My Year in Books: A Tag

I spotted this fun blog tag at Christian Fiction Girl, but it originates at My Head is Full of Books.

A few rules:

• Answer the questions with titles from books you read in 2024. (Some may end up being silly, others may seem overly serious.) 
• The goal is to have fun. 
• Participate by copying the questions below. Erasing my answers and inserting you own. 
• Once you've created your post, link it to the original post so others can see it, then visit others' posts to see how they answered the questions. 
• Spread the word.

The Questions:

In high school I was:  The Story Girl (L. M. Montgomery)

People might be surprised by:  The Bookish Bandit (Britt Howard and Erica Dansereau)

I will never be:  King of the Wind (Marguerite Henry)

My fantasy job is:  The Mistletoe Countess (Pepper Basham)

At the end of a long day I need:  Summon the Light (Tor Thibeaux)

I hate it:  Kill the Dawn (Emily Hayse)

Wish I had:  The Midnight Blizzard (Mary Mecham)

My family reunions are:  Weaving Roots (Heather Wood)

At a party you’d find me:  Lonely on the Mountain (Louis L'Amour)

I’ve never been to:  Treasure Mountain (Louis L'Amour)

A happy day includes:  Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus (Dusti Bowling)

Motto I live by:  One Must Die (Candice Pedraza Yamnitz, et al)

On my bucket list is:  Ride the Dark Trail (Louis L'Amour)

In my next life, I want to have:  The Solitary Summer (Elizabeth von Arnim)

This isn't a true tag, in that it doesn't ask participants to tag anyone else with it -- it's what we used to call a meme, before that word meant a funny picture and caption combo.  Anyway, I'm not going to tag anyone, but if you want to do this yourself, here's a clean copy of the prompts:

In high school I was: 

People might be surprised by: 

I will never be: 

My fantasy job is: 

At the end of a long day I need: 

I hate it: 

Wish I had: 

My family reunions are: 

At a party you’d find me: 

I’ve never been to: 

A happy day includes: 

Motto I live by: 

On my bucket list is: 

In my next life, I want to have:

Answers to the Ladies of Middle-Earth Unscramble

Here are the answers to Tuesday's game!  And everyone's scores are below.

1. newar steervan = Arwen Evenstar

2. onewy = Eowyn

3. sireo noctot = Rosie Cotton

4. anblerice = Celebrian

5. heriot = Ioreth

6. hitlune livenuti = Luthien Tinuviel

7. dragaliel = Galadriel

8. glewin = Elwing

9. greboldry = Goldberry

10. beliola lackviles-gangbis = Lobelia Sackville-Baggins

11. ilrange = Gilraen

12. anavyan = Yavanna

SCORES

Rosa -- 12

Olivia -- 11

Fundy Blue -- 10

Ivy Miranda -- 10

Miranda -- 6

Answers to Who Said It? Quotation Quiz

Here are the answers to Monday's game!  Everyone's scores are at the bottom of this post.  Thanks for playing!

1.  "It was a compliment, and so, of course, not true." (Merry Brandybuck, The Fellowship of the Ring)

2.  "Yet dawn is ever the hope of men." (Aragorn, The Two Towers)

3.  "I have never allowed anyone to stand me on my head." (Pippin Took, The Return of the King)

4.  "Short cuts make delays, but inns make longer ones." (Frodo Baggins, The Fellowship of the Ring)

5.  "Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." (Gimli, The Fellowship of the Ring)

6.  "If you think that I have passed through the mountains and the real of Gondor with fire and sword to bring herbs to a careless soldier who throws away his gear, you are mistaken." (Aragorn, The Return of the King)

7.  "Ah! the green smell!  It is better than much sleep.  Let us run!" (Legolas, The Two Towers)

8.  "Many that live deserve death.  And some that die deserve life." (Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring)

9.  "I feel like spring after winter, and sun on the leaves; and like trumpets and harps and all the songs I have ever heard!" (Samwise Gamgee, The Return of the King)

10.  "May your beer be laid under an enchantment of surpassing excellence for seven years!" (Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring).

11.  "As for me, my way home lies onward and not back." (Boromir, The Fellowship of the Ring)

12.  "Go where you must go, and hope!" (Gandalf, The Two Towers)

Scores

Victoria -- 12

Ruth -- 11

Bea -- 10

Rosa -- 9

Astrya -- 7

Lissa -- 4

Miranda -- 4

Over the River and Through the Woods: A Party Game

One last game for this year's Tolkien Blog Party!  I hope you've all been enjoying the festivities thus far, and I look forward to catching up on reading all your posts soon.  But, for now, let's play a storytelling game!

