[Leila]

I've decided we need to have a Histories of Middle Earth, a.k.a. HOME, tread, so here it is.

The rules are of course:
Questions must be based on a book from the HOME, Histories of Middle Earth, series.

There is no time limit on how long a question can remain unanswered; question posers should keep up with the action, though, and if a question is not answered after a few days consider posting another.

If a player correctly answers a question, they have 24 hours from the acknowledgement of the question poser to post a new question. If the next question is not asked in that 24 hour period, the prior question poser should ask another.

Please only answer and ask questions if you have the time to participate in the game. Please do not leave answerers dangling or new questions unasked.

You may only tell them which book it is from if NO ONE can answer it, but you can, if you want, tell which book AFTER the question has been answered.

I wil start with this one:
What do ALL Elves learn to do before that age of one? (hint: I'm looking for THREE specific things)

[ellisk]

Ooo HoME will be considerably more difficult. I'll give it a shot. I think I know this one. LaCE says, "They learned to speak before they were one year old; and in the same time they learned to walk and to dance, for their wills came soon to the mastery of their bodies." So the answer is speak, walk and dance.

[Leila]

You got it! (I got it form Morgoth's Ring.) It's your turn now.

[ellisk]

Ok, here's my question: Throughout HoME, we can read 'earlier' versions of parts of the LotR and Hobbit. In those versions, the character names are often different (and in my opinion, just horribly funny).

Name at least two characters whose names changed from Tolkien's original conception and the version that was finally published--give the early version name and the final version name.

[sindohte]

Frodo Baggins - Maura Labingi

Bilbo Baggins - Bilba Labingi

Samwise Gamgee - Banazir Galpsi

Peregrin Took - Razanur Tûk

Meriadoc Brandybuck - Kalimac Brandagamba

[ellisk]

Sorry to keep you waiting all day Sindohte. Yes, those will do fine. They are actually what HoME says are the Hobbits "real" names in their own language. Got to love Tolkien.

Two other name things in HoME that made me laugh were Trotter and Bingo--those were my favs.

But it's your turn!

[Leila]

Ummmm sindohte.........It's YOUR TURN!

[sindohte]

I know that. No need to shout. It is early enough in the morning where I am

[sindohte]

Linguistic question - what was the exact quote that Tolkien used to compare and contrast the linguistic changes of Men, Elves, and Dwarves?

[Leila]

[sindohte]

Leila - you could have just sent me a PM if my failure to post a question in a timely fashion was such a hardship. Anything else that you may need to say to me regarding this matter should be said to me in private. The purpose of this thread is trivia.