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Post by hakatri on Nov 25, 2007 17:24:39 GMT -5
Sounds good to me.
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Post by Brillonnien on Nov 26, 2007 10:30:19 GMT -5
Good to me, too.
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Post by amalric on Nov 26, 2007 18:05:31 GMT -5
Good to me, three! ;D
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Post by Alhana on Nov 26, 2007 19:33:14 GMT -5
The answer's in guys and girls...gals...ladies...you know what I mean *g*.
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Post by hakatri on Nov 27, 2007 6:49:31 GMT -5
There is question no. 5
Anor Malthen: Who regretted their time of rest?
What do you make of this? I'm not sure really and will keep looking.
Answer: Nienor, Mablung and his companions
"Now Mablung, who greatly daring had explored the halls of Felagund when Glaurung left them, fled from them at the approach of the dragon, and returned to Amon Ethir. The sun sank and night fell as he climbed the hill, and he found none there save Nienor...But they were found by three of Mablung's companions...and they laid her down, and rested also, unheedfully, for they were utterly outworn. There they were assailed by an Orc-band, such as now roamed often as nigh the fences of Doriath as they dared." - Silmarillion, Of Turin Turambar
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Post by hakatri on Nov 27, 2007 8:25:07 GMT -5
I think this is slightly better.
'Now do I most grudge a time of rest or any halt in our chase ' said Legolas. 'The Orcs have run before us, as if the very whips of Sauron were behind them. I fear they have already reached the forest and the dark hills, and even now are passing into the shadows of the trees.' - TTT, The Riders of Rohan
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Post by Brillonnien on Nov 27, 2007 10:55:10 GMT -5
I definitely like the second quote better than the first. The only thing I'm not positive on is that I haven't yet been able to find a direct synonym link between the word 'grudge' and 'regretted'. So that leads me to a question, and I'm at work where I don't have the books so I can't check right now. Going further back before that quote starts there... did Legolas and Aragorn and them take a rest beforehand, or is Legolas saying that he does not want to take a rest or a halt -now-? Because if they have indeed -already- taken the rest and that is what he is referring to then the quote will make perfect sense with the question. Does that make sense?
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Post by Alhana on Nov 27, 2007 14:36:25 GMT -5
I do prefer the second one better, as it does apply to the question a lot more. But I agree with what Brill says. Now, I believe that an addition to that quote could be:
"At dusk they halted again. Now twice twelve leagues they had passed over the plains of Rohan and the wall of the Emyn Muil was lost in the shadows of the East. The young moon was glimmering in a misty sky, but it gave small light, and the stars were veiled. 'Now do I most grudge a time of rest or any halt in our chase ' said Legolas. 'The Orcs have run before us, as if the very whips of Sauron were behind them. I fear they have already reached the forest and the dark hills, and even now are passing into the shadows of the trees.'" - TTT, The Riders of Rohan
That first part, along with what you had, T.L., might work, especially if the very first sentence of the paragraph I added is used. What do you guys think?
As to the 'holding a grudge' part, I think that it fits. I couldn't find anything specific that tells me 'holding a grudge' and 'regretting' fit hand in hand, however, personally, I believe that the quote would be accepted.
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Post by Brillonnien on Nov 27, 2007 15:08:38 GMT -5
Aye, now that works better, especially with that very first sentence and then that first sentence by Legolas together.
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Post by Brillonnien on Nov 29, 2007 19:11:28 GMT -5
Our tiebreaker question....
What were heard in great numbers, but rarely seen?
And gahh, the deadline is 24 hours on this one and it's nearly half-gone already. *is looking for answer*
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Post by Brillonnien on Nov 29, 2007 20:05:01 GMT -5
Found this... but am not too sure on it 'fitting' perfectly.
Neekerbreekers-- "... There were also abominable creatures haunting the reeds and tussocks that from the sound of them were evil relatives of the cricket. There were thousands of them, and they squeaked all round, neek-breek, breek-neek, unceasingly all the night, until the hobbits were nearly frantic. The next day, the fourth, was little better, and the night almost as comfortless. Though the Neekerbreekers (as Sam called them)..." - 'A Knife in the Dark', The Fellowship of the Ring
Obviously the Neekerbreakers were heard in great numbers (thousands of them at least) and while to me at least it seems to imply that they never actually saw one, it doesn't clearly state that they're rarely seen.
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Post by Alhana on Nov 29, 2007 21:01:10 GMT -5
Hmm...I'm not too sure about that answer, for the same reason that you state, Brill--the fact that it doesn't state they were rarely seen. I'm still looking though, and we do have a good few hours to go. Hopefully we'll find it by then. Great job though *smiles*.
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Post by hakatri on Nov 30, 2007 4:10:20 GMT -5
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Post by Alhana on Nov 30, 2007 7:41:36 GMT -5
Posted in Cerin Amroth *grins happily at the answer*
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Post by Brillonnien on Nov 30, 2007 9:02:29 GMT -5
Ditto! *g*
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