All you need to play this game is a six-sided die (or an online number generator that will give you results between 1 and 6).  Simply roll your die once for each question, and the number you roll determines the path your adventure takes.

Who are You?

What Middle-earth group do you belong to?

1.  Hobbit

2.  Man/woman of Gondor

3.  Wizard

4.  Rider of Rohan

5.  Dwarf

6.  Elf

The Quest Begins

Where are you when you receive the call to adventure?

1.  The Shire

2.  Rivendell

3.  Minas Tirith

4.  Edoras

5.  Erebor

6.  Bree

The Call 

What is your quest?

1.  catch a runaway gingerbread man

2.  help a harried mother put her kids to bed

3.  find the owner of an abandoned glass slipper

4.  rid a village of some pesky giants

5.  find the queen's stolen tarts

6.  stop a talking wolf from waylaying travelers

The Helper

Who's going along to help you on your quest?

1.  Frodo

2.  Aragorn

3.  Gandalf

4.  Galadriel

5.  Tom Bombadil

6.  Eowyn

The Adversary

Who's trying to hinder your quest?

1.  Saruman

2.  Old Man Willow

3.  Shelob

4.  Gollum

5.  Lobelia Sackville-Baggins

6.  Sauron

The Conclusion

How does it all end?

1.  You succeed and are rewarded for your efforts.

2.  You succeed, but nobody really cares.

3.  You succeed, but you're badly injured in the process.

4.  You succeed, but you and your companion are both injured.

5.  You fail, but you resolve to try again later.

6.  You fail, and your reputation is forever tarnished.

Now you simply put it all together into a little story!  Like this, based on how my rolls went:

I am a hobbit, and I'm visiting Rivendell when I'm asked to stop a talking wolf from waylaying travelers in the surrounding woods.  My friend Gandalf and I are confident we can take care of this pesky little affair before tea, but we soon discover that Gollum is intent on stopping us!  Apparently, he's made friends with the talking wolf and thinks it will help him regain his Precious.  After a great deal of annoyance and not inconsiderable danger, we succeed in convincing the talking wolf that it would be wise to go waylay orcs in Mordor instead from now on.  But I am badly injured in the process when Gollum bites me while Gandalf is "persuading" the wolf to leave.  I have to remain at Rivendell for simply weeks while my wound heals, which I don't mind a bit ;-)

Your turn!  Comments are still on moderation thanks to the previous two games, but I will publish your answers to this game as soon as I find them in my inbox so we can all get a good chuckle reading them.

Ladies of Middle-Earth Unscramble

By popular demand (okay, two people demanded it), our second game this week is an unscramble!  I'm muddled up the names of 12 women from J. R. R. Tolkien's books about Middle-earth.  These include The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings.  Some of these will be easy, some will be hard.  (To be clear, I did not include any characters who appear in the movies but not the books, such as Bard the Bowman's daughters.)

1. newar steervan

2. onewy

3. sireo noctot

4. anblerice

5. heriot

6. hitlune livenuti

7. dragaliel

8. glewin

9. greboldry

10. beliola lackviles-gangbis

11. ilrange

12. anavyan

Put your answers in a comment.  I'll reveal the answers and people's scores at the end of the party!

Who Said It? Quotation Quiz

Welcome to our first game for the 2024 Tolkien Blog Party!

Below are twelve quotations from The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien.  They were all spoken by members of the Fellowship of the Ring.  Your challenge is to figure out who said each one.  (These are all from the books, though some are used in the movies too.)

Put your guesses in a comment on this post.  (I've put all comments on full moderation so I can hide your answers until the end of the party, so no one will be tempted to cheat.)  I'll post the answers and your scores on Saturday!

1.  "It was a compliment, and so, of course, not true."

2.  "Yet dawn is ever the hope of men."

3.  "I have never allowed anyone to stand me on my head."

4.  "Short cuts make delays, but inns make longer ones."

5.  "Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." 

6.  "If you think that I have passed through the mountains and the real of Gondor with fire and sword to bring herbs to a careless soldier who throws away his gear, you are mistaken."

7.  "Ah! the green smell!  It is better than much sleep.  Let us run!"

8.  "Many that live deserve death.  And some that die deserve life." 

