Tolkien dozen

[Pervinca Took]

Transportation, broadly defined:

1. Fell Beast
2. Sam (Mount Doom)
3. Lorien boats
4. Dori (carried Bilbo ... dropped him, but a goblin tripped him and kicked him in the back, or something).
5. Tol Eressea
6. The Gwaihir Express!

Tol Eressea is a BRILLIANT one!

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Pervinca Took

Tol Eressea is a BRILLIANT one!

It made me happy. But I still vote for Sam as the best mode of transportation!


Transportation, broadly defined:

1. Fell Beast
2. Sam (Mount Doom)
3. Lorien boats
4. Dori (carried Bilbo ... dropped him, but a goblin tripped him and kicked him in the back, or something).
5. Tol Eressea
6. The Gwaihir Express!
7. Treebeard

[Huinesoron]

Transportation, broadly defined:

1. Fell Beast
2. Sam (Mount Doom)
3. Lorien boats
4. Dori (carried Bilbo ... dropped him, but a goblin tripped him and kicked him in the back, or something).
5. Tol Eressea
6. The Gwaihir Express!
7. Treebeard
8. Being dead (works for Gandalf and Luthien both!)

It's now driving ME crazy not knowing who my tenth was! Gandalf was, but Elrond wasn't (or anyone at Rivendell). I feel like I had to look two up to check, which would be Gandalf and one other - not Bombadil, I knew that one.

Would Shelob count? She MAY have touched it while wrapping Frodo. And if we're counting Boromir, then Celebrimbor steals it for a while in the Shadow of Mordor game.

Hrm. Maybe I just miscounted, but I'm sure I had 10...

hS

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Huinesoron

8. Being dead (works for Gandalf and Luthien both!)

And speaking of the gal herself,

Transportation, broadly defined:

1. Fell Beast
2. Sam (Mount Doom)
3. Lorien boats
4. Dori (carried Bilbo ... dropped him, but a goblin tripped him and kicked him in the back, or something).
5. Tol Eressea
6. The Gwaihir Express!
7. Treebeard
8. Being dead (works for Gandalf and Luthien both!)
9. Wearing the appearance of a vampire bat (Luthien-Thuringwethil)

Originally Posted by Hui

It's now driving ME crazy not knowing who my tenth was! Gandalf was, but Elrond wasn't (or anyone at Rivendell). I feel like I had to look two up to check, which would be Gandalf and one other - not Bombadil, I knew that one.

Would Shelob count? She MAY have touched it while wrapping Frodo. And if we're counting Boromir, then Celebrimbor steals it for a while in the Shadow of Mordor game.

Hrm. Maybe I just miscounted, but I'm sure I had 10...

hS

If we accept all of the non-book and dubious Ringbearers, we can even get all 13.

[Pervinca Took]

Transportation, broadly defined:

1. Fell Beast
2. Sam (Mount Doom)
3. Lorien boats
4. Dori (carried Bilbo ... dropped him, but a goblin tripped him and kicked him in the back, or something).
5. Tol Eressea
6. The Gwaihir Express!
7. Treebeard
8. Being dead (works for Gandalf and Luthien both!)
9. Wearing the appearance of a vampire bat (Luthien-Thuringwethil)
10. Bucklebury Ferry!

[Galadriel55]

Transportation, broadly defined:

1. Fell Beast
2. Sam (Mount Doom)
3. Lorien boats
4. Dori (carried Bilbo ... dropped him, but a goblin tripped him and kicked him in the back, or something).
5. Tol Eressea
6. The Gwaihir Express!
7. Treebeard
8. Being dead (works for Gandalf and Luthien both!)
9. Wearing the appearance of a vampire bat (Luthien-Thuringwethil)
10. Bucklebury Ferry!
11. Oliphaunts!



PS: As an addendum to the topic: Aragorn - the GPS system. "Turn right at Weathertop. Traffic updates received, notable Nazgul traffic in Weathertop area. Rerouting."

[Morthoron]

Transportation, broadly defined:

1. Fell Beast
2. Sam (Mount Doom)
3. Lorien boats
4. Dori (carried Bilbo ... dropped him, but a goblin tripped him and kicked him in the back, or something).
5. Tol Eressea
6. Wains

[Pervinca Took]

Transportation, broadly defined:

1. Fell Beast
2. Sam (Mount Doom)
3. Lorien boats
4. Dori (carried Bilbo ... dropped him, but a goblin tripped him and kicked him in the back, or something).
5. Tol Eressea
6. The Gwaihir Express!
7. Treebeard
8. Being dead (works for Gandalf and Luthien both!)
9. Wearing the appearance of a vampire bat (Luthien-Thuringwethil)
10. Bucklebury Ferry!
11. Oliphaunts!
12. Wains
13. Being Dragged by Orc (through Rohan)

PS: As an addendum to the topic: Aragorn - the GPS system. "Turn right at Weathertop. Traffic updates received, notable Nazgul traffic in Weathertop area. Rerouting."

