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Old 10th November 2007, 10:17 AM   #166 (permalink)
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What was the original nickname for Aragorn before Tolkien changed it into 'Strider'?
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Old 10th November 2007, 12:22 PM   #167 (permalink)
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"Trotter" (HoME passim)
a name with unfortunate connotations these days in the UK..
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Old 10th November 2007, 09:39 PM   #168 (permalink)
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That is correct...
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Old 10th November 2007, 09:47 PM   #169 (permalink)
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Try this :
A mighty ravine, barred by seven gates....but what's its name?
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Old 11th November 2007, 09:08 AM   #170 (permalink)
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Still pondering, Marky? I won't offer you a clue, yet........
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Old 11th November 2007, 09:16 AM   #171 (permalink)
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Sorry about the consecutive posts...

Further to my last answer....as HoME is not one of the allowable sources,
Trotter=Aragorn is also in the Letters, note 2 to No 83 - to Christopher Tolkien.

 Sorry about that - I'll stick to the permitted books in future...
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Old 11th November 2007, 01:00 PM   #172 (permalink)
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Try this :
A mighty ravine, barred by seven gates....but what's its name?
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Then they were led up the mighty ravine of Orfalch Erech, barred by seven gates, and brought before Echtelion of the Fountain[.]
The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Ch. 23 Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin
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Old 11th November 2007, 04:51 PM   #173 (permalink)
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Correctamundo! Your go....
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Old 12th November 2007, 09:21 AM   #174 (permalink)
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Okay... I'm not sure whether this is even a correct quesiton, but it does provide you with something to search for (I guess).

What is the Elvish word for 'Great Bear' ?
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Er, Quenya or Sindar for the constellation, or literally Great Bear?
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Old 14th November 2007, 08:44 AM   #176 (permalink)
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I'm just going to say that you're really close to what I am looking for
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Old 14th November 2007, 10:01 AM   #177 (permalink)
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oookaaay, I assume you mean sickle of the valar then

which would be Valacirca in Quenya
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Old 14th November 2007, 07:39 PM   #178 (permalink)
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Don't forget to say where you can find the reference, KMQ.....
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Old 14th November 2007, 08:46 PM   #179 (permalink)
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I habve to say? Oh - hang on isn't a trivia quiz where you know the answer? Looking it up is cheating lol

Er the reference is my brain - yes I'm a bit of an LOTRO geek. Put it like this I have a tattoo of the rohirrim flag on my shoulder.......
I suspect I could dig it out if you like.

*wanders off to search*

edit: Silmarillion, p48.

OK, my question...which elvish river name is rendered border-river in english
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Old 14th November 2007, 09:05 PM   #180 (permalink)
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Well, I believe he was going to marry her to Aragorn, as Arwen was a rather late addition to the cast - but that was from HoME, which is not an allowable source. I can't find any other source...perhaps Marky knows differently.
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