9.  "I feel like spring after winter, and sun on the leaves; and like trumpets and harps and all the songs I have ever heard!"

10.  "May your beer be laid under an enchantment of surpassing excellence for seven years!" 

11.  "As for me, my way home lies onward and not back."

12.  "Go where you must go, and hope!"

Answers to the Middle-earth Locations Unscramble Game

Here are the answers to this week's unscramble game!  Scores are below.

1. Delveriln = Rivendell

2. Snami Hittir = Minas Tirith

3. Breero = Erebor

4. Armio = Moria

5. Bothnibo = Hobbiton

6. Doomkriw = Mirkwood

7. Hotgailis = Osgiliath

8. Heartwopet = Weathertop

9. Hillroonet = Lothlorien

10. Grandies = Isengard

11. Roades = Edoras

12. Wetklona - Laketown

Scores

Bethani Theresa -- 12

Ivy Miranda -- 12

Sam Mouse -- 12

Olivia -- 11

Middle-earth Locations Unscramble Game

Time for our second party game for this year's Tolkien Blog Party!

I've scrambled up the names of lots of places mentioned in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.  See if you can unscramble them!  Put your answers in the comments, which I am putting on moderation so no one can cheat.

1. Delveriln

2. Snami Hittir

3. Breero 

4. Armio

5. Bothnibo

6. Doomkriw

7. Hotgailis

8. Heartwopet

9. Hillroonet

10. Grandies

11. Roades

12.Wetklona

Good luck!

What's Your Hobbit Name?

Hobbits are known for having quirky, old-fashioned names.  Our first game this week is all about figuring out what your hobbit name would be if you were transported to the Shire suddenly.  Just follow these instructions and you'll soon be answering to a quaint and humorous name of your own.

First Name -- Part One

The last letter of your real first name determines the first half of your hobbit first name.

A/B/C = Clover-

D/E/F = Flor-

G/H/I = Hum-

J/K/L = Jolly-

M/N/O = Merry-

P/Q/R = Ros-

S/T/U = Star-

V/W/X = Wink-

Y/Z = Yawp-

First Name -- Part Two

The number of letters in your real middle name determines the second half of your hobbit first name.

2 = -ago

3 = -pin

4 = -kins

5 = -luna

6 = -anders

7 = -fling

8 = -abello

9 = -fer

10+ = -o

Last Name -- Part One

Whichever of these words is included of the name of the street where you live determines the first half of your hobbit last name.

Avenue = Brace-

Drive = Floor-

Highway = Apple-

Lane = Light-

Place = Proud-

Road = Blythe-

Street = Sack-

Way = Withy-

All others = Sandy-

Last Name -- Part Two

Your favorite member of the Fellowship of the Ring determines the second half of your last name.

Aragorn = -muffle

Boromir = -bucket

Frodo = -buckle

Gandalf = -cobble

Gimli = -foot

Legolas = -girdle

Merry = -stool

Pippin = -turner

Samwise = -ville

Now just put them all together!  For instance, my hobbit name is Jollyluna Lightbucket.  I rather like that :-)  Sounds sort of frolicsome!  Now, tell us, what's your hobbit name?

Answers to Tolkien or Not? Quiz

Here are the answers to the "Tolkien or Not?" quiz!  Scores are below.

1.  In doubt, a man of worth will trust to his own wisdom.  Tolkien!  (Hama says this in The Two Towers.)

2.  I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.  Tolkien!  (Gandalf says this in The Return of the King.)

3.  To be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand.  NOT!  (It's from Hamlet by William Shakespeare)

4.  Help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the wise falter.  Tolkien! (Mithrandir says this in The Silmarillion.)

5.  When heads are at a loss, bodies must serve.  Tolkien!  (Boromir says this in The Fellowship of the Ring.)

6.  I will not trust in my bow, nor shall my sword save me.  NOT!  (It's from the Bible, Psalm 44:6)

7.  There are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark.  Tolkien! (Aragorn says this in The Two Towers.)

8.  We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.  NOT!  (It's from Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.)

9.  If you have walked all these days with closed ears and mind asleep, wake up now!  Tolkien!  (Gandalf says this in The Return of the King.)

10.  If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.  Tolkien!  (Thorin says this in The Hobbit.)

Scores

Charlotte - 10

Bethani Theresa - 9

Eva - 9

Rose - 9

Lydia - 7

Lissa - 6

Katie - 1

I'm not surprised this was a trickier game, but I love how many of you know that #8 was Jane Austen :-D

Answers to Middle-earth Locations Unscramble

Here we are!  Answers to this year's unscramble.  Everyone's scores are at the bottom.

