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Post by Ancalagon on Sept 16, 2007 19:41:11 GMT -5
It is not the mountain ranges.
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Post by Eonwë on Sept 16, 2007 20:37:24 GMT -5
Cirth
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Post by Ancalagon on Sept 16, 2007 20:39:57 GMT -5
It is indeed the Cirth.
Congratulations, you get to ask the next question.
As always, I'm very interested to know how you came up with the answer.
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Post by Eonwë on Sept 16, 2007 20:48:35 GMT -5
I'd like to share credit on this one with Glorfindel.
I'd suggest reading the meeting transcript for how the end result was Cirth :}
I think that I shall take a break from asking riddles, just because good ones take so long to formulate :}
So here is a standard trivia question:
By which pass did the refugees of Gondolin escape Gondolin's fall?
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Post by Arveleg I Jun2007 - Sep2015 on Nov 7, 2007 20:55:16 GMT -5
Noone has stabbed at this question in 2 months, so I will guess the Pass of Crissaegrim
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Post by Eonwë on Nov 8, 2007 22:39:48 GMT -5
No, but you're in the right place. Crissaegrim is actually the name of the mountains, not the pass.
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Post by Varda on Dec 14, 2007 10:40:17 GMT -5
Cirith Crissaegrim?
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Post by Eonwë on Dec 16, 2007 19:42:33 GMT -5
Arveleg already guessed that, so no :}
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Post by Eonwë on Jan 4, 2008 8:16:27 GMT -5
This wasn't supposed to be that hard of a question, especially since references to the Sil aren't ruled out :}
I'll give this question until the meeting on Sunday, at which time if no one has got it I'll just give the answer and give a different question.
An addendum, that will perhaps help in the guessing. The Crissaegrim are actually south of Gondolin. That's in the opposite direction of where one needs to be thinking for this pass, contrary to what is suggested by the name of this pass.
So there it is. Remember why the Crissaegrim are important and you will have a good clue as to the name of this pass.
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Post by Shelob on Jan 6, 2008 18:13:51 GMT -5
Cirith Thoronath. Book of Lost Tales part 2, page 213, (viii) "The escape of the fugitives and the battle of Cristhorn (pp 188-195)" (I know it's a Sil question, but figured I'd look it up in BoLT, where the fall of Gondolin is described in greater deail  |
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Post by Eonwë on Jan 6, 2008 18:26:19 GMT -5
Correct, Menel. You have the next question.
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Post by Shelob on Jan 6, 2008 18:46:36 GMT -5
How became the arrival of Feanor in Beleriand known to Morgoth and what was his reaction thereto?
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Post by Arveleg I Jun2007 - Sep2015 on Jan 13, 2008 17:39:51 GMT -5
The arrival was reported by the orcs.
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Post by Shelob on Jan 14, 2008 8:52:44 GMT -5
In part that is correct Arveleg, however, there is something special about the landing and the land where Feänor arrived. I wish to know those facts *and* what Morgoth did in answer to this news.
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Post by Arveleg I Jun2007 - Sep2015 on Jan 21, 2008 17:39:07 GMT -5
The arrival of Feanor was made known to Morgoth by orcs who heard the noisy echoes of the Noldor at Lammoth and saw burning of the ships of the Teleri. Morgoth might have been a little afraid but he didnt then have any solid proof of their supposed strength so he decided to try to drive them back to the sea.
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