Honourable mentions:

- Pony-trekking with Stybba
- Lobelia's Pony Trap
- Boat over Mirkwood's enchanted river
- Huan
- Farmer Maggot's Wagon, and of course ...

... BARREL!

EDIT: Can't believe I forgot VINGILOT!

[Pervinca Took]

People falling over, being knocked out or fainting:

1. Boromir - trips on a tree-root and falls sprawling on his face.

[Galadriel55]

People falling over, being knocked out or fainting:

1. Boromir - trips on a tree-root and falls sprawling on his face.
2. Bombur - falling in the river

[Pervinca Took]

People falling over, being knocked out or fainting:

1. Boromir - trips on a tree-root and falls sprawling on his face.
2. Bombur - falling in the river.
3. Frodo - from the Morgul-knife on Weathertop.

[Andsigil]

People falling over, being knocked out or fainting:

1. Boromir - trips on a tree-root and falls sprawling on his face.
2. Bombur - falling in the river.
3. Frodo - from the Morgul-knife on Weathertop.
4. Turin - swooning after his encounter with Glaurung

[Pervinca Took]

People falling over, being knocked out or fainting:

1. Boromir - trips on a tree-root and falls sprawling on his face.
2. Bombur - falling in the river.
3. Frodo - from the Morgul-knife on Weathertop.
4. Turin - swooning after his encounter with Glaurung.
5. Sam - falls and cuts his knees near Parth Galen.

[Galadriel55]

People falling over, being knocked out or fainting:

1. Boromir - trips on a tree-root and falls sprawling on his face.
2. Bombur - falling in the river.
3. Frodo - from the Morgul-knife on Weathertop.
4. Turin - swooning after his encounter with Glaurung.
5. Sam - falls and cuts his knees near Parth Galen.
6. Gollum - trips into Orodruin


Can we use the same character twice with different events?


Also, forgot to mention earlier but Barrels are AMAZING! Your honourable mentions are hilarious!

[Pervinca Took]

People falling over, being knocked out or fainting:

1. Boromir - trips on a tree-root and falls sprawling on his face.
2. Bombur - falling in the river.
3. Frodo - from the Morgul-knife on Weathertop.
4. Turin - swooning after his encounter with Glaurung.
5. Sam - falls and cuts his knees near Parth Galen.
6. Gollum - trips into Orodruin.
7. Pippin - near Parth Galen - 'I swooned and was made captive.'

Can we use the same character twice with different events?

Sure! So long as none of them are film references, otherwise all 13 will be Frodo.

Also, forgot to mention earlier but Barrels are AMAZING! Your honourable mentions are hilarious!

'The praise of the praiseworthy is above all reward.' (Adds self unofficially to swoon list, recalling Andrew Seear saying those words).

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Pervinca Took

Can we use the same character twice with different events?

Sure! So long as none of them are film references, otherwise all 13 will be Frodo.

Brilliant!

People falling over, being knocked out or fainting:

1. Boromir - trips on a tree-root and falls sprawling on his face.
2. Bombur - falling in the river.
3. Frodo - from the Morgul-knife on Weathertop.
4. Turin - swooning after his encounter with Glaurung.
5. Sam - falls and cuts his knees near Parth Galen.
6. Gollum - trips into Orodruin.
7. Pippin - near Parth Galen - 'I swooned and was made captive.'
8. Frodo - and the cow jumped over the - whooooaaahhh!

[Pervinca Took]

I'd forgotten about the 'cow jumped over the moon' one!

People falling over, being knocked out or fainting:

1. Boromir - trips on a tree-root and falls sprawling on his face.
2. Bombur - falling in the river.
3. Frodo - from the Morgul-knife on Weathertop.
4. Turin - swooning after his encounter with Glaurung.
5. Sam - falls and cuts his knees near Parth Galen.
6. Gollum - trips into Orodruin.
7. Pippin - near Parth Galen - 'I swooned and was made captive.'
8. Frodo - and the cow jumped over the - whooooaaahhh!
9. Bilbo - falls off Dori's back and is knocked unconscious, under the Misty Mountains.