1

Therolloin = Lothlorien

2

Beeror = Erebor

3

Boniboth = Hobbiton

4

Klownate = Laketown

5

Soreda = Edoras

6

Leldervin = Rivendell

7

Gloitisha = Osgiliath

8

Omira = Moria

9

Deemsdul = Meduseld

10

Workdiom = Mirkwood

Scores

Bethani Theresa - 10

Charlotte (MotherOwl) - 10

Olivia - 10

Rose - 10

Eva - 9

Ivy Miranda - 8

Well done, everyone!  

Roll Your Own Middle-earth Adventure: A Party Game

All you need to play this game is either an ordinary six-sided die or an online number generator.  The numbers you roll determine how your Middle-earth adventure will go!

Share your adventure in the comments so we can all enjoy it.  (Yes, comments are still on "moderation" because of the previous games, but I will approve these as soon as I see them.)  You can elaborate on the different bits of your story as much or as little as you like.

You

Roll to determine what Middle-earth race you belong to:

1. Elves

2. Dwarves

3. Hobbits

4. Men

5. Ents

6. Maiar (wizards)

Your Quest:

1.  To reclaim your homeland from the goblins

2.  To buy a lifetime supply of pipeweed

3.  To find your family's lost heirlooms

4.  To learn to ride a horse

5.  To destroy all the spiders in Mirkwood

6.  To return a book you borrowed

Your Companion(s):

1.  Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli

2.  Gandalf

3.  Fili and Kili

4.  Merry and Pippin

5.  Galadriel and Celeborn

6.  Eomer and Eowyn

Your Adversary:

1.  Lobelia Sackville-Baggins

2.  Saruman

3.  the Goblin King

4.  Gollum

5.  Smaug

6.  Shelob

The Outcome:

1.  You all get eaten by a snake before you can complete your quest.

2.  You finish your quest and return home filled with quiet satisfaction.

3.  You abandon your quest in favor of trying out the latest batch of beer at the Green Dragon Inn.

4.  You succeed gloriously and return home in triumph.

5.  You succeed, but just barely, and spend the trip home debating whether it was all worthwhile.

6.  You complete your quest successfully and promptly set out in search of a new adventure.

Now just put them all together to make your very own little story!

Mine:

I am a hobbit on a quest to find my family's lost heirlooms, some small but sentimentally important items that I would like to hand down to my kids.  Eomer and Eowyn agree to accompany me on this search, and I'm very grateful for their help since I'll be facing Saruman and he's pretty scary.  Or, at least, I thought he would be scary, but when we got to Orthanc, he just threw my heirlooms down at me from a high balcony and told us to leave.  I guess he had better things to do than argue with a hobbit and a Horse-lord and a Shield Maiden over a few trinkets.  Having completed our quest successfully, the three of us returned my heirlooms to my hobbit hole and promptly set out in search of a new adventure!

Tolkien or Not? Quiz

All you have to decide with the quotations that are here given to you, is whether or not they were written by J. R. R. Tolkien.  More than half of them are his, but I won't tell you exactly how many.  But I will tell you that I got his quotations from his books, not from the movies, so they are truly Tolkien's writing. 

Put your guesses in the comments, which are on "moderation" and won't appear instantly (so no one can cheat off each other).  I'll post the answers and all your scores at the end of the week.

1.  In doubt, a man of worth will trust to his own wisdom.

2.  I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.

3.  To be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand.

4.  Help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the wise falter.

5.  When heads are at a loss, bodies must serve.

6.  I will not trust in my bow, nor shall my sword save me.

7.  There are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark.

8.  We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.

9.  If you have walked all these days with closed ears and mind asleep, wake up now!

10.  If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.

Middle-earth Locations Unscramble

Our first party game this year is an unscramble -- I've mixed up the letters of ten locations in Middle-earth, and you need to unscramble them!  Put your answers in the comments (which I'll put on moderation when I post this so no one can cheat off each other), and I'll announce the answers and people's scores at the end of the week.

1

Therolloin

2

Beeror

3

Boniboth

4

Klownate

5

Soreda

6

Leldervin

7

Gloitisha

8

Omira

9

Deemsdul

10

Workdiom

Have fun! :-D

Answers to the Middle-earth Food Quiz

Here are the answers to this year's quiz with everyone's scores below!  How did you do?

