin zoril. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

02-05-2003, 11:35 AM	#94
Rimbaud The Perilous Poet Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Heart of the matter Posts: 1,062	Rothinzil (Numenorean Adunaic name for Vingilot) the ship of Eärendil. All were present at the Inn, the... Fig and Folt. __________________ And all the rest is literature

02-05-2003, 02:22 PM	#95
LePetitChoux Vegetable of Doom Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: London Posts: 720	Is it just me, or have the anagrams become harder? I used to be able to DO them... [img]smilies/confused.gif[/img] __________________ je suis une bonne odeur

02-05-2003, 03:54 PM	#96
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 5,996	Presents from the Land of Gift, Lothlorien, I presume. What wonders are wrought in philology when vain men list for th' short ales. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

02-05-2003, 04:09 PM	#97
Envinyatar Quill Revenant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering through the Downs..... Posts: 849	Ah, Bilbo and his mighty quill! Translations from the Elvish He spits out salutations when he's ground them fine enough: Chewer of Aves LePetitChoux - They do make you dig, do they not? __________________ ‘Many are the strange chances of the world,’ said Mithrandir, ‘and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.’ – Gandalf in: The Silmarillion, 'Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age'

02-06-2003, 10:23 AM	#98
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	That would be Finrod Felagund, the Hewer of Caves. A poor diet can affect one's cave-hewing skills dramatically: Fed on beans, I gag [ February 06, 2003: Message edited by: Squatter of Amon Rudh ] __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

02-06-2003, 11:37 AM	#99
Rimbaud The Perilous Poet Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Heart of the matter Posts: 1,062	Approaching that dark place again, Squatter? Siege of Angband, I'll postulate. The spy escaped with the information. The government either had to: Rob Chad, or gag all. [ February 06, 2003: Message edited by: Rimbaud ] __________________ And all the rest is literature

02-06-2003, 02:31 PM	#100
Envinyatar Quill Revenant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering through the Downs..... Posts: 849	A sudden flame of inspiration! Dagor Bragollach GB Shaw's opinion of Chesterton's religious leanings - O! Hinder'd C. K.! __________________ ‘Many are the strange chances of the world,’ said Mithrandir, ‘and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.’ – Gandalf in: The Silmarillion, 'Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age'

02-07-2003, 07:14 AM	#101
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	That, I think, would be Hidden Rock. The alternative feared by miners throughout Cornwall: Or I strike no tin there __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

02-08-2003, 04:02 AM	#102
Envinyatar Quill Revenant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering through the Downs..... Posts: 849	A favorite of mine. Thank you! "The high tide ebbs, the year will soon be spent; And all your trees, Kortirion, lament . . ." Kortirion in the Trees, I think it is. Although I had heard it called differently. Here's one: Tolkien's spectre to P.J. concerning Haldir. Proon the Elf! Please rewrite! __________________ ‘Many are the strange chances of the world,’ said Mithrandir, ‘and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.’ – Gandalf in: The Silmarillion, 'Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age'

04-10-2003, 03:12 AM	#103
Envinyatar Quill Revenant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering through the Downs..... Posts: 849	Well over a month, and none took a guess! Sleeper in the Tower of Pearl Anyone care to have a go at one that starts with the letter 'L'? __________________ ‘Many are the strange chances of the world,’ said Mithrandir, ‘and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.’ – Gandalf in: The Silmarillion, 'Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age'

04-10-2003, 01:53 PM	#104
Sophia the Thunder Mistress Scent of Simbelmynë Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Aboard Highwind, bound for Traverse Town Posts: 1,780	I'm not so good at this, but reading this thread has given me some priceless laughs, so I'll take a shot in an effort to resurrect the game [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] A Hobbit Faced with a Giant Breakfast: No Egg or Onion'll (escape him) __________________ The seasons fall like silver swords, the years rush ever onward; and soon I sail, to leave this world, these lands where I have wander'd. O Elbereth! O Queen who dwells beyond the Western Seas, spare me yet a little time 'ere white ships come for me!