[Galadriel55]

People falling over, being knocked out or fainting:

1. Boromir - trips on a tree-root and falls sprawling on his face.
2. Bombur - falling in the river.
3. Frodo - from the Morgul-knife on Weathertop.
4. Turin - swooning after his encounter with Glaurung.
5. Sam - falls and cuts his knees near Parth Galen.
6. Gollum - trips into Orodruin.
7. Pippin - near Parth Galen - 'I swooned and was made captive.'
8. Frodo - and the cow jumped over the - whooooaaahhh!
9. Bilbo - falls off Dori's back and is knocked unconscious, under the Misty Mountains.
10. Theoden - thrown off his horse and flattened by him

[Pervinca Took]

People falling over, being knocked out or fainting:

1. Boromir - trips on a tree-root and falls sprawling on his face.
2. Bombur - falling in the river.
3. Frodo - from the Morgul-knife on Weathertop.
4. Turin - swooning after his encounter with Glaurung.
5. Sam - falls and cuts his knees near Parth Galen.
6. Gollum - trips into Orodruin.
7. Pippin - near Parth Galen - 'I swooned and was made captive.'
8. Frodo - and the cow jumped over the - whooooaaahhh!
9. Bilbo - falls off Dori's back and is knocked unconscious, under the Misty Mountains.
10. Theoden - thrown off his horse and flattened by him.
11. Merry - overcome with the Black Breath in Bree - 'I fell over.'

[Andsigil]

People falling over, being knocked out or fainting:

1. Boromir - trips on a tree-root and falls sprawling on his face.
2. Bombur - falling in the river.
3. Frodo - from the Morgul-knife on Weathertop.
4. Turin - swooning after his encounter with Glaurung.
5. Sam - falls and cuts his knees near Parth Galen.
6. Gollum - trips into Orodruin.
7. Pippin - near Parth Galen - 'I swooned and was made captive.'
8. Frodo - and the cow jumped over the - whooooaaahhh!
9. Bilbo - falls off Dori's back and is knocked unconscious, under the Misty Mountains.
10. Theoden - thrown off his horse and flattened by him.
11. Merry - overcome with the Black Breath in Bree - 'I fell over.'
12. Gandalf falling into a deep chasm with the Balrog during the Battle of the Peak

[Pervinca Took]

People falling over, being knocked out or fainting:

1. Boromir - trips on a tree-root and falls sprawling on his face.
2. Bombur - falling in the river.
3. Frodo - from the Morgul-knife on Weathertop.
4. Turin - swooning after his encounter with Glaurung.
5. Sam - falls and cuts his knees near Parth Galen.
6. Gollum - trips into Orodruin.
7. Pippin - near Parth Galen - 'I swooned and was made captive.'
8. Frodo - and the cow jumped over the - whooooaaahhh!
9. Bilbo - falls off Dori's back and is knocked unconscious, under the Misty Mountains.
10. Theoden - thrown off his horse and flattened by him.
11. Merry - overcome with the Black Breath in Bree - 'I fell over.'
12. Gandalf falling into a deep chasm with the Balrog during the Battle of the Peak.
13. Eowyn - after fighting the Witch-King.

[Pervinca Took]

JEWELS

1. 'A beryl, an elf stone' - found by Strider, on a bridge, I think?

[Galadriel55]

JEWELS

1. 'A beryl, an elf stone' - found by Strider, on a bridge, I think?
2. Elessar - the "elfstone" that gives Aragorn his name

[Pervinca Took]

JEWELS

1. 'A beryl, an elf stone' - found by Strider, on a bridge, I think?
2. Elessar - the "elfstone" that gives Aragorn his name.
3. The white gem that Arwen gives to Frodo.

[Andsigil]

1. 'A beryl, an elf stone' - found by Strider, on a bridge, I think?
2. Elessar - the "elfstone" that gives Aragorn his name.
3. The white gem that Arwen gives to Frodo.
4. The Arkenstone

[Pervinca Took]

1. 'A beryl, an elf stone' - found by Strider, on a bridge, I think?
2. Elessar - the "elfstone" that gives Aragorn his name.
3. The white gem that Arwen gives to Frodo.
4. The Arkenstone.
5. The red stone in Narya.

