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02-06-2001, 07:36 PM | #1 |
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Posts: 14</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> How about some trivia questions that involve SUPERLATIVES (largest, longest, oldest, etc.)? I will pose one: BRAVEST -- According to the narrator, what was the BRAVEST thing that Bilbo ever did? </p> |
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Posts: 233</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Herm Erm...I'm not real up to date with the Hobbit (meaning I've had to read all these dodgy books for English in between Tolkien and haven't read the Hobbit for half a year or so <img src=rolleyes.gif ALT=":rolleyes"> ) but I suppose it would be...when he was in Mirkwood, fighting spiders. I know that's not right, but it's a sound guess to my mind. I think it was something on Erebor. Ai! <img src=ohwell.gif ALT=":/"> Btw, good idea Oddyseus. It's always good to have a few new games to make the place look all spiffy. <img src=wink.gif ALT=""> - enep</p>
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02-07-2001, 03:39 AM | #3 |
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Posts: 125</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Herm The bravest thing Bilbo ever did was to continue down the tunnel to Smang's lair. -Voronwė <font size="2">"For Aldarion had become enamoured of the Great Sea, and of a ship riding there alone without sight of land, borne by the winds with foam at its throat to coasts and havens unguessed; and that love and desire never left him until his life's end."</p>
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02-07-2001, 08:41 AM | #4 |
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Posts: 18</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Superlatives Voronwė is correct -- continuing down the tunnel after hearing Smaug SNORING ! The narrator thought this was braver than battling 40 or 50 giant spiders for some reason. Your turn, Voronwė. </p> |
02-07-2001, 11:27 AM | #5 |
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Posts: 127</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Superlatives I'll keep to the superlative theme. Who was the oldest (known) elf in Middle Earth at the time of the War of the Ring? -Voronwė <font size="2">"For Aldarion had become enamoured of the Great Sea, and of a ship riding there alone without sight of land, borne by the winds with foam at its throat to coasts and havens unguessed; and that love and desire never left him until his life's end."</p>
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02-07-2001, 11:38 AM | #6 |
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Posts: 577</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Superlatives Galadriel, maybe? <a href=http://www.geocities.com/gl_century/HerenIstarion.html>HerenIstarion</a></p>
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02-07-2001, 01:18 PM | #7 |
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Posts: 611</TD><TD><img src=http://www.tolkiens-legacy.de/draugen.jpg WIDTH=60 HEIGHT=60></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Superlatives Cķrdan? <h6>'Spring is all around you / and calls your name softly in the wind / Burning when the day is dying / she kills the rays of a boundless sun. / And falls after years of death / eternally on your tears of joy. / So feel, feel the hands of glory / that will lead you into a golden sea.' (Kirlian Camera, 'Ascension') </h6></p> |
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Posts: 129</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Superlatives Cirdan it was. Ask away, Sharku. -Voronwė <font size="2">"For Aldarion had become enamoured of the Great Sea, and of a ship riding there alone without sight of land, borne by the winds with foam at its throat to coasts and havens unguessed; and that love and desire never left him until his life's end."</p>
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02-07-2001, 03:56 PM | #9 |
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Posts: 481</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Superlatives I can't believe I missed that, curses, Cirdan, how could you even put a question mark at the end? how could you get it wrong?(fumes spouting from my ears) </p> |
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02-08-2001, 11:32 AM | #11 |
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Posts: 614</TD><TD><img src=http://www.tolkiens-legacy.de/draugen.jpg WIDTH=60 HEIGHT=60></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Calm down...Deep breaths... I put the q mark because I could not really believe I snatched away a question just before HIstarion's eyes! Which are the highest mountains of Arda? <h6>'Spring is all around you / and calls your name softly in the wind / Burning when the day is dying / she kills the rays of a boundless sun. / And falls after years of death / eternally on your tears of joy. / So feel, feel the hands of glory / that will lead you into a golden sea.' (Kirlian Camera, 'Ascension') </h6></p> |
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Posts: 619</TD><TD><img src=http://www.tolkiens-legacy.de/draugen.jpg WIDTH=60 HEIGHT=60></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Calm down...Deep breaths... Sķ. <h6>'Spring is all around you / and calls your name softly in the wind / Burning when the day is dying / she kills the rays of a boundless sun. / And falls after years of death / eternally on your tears of joy. / So feel, feel the hands of glory / that will lead you into a golden sea.' (Kirlian Camera, 'Ascension') </h6></p> |
02-08-2001, 01:41 PM | #14 |
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02-08-2001, 01:49 PM | #16 |
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Posts: 500</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Calm down...Deep breaths... Not who i was looking for, he was fast, but it was only when he was on his steed Nahar. Try again. </p> |
02-08-2001, 06:38 PM | #20 |
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02-08-2001, 07:29 PM | #21 |
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Posts: 505</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Aha! your turn "It seems fate is not without a sense of irony."</p> |
02-08-2001, 07:43 PM | #22 |
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Posts: 250</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> D! D! D! D! Now I shall have to call you Mr. D Ghost Prince. <img src=wink.gif ALT=""> Congrats on the 500. *edit: Bombur was the fattest, or largest. Or sleepiest. Or stupidest <img src=tongue.gif ALT=":b"> but I believe the strongest was...Dori. I'm not sure, but he carried Bilbo. *edit II: This is my 250th post. That's Mr. E Shade, thanks! - enep</p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000041>enep</A> at: 2/9/01 6:09:20 am
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02-09-2001, 06:41 AM | #25 |
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02-09-2001, 07:10 PM | #27 |
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Posts: 258</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Yup I was, infact, looking for Gandalf. Saruman would also have fitted the bill, but I don't feel that he was wise enough. He allowed himself to be led by the Ring, and evil desires. Any number of the Eldar would have also fitted - Cirdan, Elrond and Galadriel for example. Continue, o Impaler! - enep</p>
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02-10-2001, 08:44 AM | #29 |
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