Guess where I'm going?

[Lótë (Iris)]

Here is a fun game that I have thought up for all of us to play.
Directions: Someone mentions a few features of a particular place in Middle-earth. For instance, if you were to choose The Shire, you might say, "I'm going to a place where the Ale never runs dry and where the pipes never stop smoking."
Then someone would guess it, and most likely know where it is you were going. So all you basically do is pick a place from Middle-earth, hint something about it, and let someone guess where it is in Middle-earth you're headed.

Make sense? I hope so.

I'll start first...
I'm going the land that is the greatest kingdom of man.

[johanna]

Mmm, Gondor? Or Numenor? Oh, yes Numenor? I just googled it to make sure it was men and now elves ^^

[Lótë (Iris)]

First guess. (Gondor) That's where I'm going :)

[johanna]

Ah, because I found this on Wikipedia:
"Númenor (pron.: /ˈnuːmɛnɔr/), also called Elenna-nórë or Westernesse, is a fictional place in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings. It was a huge island located in the Sundering Seas to the west of Middle-earth, the main setting of Tolkien's writings, and was known to be the greatest realm of Men."

But I guess Gondor is the greatest in Middle Earth ... it sounds like Numenor is west of Middle Earth :)

My turn!

I'm going to a place where a great battle was fought in The Two Towers.

[Lótë (Iris)]

Well, I found this on Wikipedia as well: Gondor is a fictional kingdom in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings, described as the greatest realm of Men in the west of Middle-earth by the end of the Third Age.

I just re-read it now and saw that it was the greatest kingdom of man in the west.
Ooops. Pardon me. My mind did not absorb that the first time.
You are right.
I was supposed to be going to Numenor.


Ah, is it Helms Deep?

[johanna]

Lol! No, it's fine :)

Yep ^^ Good job.

Your turn! :D

[Lótë (Iris)]

Hmmm.... I'm going to a place where a demonic creature called 'Balrog' was found...

[johanna]

Mines of Moria? Or do you mean before that?

[Lótë (Iris)]

You are right, Mines of Moria.

Your turn :)

[johanna]

This is fun :D

I'm going to a place which was almost destroyed from the inside.

[Lótë (Iris)]

Ummmm...ehhhhh....It's not coming to me.
Hmmmm...... I dont know.
You got me! :P

[johanna]

Sorry, lol, that was a hard one xD. Since I can't think of another clue for that place; it was the Shire :)

Let's see ... hmm ...

I'm going to a place where someone used to live who at one point named themselves after a sea creature.

[Lótë (Iris)]

I thought about it all night, Johanna.
My mind cannot remember this place.
You are going to some hard places that I cannot remember nor find.
I'm lost!
Haha. You got me again.

[johanna]

Lol! Okay, sorry ;P I was being unnecessarily cryptic, then :P It's easy to know what it means when you've made it up lol, but not so easy when you haven't! :)

I'm going to a place which was destroyed by water.

(Same place, by the way. I'm fairly sure it's the only place ever to be destroyed by water in Middle Earth :))

[Lótë (Iris)]

It's fine :)
You're just good at asking hard questions. Nothing wrong with that.

Hmmm... Isengard?

[johanna]

:D Yes! And it was the same as the question before - Saruman used to reside there, and he afterwards went under the name Sharkey, which is taken from a sea-creature, since a shark is a sea creature ;)

I guess that was kinda tricky :P

Good job! Your turn ;)

[Lótë (Iris)]

I'm going to a place that was once named Greenwood the Great, and that lies east of the Misty Mountains' rain shadow. :O

[johanna]

Mirkwood, if I'm not mistaken? :)

I'm going to a place which has seen much wealth in recent times, and over which was fought a great battle including more than two armies.

[L.Y.]

Erebor? I think, lol. That's where they had the battle of five armies.

[Lótë (Iris)]

ღ♣✽ᕼᗝᕊᕊᓰT ᗩﬡD ᖘᖇᗝᘮD✽♣ღ (a.k.a. Johanna) wrote: "Mirkwood, if I'm not mistaken? :)

I'm going to a place which has seen much wealth in recent times, and over which was fought a great battle including more than two armies."

Yes! Good job! :)

[johanna]

L.Y. wrote: "Erebor? I think, lol. That's where they had the battle of five armies."

Perfect :) Yep, that was it. Thanks for joining, L.Y.! Welcome to the group!