[Andsigil]

1. 'A beryl, an elf stone' - found by Strider, on a bridge, I think?
2. Elessar - the "elfstone" that gives Aragorn his name.
3. The white gem that Arwen gives to Frodo.
4. The Arkenstone.
5. The red stone in Narya
6. Nimphelos (technically not a jewel, but a pearl the size of a dove's egg is pretty impressive)

[Andsigil]

1. 'A beryl, an elf stone' - found by Strider, on a bridge, I think?
2. Elessar - the "elfstone" that gives Aragorn his name.
3. The white gem that Arwen gives to Frodo.
4. The Arkenstone.
5. The red stone in Narya.
6. Nimphelos (technically not a jewel, but a pearl the size of a dove's egg is pretty impressive).
7. The crystal in which Gimli set three strands of Galadriel's hair as a "pledge of good will between the Mountain and the Wood until the end of days.

[Pervinca Took]

1. 'A beryl, an elf stone' - found by Strider, on a bridge, I think?
2. Elessar - the "elfstone" that gives Aragorn his name.
3. The white gem that Arwen gives to Frodo.
4. The Arkenstone.
5. The red stone in Narya.
6. Nimphelos (technically not a jewel, but a pearl the size of a dove's egg is pretty impressive).
7. The crystal in which Gimli set three strands of Galadriel's hair as a "pledge of good will between the Mountain and the Wood until the end of days.
8. The pearl mouthpieces of the pipes that the elves made for Bilbo (would they be made from whole pearls, I wonder?)

[Morthoron]

1. 'A beryl, an elf stone' - found by Strider, on a bridge, I think?
2. Elessar - the "elfstone" that gives Aragorn his name.
3. The white gem that Arwen gives to Frodo.
4. The Arkenstone.
5. The red stone in Narya.
6. Nimphelos (technically not a jewel, but a pearl the size of a dove's egg is pretty impressive).
7. The crystal in which Gimli set three strands of Galadriel's hair as a "pledge of good will between the Mountain and the Wood until the end of days.
8. The pearl mouthpieces of the pipes that the elves made for Bilbo (would they be made from whole pearls, I wonder?)
9. The "great blue stone" (sapphire?) in Vilya.

[Galadriel55]

1. 'A beryl, an elf stone' - found by Strider, on a bridge, I think?
2. Elessar - the "elfstone" that gives Aragorn his name.
3. The white gem that Arwen gives to Frodo.
4. The Arkenstone.
5. The red stone in Narya.
6. Nimphelos (technically not a jewel, but a pearl the size of a dove's egg is pretty impressive).
7. The crystal in which Gimli set three strands of Galadriel's hair as a "pledge of good will between the Mountain and the Wood until the end of days.
8. The pearl mouthpieces of the pipes that the elves made for Bilbo (would they be made from whole pearls, I wonder?)
9. The "great blue stone" (sapphire?) in Vilya.
10. The Silmaril in Nauglamir

[Pervinca Took]

1. 'A beryl, an elf stone' - found by Strider, on a bridge, I think?
2. Elessar - the "elfstone" that gives Aragorn his name.
3. The white gem that Arwen gives to Frodo.
4. The Arkenstone.
5. The red stone in Narya.
6. Nimphelos (technically not a jewel, but a pearl the size of a dove's egg is pretty impressive).
7. The crystal in which Gimli set three strands of Galadriel's hair as a "pledge of good will between the Mountain and the Wood until the end of days.
8. The pearl mouthpieces of the pipes that the elves made for Bilbo (would they be made from whole pearls, I wonder?)
9. The "great blue stone" (sapphire?) in Vilya.
10. The Silmaril in Nauglamir
11. The emerald on the breast of Earendil (possibly the Elessar but probably not?)

[Huinesoron]

1. 'A beryl, an elf stone' - found by Strider, on a bridge, I think?
2. Elessar - the "elfstone" that gives Aragorn his name.
3. The white gem that Arwen gives to Frodo.
4. The Arkenstone.
5. The red stone in Narya.
6. Nimphelos (technically not a jewel, but a pearl the size of a dove's egg is pretty impressive).
7. The crystal in which Gimli set three strands of Galadriel's hair as a "pledge of good will between the Mountain and the Wood until the end of days.
8. The pearl mouthpieces of the pipes that the elves made for Bilbo (would they be made from whole pearls, I wonder?)
9. The "great blue stone" (sapphire?) in Vilya.
10. The Silmaril in Nauglamir
11. The emerald on the breast of Earendil (possibly the Elessar but probably not?)
12. The 'great pearl' from the Solosimpi, used by Feanor in the BoLT account of the making of the Silmarils.

