*Appendix Trivia*

[Radagast The Brown]

How old was the sceptre of Annuminas? (roughly)

[brownjenkins]

really old

it came from numenor... and was the object of the royal line of the lords of andunie... so, by the end of the fourth age i believe it would have been in existance for close to two ages, or a bit less than 6000 years?

[Radagast The Brown]

You mean by the end of the Third age?
If yes - you exaggerated a bit. 6000 is too old for this sceptre. Good try though.

[brownjenkins]

yeah, end of third age... i thought the sceptre originated with lords of andunie of numenor... which split off around 550 SA

putting the sceptre at about 5900 by the end of the TA (to be more exact )

but, i must have confused my royal artifacts (where's Val )

[Valandil]

Originally posted by brownjenkins
yeah, end of third age... i thought the sceptre originated with lords of andunie of numenor... which split off around 550 SA

putting the sceptre at about 5900 by the end of the TA (to be more exact )

but, i must have confused my royal artifacts (where's Val )

I thought you sounded about right, but I'm not certain... I remember it's in a footnote...

[Radagast The Brown]

Not 5900 years, no. It is the sceptre of Andunie, but it's much younger than 5900. I guess I shouldn't have said 'a bit exaggerated'.

Yeah Valandil, it's in a footnote.

[Valandil]

Originally posted by Radagast The Brown
Not 5900 years, no. It is the sceptre of Andunie, but it's much younger than 5900. I guess I shouldn't have said 'a bit exaggerated'.

Yeah Valandil, it's in a footnote.

OK Raddy, you've had us stumped on this one for way too long, so I just looked it up. The note says it was 'already more than five thousand years old when Elrond surrendered it to Aragorn' so it doesn't give an exact age...

Radagast, do you want to ask another - since you got us all on that one? Or brownjenkins, do you want to - since you were in the ballpark? I'll give either of you at least 24 hours to get up the next question - and I'll post one if you haven't yet.

[Radagast The Brown]

Heh. No, Valandil, you ask the next question.

[Valandil]

OK... from when until when was 'The Watchful Peace'?

[Radagast The Brown]

From 2050 to 2450 TA?

[Valandil]

Originally posted by Radagast The Brown
From 2050 to 2450 TA?

You're relatively close on both. I'll just wait a bit to see if someone gets closer without looking it up (be honest now folks!) - and if nobody gets right on it, you've got it!

[Radagast The Brown]

I did remember it's about 400 years... hmmm.. 2040 - 2440? Am I getting closer or further?

[Valandil]

Originally posted by Radagast The Brown
I did remember it's about 400 years... hmmm.. 2040 - 2440? Am I getting closer or further?

See PM I sent you - and post here if you want to try again. Meanwhile, your PM box just filled up.

[Radagast The Brown]

Originally posted by Valandil
See PM I sent you - and post here if you want to try again. Meanwhile, your PM box just filled up.

Ok - I saw your PM, answered, and cleaned the inbox. (how did you know it filled?). (also guessed in the PM - but let's guess here too)

2060-2460?

[Valandil]

Originally posted by Radagast The Brown
Ok - I saw your PM, answered, and cleaned the inbox. (how did you know it filled?). (also guessed in the PM - but let's guess here too)

2060-2460?

I knew because I tried to reply back to you again.

I'm gonna give it to you on those years! The 2460 is exact for when it ended... it officially began in 2063!

Your turn!

[Radagast The Brown]

Ok. Thanks.

In what time of the day did the fellowship of the ring leave Rivendell?

[Orli17]

at dawn?

[Count Comfect]

Dusk.

[Last Child of Ungoliant]

sometime between elevenses and lunch

[Radagast The Brown]

dusk is correct.