Saturday, July 17, 2010

The Lord of the Rings : The Book -- Part I

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The Lord of the Rings : The Book

1.In the book the Fellowship of the Ring , what is the age for which Bilbo Baggins celebrates his birthday along with Frodo's 33rd Birthday?

a.Eleventy first 

2.Which ally of Aule during the first Age , got his former name from the elvish word Thaur meaning Abominable or Abhorrent?

a.Sauron ( Thauron)

3.They enjoy seven meals a day, when they can get them - breakfast (7a.m.) , second breakfast (9a.m.) , elevenses (11a.m.) , luncheon (1p.m.) , afternoon tea (4p.m.) , dinner (6p.m.), and, later in the evening, supper (8p.m.)     . Who are they?

a.The Hobbits

4.What is the name of the liquid in a leathern flask , that Gandalf passes on to the members of the Fellowship when attacked in the Caradhas?

a.Miruvor

5.The figure of this character has other influences from Germanic mythology, particularly Odin in his incarnation as "the Wanderer". Tolkien states that he thinks of this character as an "Odinic wanderer" in a letter of 1946. He is also similar to Väinämöinen, a Bard in Finnish mythology. Who is he?

a.Gandalf

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