Thread: Obfuscated Tolkien Trivia

He he, the three of us keep switching from one thread to another.

Originally Posted by Curandhras

So very close. I think the name I'm looking for was given much, much more "recently" than Haradwaith. Although it is very much Near Harad.

Did you mean near Near Harad or just Near Harad.

Originally Posted by Boraxxe

How about Harandor (South Gondor)?

Yep! I've always found this name funny, particularly because when I was younger I always use to think it came from Harad (or Haradwaith) and Gondor, since the two realms had warred over it for so long, someone just got bored of changing the maps and called it "Harondor"

You have the riddle stick.

Originally Posted by Andunion

Did you mean near Near Harad or just Near Harad.

Well, it's south, but "near south" as opposed to "far south".

Here's the next one:

End product of the influence of the climate, relief, organisms, parent materials,
temperature,and time that exists beneath a wet disturbance or oscillation that
travelsthrough space-time.

Originally Posted by Boraxxe

Here's the next one:

End product of the influence of the climate, relief, organisms, parent materials,
temperature,and time that exists beneath a wet disturbance or oscillation that
travelsthrough space-time.

Good lord you make hard riddles.

Is this the Drowning of Numenor?

Originally Posted by Sophie1221

Good lord you make hard riddles.

Is this the Drowning of Numenor?

That's close enough for me.
What I was describing was "land under the wave" and since that is gennerally considered to be either Numenor or Beleriand you win the riddle stick!

Multiple earthy protuberances surmounted by vertical structures of inorganic constructed material.

I am not good at this! xD

Originally Posted by Sophie1221

Multiple earthy protuberances surmounted by vertical structures of inorganic constructed material.

I am not good at this! xD

I have found that sometimes the first image that comes to mind happens to be correct so I am going to guess:

Barrow Downs (hills with standing stones erected upon them).

Originally Posted by Boraxxe

I have found that sometime the first image that comes to mind happens to be correct so I am going to guess:

Barrow Downs (hills with standing stones erected upon them).

Standing stones aren't really constructed​ are they? (try again)

I hope the clue is good enough, I tried for a relatively simple one. *gulp*

Originally Posted by Sophie1221

Multiple earthy protuberances surmounted by vertical structures of inorganic constructed material.

I am not good at this! xD

Tower Hills?

(Neither am I!)

Originally Posted by Curandhras

Tower Hills?

(Neither am I!)

That was the answer! You may have the floor.

Originally Posted by Sophie1221

That was the answer! You may have the floor.

Now I've done it haven't I..

Here goes;

Twig of Monarchs.

Originally Posted by Curandhras

Now I've done it haven't I..

Here goes;

Twig of Monarchs.

Is it the sapling of the white tree that Aragorn planted at the end of ROTK?

The White Rod of the Stewards that Faramir offered to Aragorn.

Originally Posted by Sophie1221

Is it the sapling of the white tree that Aragorn planted at the end of ROTK?

Originally Posted by Boraxxe

The White Rod of the Stewards that Faramir offered to Aragorn.

Sorry to keep you waiting, no and no though. Neither are particularly the right track.

Somehow I managed to get this response in the WHOLE WRONG THREAD. Derp. /goes away ashamed of self

Originally Posted by Sophie1221

Somehow I managed to get this response in the WHOLE WRONG THREAD. Derp. /goes away ashamed of self

Don't be too ashamed Sophie. Once, I not only responded to the wrong thread, but then I posted that the answer I had given was much more appropriate than the answer that was awarded the riddle stick.
Someone had to post to alert me that I had my head up my burro.

Oh no worries, I'm back to try again. Embarrassment never taught me anything yet!

How about the Sceptre of Annuminas (alternately, and the same item, the Rod of the Lords of Andunie)? Although if Boraxxe was on the wrong track with the Stewards' Rod it's probably not too close to the right answer.

Hm, "twig" was possibly too obscure.

how about "young twig or shoot taken from a plant for productive gardening purposes of Monarchs"

I'm not sure if I've just made this laughably easy or infinitely more difficult..

Imrahil

Originally Posted by Boraxxe

Imrahil

Moving in the right direction, not quite there yet though.

Taking the obvious track, Aragorn is the Scion of Kings... (I love the word scion)

Originally Posted by Sophie1221

Taking the obvious track, Aragorn is the Scion of Kings... (I love the word scion)

Oooh infuriatingly close with that.

Aragorn could be described as the Sicon of Kings, but he is "Elfstone of house Strider".

Be even more obvious.

Legolas is the son of Thranduil, King of the Woodland Realm of Northern Mirkwood.

Originally Posted by Curandhras

Oooh infuriatingly close with that.

Aragorn could be described as the Sicon of Kings, but he is "Elfstone of house Strider".

Be even more obvious.

More obvious than Aragorn? /stumped

I suppose one could always guess Ereinion Gil-galad...

Originally Posted by Itharas

I suppose one could always guess Ereinion Gil-galad...

Yup! Sicon of Kings or "Ereinion" being Gil-Galad's "honorary" name.

Itharas, you around?

If I keep bringing these back, do I earn the title of Necromancer?

Vessel encapsulating fluid derived from the basin of Artanis.

Originally Posted by Boraxxe

If I keep bringing these back, do I earn the title of Necromancer?

Vessel encapsulating fluid derived from the basin of Artanis.

I think I got this one. The Phial of Galadriel?

Originally Posted by bambubambubambu

I think I got this one. The Phial of Galadriel?

That's it!

Yer up.

Dagnabit now I gotta think up anuther one...

Will be posting soon...

Should be an easy one...

mysterious transparent fluid with a supposed river origin containing unusual benefits including increase in size

Originally Posted by bambubambubambu

Should be an easy one...

mysterious transparent fluid with a supposed river origin containing unusual benefits including increase in size

Ent draught?

Originally Posted by Duathrandir

Ent draught?

Just so. The turn is yours!

Meteor's progeny who might claim the second line of a poem by langston hughes.

New to this style so let me know if I'm mucking it up.

Originally Posted by Duathrandir

Meteor's progeny who might claim the second line of a poem by langston hughes.

New to this style so let me know if I'm mucking it up.

Meteor's progeny brings the swords smithed by Eöl into my mind. Sadly, I don't know the poem you might be referring to. Hah, any hint?

Originally Posted by Dweorg

Meteor's progeny brings the swords smithed by Eöl into my mind. Sadly, I don't know the poem you might be referring to. Hah, any hint?

So close I'm tempted to just give it to you, but no. You must work all the way through. as to the poem; You obviously have internet access.

"No more hint for you "

Maeglin

Bouquet by Langston Hughes

Gather quickly
Out of darkness
All the songs you know
And throw them at the sun
Before they melt
Like snow

Maeglin is the son of Eol who was known as the Dark Elf.
So, Maeglin could be said to have come "out of darkness".

Edit: On second thought, meteor's progeny may be one of the black swords that Eol produced using meteoric iron. Now I would like to propose either Anglachel or Anguireil.