1. Apples -- YES
2. Bacon -- YES
3. Blackberries -- YES
4. Butter -- YES
5. Cheese -- YES
6. Chocolate -- NO
7. Coffee -- YES
8. Eggs -- YES
9. Garlic -- NO
10. Honey -- YES
11. Mushrooms -- YES
12. Pickles -- YES
13. Potatoes -- YES
14. Salad -- YES
15. Tomatoes -- NO

Most of these appear in the first chapter of The Hobbit, "An Unexpected Party."  The others appear elsewhere either in The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings.  

Basically, Tolkien did not include any New World foods in Middle-earth except potatoes.  Potatoes were so dear to his heart, such an integral part of the rural English cuisine he was celebrating, that he had to keep them.  But the three on this list that are NOT in the books -- chocolate, garlic, and tomatoes -- are all New World foods (native to the Americas) and thus excluded (even though tomatoes make a memorable appearance in the ROTK movie).  Coffee originally comes from Arabia, so he included it.

Scores:

Bea -- 12
Catherine Hawthorn -- 12
The Far Side of Forever -- 12
Ivy Miranda -- 12
Shire Rose -- 11
Eva -- 10
Livia Rachelle -- 10
Pages to Remember -- 10
Chloe the Movie Critic -- 8
Mary H. -- 8
Samantha -- 7

Middle-earth Food Quiz: A Party Game

Tolkien's books are full of food.  I get hungry just reading them!  This particular quiz tests whether or not specific foods are mentioned in either The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings -- the BOOKS.  Not whether they appear in the movies, but whether Tolkien mentioned them in those two books, meaning they do exist canonically in Middle-earth.

You just have to say "yes" if they are mentioned, and "no" if they aren't!

1. Apples
2. Bacon
3. Blackberries
4. Butter
5. Cheese
6. Chocolate
7. Coffee
8. Eggs
9. Garlic
10. Honey
11. Mushrooms
12. Pickles
13. Potatoes
14. Salad
15. Tomatoes

I'll put comments on full moderation so no one can copy your answers.  I'll post everyone's scores, and the correct answers, on Saturday!

Meet Me in Middle-earth: A Party Game

Want to hang out with me in Middle-earth for a day or two?  Wouldn't that be an absolute dream?  Well, we can imagine we're doing just that, using the following to determine where we'll meet and what we'll do.  Share your adventure in the comments so we can all enjoy!

Location

Where do you and I meet up?  Your favorite warm beverage determines our adventure's location:

• Coffee = Minas Tirith
• Tea = Hobbiton
• Hot Chocolate = Rivendell
• Hot Apple Cider = Edoras
• Chai = Lothlorien
• Mulled wine = Moria
  
• Other = The Lonely Mountain

Companions

Who else comes on this adventure with us?  The first initial of your best friend's first name determines our companions:

• A-E = Frodo and Samwise
• F-J = Merry and Pippin
• K-O = Bilbo and Gandalf
• P-T = Legolas and Gimli
• U-Z = Eomer and Eowyn

Quest

What are we setting off to achieve today?  Your favorite movie genre determines our quest:

• Action/adventure = Stop your half-brother from taking over the world with his creepy army
• Comedy = Find the perfect location for a birthday party
• Drama = Escort three weary warriors home and reunite them with their families
• Fantasy = Rescue your intended spouse from the clutches of your rival
• Mystery = Recover a priceless relic covered in fabulous jewels
• Period Drama = Stop a greedy landlord from turning your parents out of their house
• Romantic Comedy = Deliver a decades-old love note that got lost in the post office
• Sci-Fi = Reunite you with your father and free your allies from an evil tyrant with his help
• Thriller = Convince the authorities you are not an enemy spy
• Western = Find the low-down, dirty skunk that shot your pa

(If your favorite movie genre isn't listed, just pick the one you like best from those options.)

Complications 

Naturally, our adventure has to have some complications and setbacks!  How many siblings you have (not counting yourself) determines how complicated things get:

• 0 = We are attacked by giant spiders, but successfully beat them off.
• 1 = We are pursued by a band of Uruk-hai for three whole days, until they get bored.
• 2 = We lose all our food while trying to cross a fast river.
• 3 = We almost get eaten by trolls, but are rescued by a friend at the last minute.
• 4 = We get lost and wander around a swamp for two days before finding the road again.
• 5 or more = We get sidetracked by hunting for treasure, which we find.