[Pervinca Took]

1. 'A beryl, an elf stone' - found by Strider, on a bridge, I think?
2. Elessar - the "elfstone" that gives Aragorn his name.
3. The white gem that Arwen gives to Frodo.
4. The Arkenstone.
5. The red stone in Narya.
6. Nimphelos (technically not a jewel, but a pearl the size of a dove's egg is pretty impressive).
7. The crystal in which Gimli set three strands of Galadriel's hair as a "pledge of good will between the Mountain and the Wood until the end of days.
8. The pearl mouthpieces of the pipes that the elves made for Bilbo (would they be made from whole pearls, I wonder?)
9. The "great blue stone" (sapphire?) in Vilya.
10. The Silmaril in Nauglamir
11. The emerald on the breast of Earendil (possibly the Elessar but probably not?)
12. The 'great pearl' from the Solosimpi, used by Feanor in the BoLT account of the making of the Silmarils.
13. The opals crowning the Man in the Moon.

[Pervinca Took]

This is a bit cheeky ... but change a letter of a chapter title ... any Tolkien chapter ... to give another slant on the story.

Or more than one letter, provided it still rhymes with the original.

1. Piddles in the Dark - When you are in danger of being eaten underground but really need the toilet OR Be careful where you tread in Gollum's cave.

(Hides from Urwen).

[Huinesoron]

... what I really need at this point is a raised-eyebrow smiley.

Change a letter of a chapter title ... any Tolkien chapter ... to give another slant on the story. Or more than one letter, provided it still rhymes with the original.

1. Piddles in the Dark - When you are in danger of being eaten underground but really need the toilet OR Be careful where you tread in Gollum's cave.
2. Of the Coming of Men into the Nest - Beowulf of the First House of the Edain treads softly. The ultimate end of the Great Dragon Hunt is come at last.

[Pervinca Took]

Change a letter of a chapter title ... any Tolkien chapter ... to give another slant on the story. Or more than one letter, provided it still rhymes with the original.

1. Piddles in the Dark - When you are in danger of being eaten underground but really need the toilet OR Be careful where you tread in Gollum's cave.
2. Of the Coming of Men into the Nest - Beowulf of the First House of the Edain treads softly. The ultimate end of the Great Dragon Hunt is come at last.
3. Mount Vroom - Forget Oliver's Mount - orc bikers race to the top of Orodruin in an attempt to capture the Ringbearer at the last minute - last one there is a troll!

[Morthoron]

1. Piddles in the Dark - When you are in danger of being eaten underground but really need the toilet OR Be careful where you tread in Gollum's cave.
2. Of the Coming of Men into the Nest - Beowulf of the First House of the Edain treads softly. The ultimate end of the Great Dragon Hunt is come at last.
3. Mount Vroom - Forget Oliver's Mount - orc bikers race to the top of Orodruin in an attempt to capture the Ringbearer at the last minute - last one there is a troll!
4. The Mustard of Rohan - Theoden invents a condiment that not only tastes great on bratwurst, but it also repels Orcs!

[Pervinca Took]

1. Piddles in the Dark - When you are in danger of being eaten underground but really need the toilet OR Be careful where you tread in Gollum's cave.
2. Of the Coming of Men into the Nest - Beowulf of the First House of the Edain treads softly. The ultimate end of the Great Dragon Hunt is come at last.
3. Mount Vroom - Forget Oliver's Mount - orc bikers race to the top of Orodruin in an attempt to capture the Ringbearer at the last minute - last one there is a troll!
4. The Mustard of Rohan - Theoden invents a condiment that not only tastes great on bratwurst, but it also repels Orcs!
5. Tot At Home - Smaug looks after a baby dragon.

[Morthoron]

1. Piddles in the Dark - When you are in danger of being eaten underground but really need the toilet OR Be careful where you tread in Gollum's cave.
2. Of the Coming of Men into the Nest - Beowulf of the First House of the Edain treads softly. The ultimate end of the Great Dragon Hunt is come at last.
3. Mount Vroom - Forget Oliver's Mount - orc bikers race to the top of Orodruin in an attempt to capture the Ringbearer at the last minute - last one there is a troll!
4. The Mustard of Rohan - Theoden invents a condiment that not only tastes great on bratwurst, but it also repels Orcs!
5. Tot At Home - Smaug looks after a baby dragon.
6. Of Tuor and the Mall of Gondolin -- Tuor goes on a perplexing and dangerous quest to find Idril the perfect Yule present, battling for parking spaces, facing off against ravenous shoppers, and matching wits with witless cashiers.