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Aragorn_Strider
Bree
Mar 5 2008, 7:47am
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Mae govannen everyone. My apologies for my tardiness again. Last weeks little puzzle was:
Given a choice between mortality (yet long life), and immortality, this ring-bearer chose the latter (brother chose the former).
And the answer of course was Earendil and Elwing's baby boy Elrond Half-Elven. The second part of the answer was Elros (The ancestor of our beloved Aragorn), and the third part was Vilya, the ring of the sky.
Congrats to all who answered correctly. Now the point run-down (4 possible):
Dernwyn 4
Peredhil 4
Tyler 4
Elf-Wannbee 4
Smeagolofthestoors 4
Overall:
Dernwyn 15
Idril 11
Peredhil 13
Elven 5
vtboyarc 2
Tyler 10
Elf-Wannabee 11
Aunt Dora 4
smeagolof thestoors 6
This week's is a 2 -fer. Two answers, 4 points.
These two are polar opposites. This descendant of Ungoliant is as ugly and evil, as this maiden is beautiful and kind.
 Good luck everyone!!! Namarie. Oh, and if anyone is interested, go to YouTube and type in MelodxKay in the search box, and look for something of special interest to many of us. Look for the vid titled Namarie. It's a collection of pics from LotR, and there's a voiceover of a girl reciting Galadriel's Lament in Elvish. Try to check it out!
...The crownless again shall be King!
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dernwyn
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Mar 5 2008, 11:24am
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Although I don't think I'd put these two together in the Arena! 
Shelob, and Arwen Undómiel.
Was there a particular reason, for using the untrilled "r" in "Arwen"?
Gotta head to work shortly, but I'll check out that link later, thanks!
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
"It struck me last night that you might write a fearfully good romantic drama, with as much of the 'supernatural' as you cared to introduce. Have you ever thought of it?"
-Geoffrey B. Smith, letter to JRR Tolkien, 1915
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Tyler
Lorien
Mar 5 2008, 5:01pm
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Shelob
Arwen Undómiel.
-looking for something cool-
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SmeagoloftheStoors
Lorien
Mar 6 2008, 3:17am
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Of course my money would be on Shelob, and not Arwen Undomiel.
Eglario Valar!
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Peredhil lover
Valinor
Mar 6 2008, 3:52pm
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Shelob and Arwen Undomiel
I do not suffer from LotR obsession - I enjoy every minute of it.
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Idril Celebrindal
Tol Eressea
Mar 6 2008, 4:07pm
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Shelob and Arwen Undomiel
With caffeine, all things are possible.
The pity of Bilbo will screw up the fate of many.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
Immortal
Mar 6 2008, 4:29pm
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I come up with "Shelob" and "Arwen Undomiel". I'm not sure I would have gotten it without your hint, though, since I'm still not very good with the vowels. Thanks for posting these: I'm learning a lot!
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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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"A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories
leleni at hotmail dot com
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Aragorn_Strider
Bree
Mar 7 2008, 12:43am
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To dernwyn:
From what I've read ("Introduction to Elvish" and "The Languages of Tolkien", Not to mention the nifty Tengwar transcriber), the R is always trilled to some degree, but the placement determines the usage.
In Elrond, the R is placed before a vowel, so the "trilled" version is used. In Celeborn, the R is placed before a consonant, therefore the "untrilled" version is used. 
Aragorn has both uses.
...The crownless again shall be King!
(This post was edited by Aragorn_Strider on Mar 7 2008, 12:49am)
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elf_wannabee
Lorien
Mar 7 2008, 12:53am
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1. Shelob
2. Arwen Undomiel
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dernwyn
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Mar 7 2008, 2:30am
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pronouncing Arwen as "ahr-wen", but not for Hugo Weaving, who pronounced it "arrr-wen"!
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
"It struck me last night that you might write a fearfully good romantic drama, with as much of the 'supernatural' as you cared to introduce. Have you ever thought of it?"
-Geoffrey B. Smith, letter to JRR Tolkien, 1915
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