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Post by Shelob on Jan 21, 2004 3:58:08 GMT -5
Seems I was a bit unthorough with my question. I was thinking about the first battle in Beleriand after Fingolfin crossed the Helcaraxe. Which in that case, your answer is correct Elrond, your question  |
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Post by Elrond 2001-2005 on Jan 21, 2004 15:16:01 GMT -5
Ok boys and girls, this question was given to me in a trivia game once so it might be different in the different language versions as it deals with length. How far from the hilt was Narsil broken? Go.  Namarie |
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Post by Shelob on Jan 21, 2004 22:13:40 GMT -5
bold guess: 2 inches
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Post by Maglor on Jan 21, 2004 22:58:09 GMT -5
Around a foot I believe.
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Post by Eonwë on Jan 22, 2004 15:36:06 GMT -5
Hmm,.. I'll say 3 feet :}
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Post by Elrond 2001-2005 on Jan 22, 2004 21:05:36 GMT -5
ok page 195 in this book, a little above half way down "He drew out his sword and they saw that the blade was indeed broken a foot below the hilt" your turn Maglor, nice job |
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Post by Maglor on Jan 23, 2004 9:04:55 GMT -5
How old was Gimilkhad, Pharazon's father, when he died?
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Post by Shelob on Jan 23, 2004 9:18:05 GMT -5
I'd say about 312.
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Post by Elrond 2001-2005 on Jan 23, 2004 18:09:38 GMT -5
Wasn't that the one guy who died early, like 200 years or something? give or take a couple...
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Post by Maglor on Jan 23, 2004 20:17:44 GMT -5
I'll give it to you Elrond, he was 198, so definitely within your "give or take a couple".
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Post by Shelob on Jan 23, 2004 21:52:21 GMT -5
that's pretty young for a Numenorean, especially of before the Downfall.
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Post by Maglor on Jan 23, 2004 22:22:26 GMT -5
Yeah, but thats what the Sil says, "Now Gimilkhad died two years before his two hundredth year (which was accounted an early death for one of Elros' line even in its waning)..." It is wierd as Elros lived 500 years.
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Post by Elrond 2001-2005 on Jan 24, 2004 16:45:06 GMT -5
That's kind of crazy, I thought it would've been more around 205 not the other way...kind of glad I added that at the end though...um I'm unprepared so how about an easy one...How did Maeglin come before Melkor and thus become a traitor, if melkor did not know where Gondolin was and it's citizens were not allowed to leave the hidden valley? I know I know very easy but I don't have a better one...
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Post by Maglor on Jan 25, 2004 16:16:20 GMT -5
Well, if "melkor did not know where Gondolin was and its citizens were not allowed to leave the hidden valley" then I imagine Maeglin broke the rules  . I'm kinda rusty on the fall of Gondolin  , so I don't have any idea how he came before Melkor. |
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Post by Shelob on Jan 25, 2004 16:53:26 GMT -5
As far as I'm concerned, Maglor's answer suffices, though a bit incomplete. I'll elaborate on that.
Maeglin was in charge of the miners mining the Echoriath for precious metals, especially those which were used for making Elven blades. Now it would come to no great surprise that Maeglin, both in his quest for power as well as his search for these metals, dug ever deeper and finally came upon the other side. There, against the wishes of his uncle and King, Turgon, he went out at times to clear his head and think of new schemes in which he might get rid of Tuor and seize Idril for himself. Then, at one time he was stumbled upon by an orcish patrol and brought before Morgoth.
It is said after that, that even more than the terror Morgoth placed upon him if he didn't cooperate, he more quicker betrayed Gondolin over the promise of having Idril as his prize from the sack of the city.
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. I'm kinda rusty on the fall of Gondolin 
, so I don't have any idea how he came before Melkor.