Resolution

How does it all turn out?  The time you went to bed last night determines whether we succeed or fail:

• Before 9 pm: We succeed, and everyone lives happily ever after.
• Between 9 and 10 pm: We succeed, but not all of us are happy about it.
• Between 10 and 11 pm: We succeed, but we wish we hadn't.
• Between 11 pm and midnight: We succeed, but you take an arrow to the knee.
• Between midnight and 1 am: We fail, and you and I both get thrown in a dungeon.
• After 1 am: We fail, and everyone dies.

Now just put that all together!  

For instance, I would meet up with you at Rivendell, along with Frodo and Samwise, and we would all set off to find the low-down, dirty skunk that shot my pa.  We are pursued by a band of Uruk-hai for three whole days, but they get bored and go home, so we eventually succeed, though I take an arrow to the knee and limp for the rest of my life.  Sigh.  Oh well, it could be worse!

Your turn! 

Answers to the Tolkien Middle-earth Relatives Quiz

Here are the answers to the Middle-earth Relatives Quiz, and your scores :-)  Even though this was one of the toughest quizzes I've ever made, so many of you did really well!

1. Eowyn is Eomer's sister.

2. Prince Imrahil is Boromir's uncle.  (Imrahil's sister Finduilas was Boromir and Faramir's mother.)

3. Legolas is Thranduil's son.

4. Frodo is Bilbo's cousin (and heir). (Frodo is Bilbo's first cousin once removed on Frodo's mother's side and his second cousin once removed on his father's side. Bilbo does refer to Frodo as his nephew, but in "A Long-Expected Party" it says Frodo is a younger cousin.  I accepted "cousin" and "heir" both for this, but not nephew.)

5. Celeborn is Galadriel's husband.

6. Gimli is Oin's nephew.

7. Prince Imrahil is Eomer's father-in-law. (Eomer's marriage to his daughter Lotheriel is mentioned in the Appendices.)

8. Bergil is Beregond's son.

9. Bard is Bain's father.

10. Galadriel is Arwen's grandmother. (Galadriel and Celeborn's daughter Celebrian was Elrond's wife and mother of Arwen, Elrohir, and Elladin.)

SCORES

Mary Kate -- 10

Fawnabelle Baggins -- 9

Heidi -- 9

Briar Rose -- 8

George -- 8

Kendra -- 8

Bethi -- 7

Olivia -- 7

rachel -- 7

Sarah Steele -- 6

Marian H -- 5

Samantha -- 5

Gabby A -- 4

MovieCritic -- 3

Answers to Hobbit Family Name Unscramble

Alas, the party is coming to an end.  But hasn't this been a fun week?  I know I've enjoyed it -- and am still enjoying it!

Here are the answers to the unscramble game!  And the scores :-)  You were all extraordinarily good at this!!!

1. froopdout = Proudfoot
2. okto = Took
3. gotmag = Maggot
4. sibgang = Baggins
5. browhelnor = Hornblower
6. tontoc = Cotton
7. drynuckbab = Brandybuck
8. brubg = Grubb
9. glober = Bolger
10. snydanma = Sandyman
11. greedclarib = Bracegirdle
12. maggee = Gamgee

Scores

Briar Rose -- 12

Fawnabelle Baggins -- 12

Heidi P. -- 12

Kendra -- 12

Olivia --12

rachel -- 12

Sarah Seele -- 12

Gabby A -- 11

MovieCritic -- 11

Samantha -- 11

Bethi -- 10

Ivy Miranda -- 10

Mary Kate -- 10

Tolkien Middle-earth Relatives Quiz

Time for our second game for this year's Tolkien Blog Party!  I did something similar a few years ago, but I'll try to make it different enough that it will still be challenging AND so no one can go hunting back through old party posts and cheat off that one.  Mwahaha!

Note: some of these are related by blood, others by marriage.

Submit your answers in the comments, and I'll post the answers and everyone's scores at the end of the week.


1. Eowyn is Eomer's ___________.

2. Prince Imrahil is Boromir's ___________.

3. Legolas is Thranduil's ______________.

4. Frodo is Bilbo's ____________.

5. Celeborn is Galadriel's _________________.

6. Gimli is Oin's _____________.

7. Prince Imrahil is Eomer's ___________________.

8. Bergil is Beregond's ____________________.

9. Bard is Bain's __________________.

10. Galadriel is Arwen's ________________.