Now it's your turn :) Or Lote's, or whoever wants to do one, lol.

[Lótë (Iris)]

I'm going to a place that used to be the site of a watchtower in the days of Arnor...

[johanna]

Sorry :) I'm not that good at Tolkoen facts - wait and see if someone else can get it, though :)

[L.Y.]

ღ♣✽ᕼᗝᕊᕊᓰT ᗩﬡD ᖘᖇᗝᘮD✽♣ღ (a.k.a. Johanna) wrote: "L.Y. wrote: "Erebor? I think, lol. That's where they had the battle of five armies."

Perfect :) Yep, that was it. Thanks for joining, L.Y.! Welcome to the group!

Now it's your turn :) Or Lote's,..."

Not a problem! I've got my whole family trained. In other words, I'm no longer the only one who quotes it on a daily basis. :D Glad to be here.

Lote, would you be going to Weathertop? Just guessing, lol. If I don't get it right I'm going to pull out my books. xD

[johanna]

Sounds promising ^^

[Lótë (Iris)]

L.Y. wrote: "ღ♣✽ᕼᗝᕊᕊᓰT ᗩﬡD ᖘᖇᗝᘮD✽♣ღ (a.k.a. Johanna) wrote: "L.Y. wrote: "Erebor? I think, lol. That's where they had the battle of five armies."

Perfect :) Yep, that was it. Thanks for joining, L.Y.! Welcome ..."

I would! Good job :)

[johanna]

L.Y.'s turn! :) Well done.

[L.Y.]

Cool! Now I get to come up with something. :D

I'm going to a place that has a plant that only grows in one other place.

[johanna]

Ooh. Is it ... Ooh. Lothlorien ...? Or the Shire? Because Sam's tree was a 'Lorien tree, am I right?

[Lótë (Iris)]

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking too.

[L.Y.]

Yup! You got it Johanna. The Shire. :)

[johanna]

:D That was a good one, L.Y.! @Lote - I think we should store up some of the best ones of these and keep them for further use ... I don't know what further use, lol, but they make a nice collection ^^

Ummm .. let's see ... Thinking riddles.

I'm going to a place in which at least one character was accused of being an orc.

[L.Y.]

Fangorn Forest?

[L.Y.]

Oh, and thanks, lol. I was in such a hurry to guess, I completely forgot you'd said something else. xD

We should save them...maybe someone could use them to make a LotR game. That would be cool. :D

[johanna]

That would be awesome :D

Yep, you're right :)

Your turn!

[L.Y.]

Oh. Umm...

I'm going to a place where there are lots of bees.

[johanna]

Bees ... umm ... nope. Nothing coming ^^

Lote?

[Lótë (Iris)]

Hmmm. Nope. I've got nothing.

[L.Y.]

Really? It's in The Hobbit. Hmm. What hint can I give that won't give it away...?

Okay. Upon arrival, not every character is introduced at the same time. They're spread out. :)

[johanna]

OH! I'd forgotten :D Lol, good one - Beorn's House, am I right? :)

[L.Y.]

Yes! Your turn. :D

[johanna]

I assume there were bees there ... but I can't seem to remember them for some reason >.< Come on, Johanna, you only re-read it the other month! xD

Okay ... hmmm ...

I'm going to a place where there was seen a deer.

[L.Y.]

Yes...I believe they were described as being very large, too, lol. I was trying to pick something obscure this time. xD I guess I succeeded!

MIRKWOOD! Is it Mirkwood?

[johanna]

You definitely succeeded ^^ Good one!

Yes! :D Your turn :)

[L.Y.]

Yes! I like this game. :) My first thought when you said deer was the one the one that Thranduil was riding in the movie, lol.

I'm going to a place where a conflicted character died.

[johanna]

Lol I thought that was a moose o;
Me, too :)

Erm. That's gotta be either the Shire, Mt. Doom, or the bridge where Boromir died xD

They're all conflicted ^^

[L.Y.]

Maybe it was a moose...it had antlers, anyway. xD

You got it. Amon Hen, lol. Where Boromir died. Your turn! :D

[Fruit Salad!]

Is it ok if I go?

[Fruit Salad!]

Actually, I don't think anyone will answer that so I will just put one up:
I am going to the home of the prancing pony.

Ps. I know it's easy but the best I could think of.

[Lótë (Iris)]

Bree?
And you can go anytime you want. All members can :)