04-12-2003, 12:03 AM	#105
Envinyatar Quill Revenant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering through the Downs..... Posts: 849	If I have the right of it, this is perhaps the beginning phrase to an ode to the Gladden Fields - O! Loeg Ningloron . . . Is this correct? Did you slip an extra 'O' in? __________________ ‘Many are the strange chances of the world,’ said Mithrandir, ‘and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.’ – Gandalf in: The Silmarillion, 'Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age'

04-12-2003, 01:48 PM	#106
Sophia the Thunder Mistress Scent of Simbelmynë Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Aboard Highwind, bound for Traverse Town Posts: 1,780	Eek! I told you I wasn't terribly good at it [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Loeg Ningloron it was... but I did manage to sneak in that extra 'O' [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] But if you want to make me look good, Evinyatar, and pretend it was intended to be that way... [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] Sophia __________________ The seasons fall like silver swords, the years rush ever onward; and soon I sail, to leave this world, these lands where I have wander'd. O Elbereth! O Queen who dwells beyond the Western Seas, spare me yet a little time 'ere white ships come for me!

04-12-2003, 02:16 PM	#107
Envinyatar Quill Revenant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering through the Downs..... Posts: 849	No Inns available! Forced to drink in the bloo tent [ April 13, 2003: Message edited by: Envinyatar ] __________________ ‘Many are the strange chances of the world,’ said Mithrandir, ‘and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.’ – Gandalf in: The Silmarillion, 'Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age'

04-13-2003, 01:03 PM	#108
Sophia the Thunder Mistress Scent of Simbelmynë Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Aboard Highwind, bound for Traverse Town Posts: 1,780	That would be NOBOTTLE, I presume. __________________ The seasons fall like silver swords, the years rush ever onward; and soon I sail, to leave this world, these lands where I have wander'd. O Elbereth! O Queen who dwells beyond the Western Seas, spare me yet a little time 'ere white ships come for me!

04-15-2003, 03:57 AM	#109
Envinyatar Quill Revenant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering through the Downs..... Posts: 849	Nobottle, it is! Please continue. __________________ ‘Many are the strange chances of the world,’ said Mithrandir, ‘and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.’ – Gandalf in: The Silmarillion, 'Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age'

04-15-2003, 11:29 AM	#110
Sophia the Thunder Mistress Scent of Simbelmynë Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Aboard Highwind, bound for Traverse Town Posts: 1,780	Graffiti in the movies: ET karve door __________________ The seasons fall like silver swords, the years rush ever onward; and soon I sail, to leave this world, these lands where I have wander'd. O Elbereth! O Queen who dwells beyond the Western Seas, spare me yet a little time 'ere white ships come for me!

04-15-2003, 11:37 AM	#111
Annunfuiniel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Something close like Shire Posts: 769	Ah, finally I got one! 'Tis Everard Took. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ Despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt.

04-15-2003, 05:49 PM	#112
Sophia the Thunder Mistress Scent of Simbelmynë Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Aboard Highwind, bound for Traverse Town Posts: 1,780	Why so it is [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ The seasons fall like silver swords, the years rush ever onward; and soon I sail, to leave this world, these lands where I have wander'd. O Elbereth! O Queen who dwells beyond the Western Seas, spare me yet a little time 'ere white ships come for me!

04-15-2003, 11:12 PM	#113
Annunfuiniel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Something close like Shire Posts: 769	Frodo doubts Pippin's cooking skills (at the Weathertop? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] ): Took? Can he fry? __________________ Despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt.

04-16-2003, 01:00 PM	#114
Sophia the Thunder Mistress Scent of Simbelmynë Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Aboard Highwind, bound for Traverse Town Posts: 1,780	He cooks better than he picks locks apparently, Key of Orthanc Sophia __________________ The seasons fall like silver swords, the years rush ever onward; and soon I sail, to leave this world, these lands where I have wander'd. O Elbereth! O Queen who dwells beyond the Western Seas, spare me yet a little time 'ere white ships come for me!

04-23-2003, 01:56 PM	#115
Annunfuiniel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Something close like Shire Posts: 769	Right you are, Sophia! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] And the floor is yours... __________________ Despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt.