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1. While explaining The Paths of The Dead to Gimli, Aragorn quotes this verse: "Over the land there lies a long shadow, / westward reaching wings of darkness. / The Tower trembles; to the tombs of kings / doom approaches." What was the name of the seer who first spoke these words?
2. After the battle of the Pelennor fields, a certain horse was buried near the wall, and the following verse was raised over him. Fill in the blank: "Faithful servant yet master's bane, / Lightfoot's foal, swift..."
3. Name the place extolled in this verse: "..The white lilies sway, and the golden bells are shaken of mallos and alfirin; In the green fields of...."?
4. Who sang this song of hope within despair? "Though here at journey's end I lie / in darkness buried deep / Beyond all towers strong and high, / beyond all mountains steep, / above all shadows rides the Sun / and stars forever dwell: / I will not say the Day is done, nor bid the stars farewell."
5. Who sings this song of the Sea? " To the Sea, to the Sea! The white gulls are crying, / The wind is blowing, and the white foam is flying. / West, west away, the round sun is falling. / Grey ship, grey ship, do you hear them calling, / The voices of my people that have gone before me?"
6. The Riders of The Mark sang this song in memory of their king: " Out of doubt, out of dark, to the day's rising / he rode singing in the sun, sword unsheathing. / Hope he rekindled, and in hope ended; / over death, over dread, over doom lifted / out of loss, out of life, into long glory. What was the name of this king?
7. "Et Earello Endorenna utulien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta!" These words were spoken by Elendil when he first set foot in Middle-earth. Which of his heirs quoted them while being crowned king of Gondor?
8. All right, time for a small cheat. This isn't a song or poem, but I think it's one of the most beautiful lines in the trilogy. All you have to do is to tell me whether it was Frodo or Sam who had the thought: " (he) saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart... and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end, the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and beauty forever beyond its reach."
9. In Gondor, the herb-master repeats this old rhyme: "When the black breath blows / and death's shadow grows/ and all lights pass, / come athelas! come athelas! / Life to the dying / In the King's hand lying!" Can you give the common name for the herb extolled in this poem?
10. True or false: Sam sang the words: "Still round the corner there may wait / A new road or a secret gate; / And though I oft have passed them by, / A day will come at last when I / Shall take the hidden paths that run / West of the Moon, East of the Sun."
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