Riddle Help Please

mwoodsmall · November 24, 2001, 1:32am

I think this post got lost in the world politics whirlwind.
Regrettably, I still need assistance:

d r ó û k n n a l t a o h n i

Does anybody have the slightest idea what this means?

A tough and unconventional riddle. All assistance greatly
appreciated.

Regards,

Woody

Laurence_G_Tilley · November 24, 2001, 10:10am

It wasn't lost, nobody answered, because the answer to this one is not in the public domain. If I know (and I'm not saying I do) then I wouldn't tell you, because you're not in a team with me at the moment, and the game is not enhanced by publishing even more encounter solutions.

I very respectfully suggest you get your scrabble tiles, Tolkien glossary and I-Spy code wheel, and have a go at working it out.

Laurence G. Tilley

http://www.lgtilley.freeserve.co.uk

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At 01:32 AM 24-11-01, mwoodsmall@yahoo.com wrote:

I think this post got lost in the world politics whirlwind.
Regrettably, I still need assistance:

d r ó û k n n a l t a o h n i

Does anybody have the slightest idea what this means?

Kevin · November 25, 2001, 9:04pm

Woody,

No-one knows the answer to this - (if they do they're not saying).
However, the key to answering this is in the "û".

It's a letter not used that often in tolkien's work. Only a few words make
use of it.

Adûnaic
Amon Rûdh
Amon Sûl
Anadûne
Aranrûth
Barad Dûr
Carn Dûm
Khazad Dûm
Khamûl
Mûmakil
Nazgûl
Sea of Rhûn

(and a few others)

Does this help...? Probably not! But if you're going to try and work it
out, then it's a good place to start.

I've been trying to answer this one for years!

Kev

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At 01:32 24/11/01 -0000, you wrote:

Regrettably, I still need assistance:

d r ó û k n n a l t a o h n i

Does anybody have the slightest idea what this means?

All assistance greatly
appreciated.

Regards,

Woody

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Dr_J · November 25, 2001, 9:45pm

Mouth of Sauron #28 took a look at this. As did #42.
No one knows.

I used to think it had something to do with
Drouk-Kinnig (middle ages word for tribute) but I've
given up on that.

You can always try the Encyclopedia of Arda (the
coolest site that tries to index everything in Middle
Earth) and see if it pops up somewhere:

http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/default.htm

Joseph

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--- Kevin <kevin@bobbins71.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

Woody,

No-one knows the answer to this - (if they do
they're not saying).
However, the key to answering this is in the "�".

It's a letter not used that often in tolkien's work.
Only a few words make
use of it.

Ad�naic
Amon R�dh
Amon S�l
Anad�ne
Aranr�th
Barad D�r
Carn D�m
Khazad D�m
Kham�l
M�makil
Nazg�l
Sea of Rh�n

(and a few others)

Does this help...? Probably not! But if you're
going to try and work it
out, then it's a good place to start.

I've been trying to answer this one for years!

Kev

At 01:32 24/11/01 -0000, you wrote:
>
> Regrettably, I still need assistance:
>
> d r � � k n n a l t a o h n i
>
> Does anybody have the slightest idea what this
means?
>
> All assistance greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> Woody
>
>
>
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mwoodsmall · November 26, 2001, 4:49am

Thanks Kevin and Joseph,

I have looked at the encylopedia of Arda and I agree its great. I'll
keep lokking for leads on this and will update you my progress ... if
any

Woody

--- In mepbmlist@y..., Joseph Williams <rhudaur@y...> wrote:

Mouth of Sauron #28 took a look at this. As did #42.
No one knows.

I used to think it had something to do with
Drouk-Kinnig (middle ages word for tribute) but I've
given up on that.

You can always try the Encyclopedia of Arda (the
coolest site that tries to index everything in Middle
Earth) and see if it pops up somewhere:

http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/default.htm

Joseph

--- Kevin <kevin@b...> wrote:
> Woody,
>
> No-one knows the answer to this - (if they do
> they're not saying).
> However, the key to answering this is in the "û".
>
> It's a letter not used that often in tolkien's work.
> Only a few words make
> use of it.
>
> Adûnaic
> Amon Rûdh
> Amon Sûl
> Anadûne
> Aranrûth
> Barad Dûr
> Carn Dûm
> Khazad Dûm
> Khamûl
> Mûmakil
> Nazgûl
> Sea of Rhûn
>
> (and a few others)
>
> Does this help...? Probably not! But if you're
> going to try and work it
> out, then it's a good place to start.
>
> I've been trying to answer this one for years!
>
> Kev
>
>
>
> >
> > Regrettably, I still need assistance:
> >
> > d r ó û k n n a l t a o h n i
> >
> > Does anybody have the slightest idea what this
> means?
> >
> > All assistance greatly
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Woody
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Dr_J · November 26, 2001, 5:36am

Woody:

There is another possibility; could it be an anagram?

dr��knnaltaohni is quite a mouthful and the double-n
is out of place following a hard consonant.... (unless
you speak Klingon, I guess).

Just a thought. I'm terrible at unscrambling anagrams
so I can't help there.

Joseph

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--- mwoodsmall@yahoo.com wrote:

Thanks Kevin and Joseph,

I have looked at the encylopedia of Arda and I agree
its great. I'll
keep lokking for leads on this and will update you
my progress ... if
any

Woody

--- In mepbmlist@y..., Joseph Williams
<rhudaur@y...> wrote:
> Mouth of Sauron #28 took a look at this. As did
#42.
> No one knows.
>
> I used to think it had something to do with
> Drouk-Kinnig (middle ages word for tribute) but
I've
> given up on that.
>
> You can always try the Encyclopedia of Arda (the
> coolest site that tries to index everything in
Middle
> Earth) and see if it pops up somewhere:
>
> http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/default.htm
>
> Joseph
>
>
> --- Kevin <kevin@b...> wrote:
> > Woody,
> >
> > No-one knows the answer to this - (if they do
> > they're not saying).
> > However, the key to answering this is in the
"�".
> >
> > It's a letter not used that often in tolkien's
work.
> > Only a few words make
> > use of it.
> >
> > Ad�naic
> > Amon R�dh
> > Amon S�l
> > Anad�ne
> > Aranr�th
> > Barad D�r
> > Carn D�m
> > Khazad D�m
> > Kham�l
> > M�makil
> > Nazg�l
> > Sea of Rh�n
> >
> > (and a few others)
> >
> > Does this help...? Probably not! But if you're
> > going to try and work it
> > out, then it's a good place to start.
> >
> > I've been trying to answer this one for years!
> >
> > Kev
> >
> >
> >
> > At 01:32 24/11/01 -0000, you wrote:
> > >
> > > Regrettably, I still need assistance:
> > >
> > > d r � � k n n a l t a o h n i
> > >
> > > Does anybody have the slightest idea what this
> > means?
> > >
> > > All assistance greatly
> > > appreciated.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Woody
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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