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The Lord of the Rings: Hard & Superfan Trivia
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Question 1
In the Houses of Healing, which woman recalls the old saying, “The hands of the king are the hands of a healer,” helping to mark Aragorn’s return in Gondor?
Answer: Ioreth.
The proverb is voiced by Ioreth, a talkative woman attached to the Houses of Healing. Her recollection of the old lore becomes one of the scene’s key signals that Aragorn is the rightful king.
Question 2
Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth was what relation to Boromir and Faramir?
Answer: He was their maternal uncle.
Denethor II married Finduilas of Dol Amroth, who was Imrahil’s sister. That makes Imrahil the maternal uncle of both Boromir and Faramir.
Question 3
In what year of the Third Age did Aragorn and Arwen plight their troth on Cerin Amroth?
Answer: Third Age 2980.
Appendix A gives the betrothal of Aragorn and Arwen on Cerin Amroth in Lórien as taking place in TA 2980, a crucial prelude to Aragorn’s later kingship.
Question 4
Who carried the Red Arrow from Gondor to summon Théoden and the Rohirrim to war?
Answer: Hirgon.
The messenger Hirgon bears the Red Arrow, the formal token calling for the aid of Rohan. His arrival underscores the ancient military bond between Gondor and the Mark.
Question 5
What was the name of Théoden’s banner-bearer who fell before the king on the Pelennor Fields?
Answer: Guthláf.
Guthláf bears Théoden’s banner in the charge and is slain before the king’s own fall. It is a brief but memorable identifier from Tolkien’s account of the Rohirrim’s assault.
Question 6
Which Dúnadan delivered to Aragorn the great standard made for him by Arwen?
Answer: Halbarad.
Halbarad, leading the Grey Company from the North, brings Aragorn the standard wrought by Arwen. The moment is one of the major heraldic reveals before Aragorn’s claim is fully displayed.
Question 7
Which of the following was not present at the Council of Elrond: Galdor of the Havens, Glorfindel, Erestor, or Halbarad?
Answer: Halbarad.
Galdor, Glorfindel, and Erestor are all present in Rivendell at the Council. Halbarad appears later with the Grey Company and is not part of that assembly.
Question 8
What timeline clue helps place The Lord of the Rings in its broader history?
Answer: Aragorn enters the Paths of the Dead -> capture of Pelargir -> slaying of the Witch-king -> Host of the West marches from Minas Tirith.
Appendix B dates them in March 3019: Aragorn takes the Paths on March 6, captures Pelargir on March 13, the Witch-king falls on March 15, and the Captains of the West depart Minas Tirith on March 18.
Question 9
What timeline clue helps place The Lord of the Rings in its broader history?
Answer: Sméagol acquires the Ring -> Bilbo finds the Ring -> Aragorn captures Gollum -> Council of Elrond.
The sequence is TA 2463 for Sméagol, TA 2941 for Bilbo, TA 3017 for Aragorn’s capture of Gollum, and TA 3018 for the Council of Elrond.
Question 10
On what hallowed hill did Cirion of Gondor and Eorl swear the oath that founded the enduring alliance of Gondor and Rohan?
Answer: Halifirien, also called Amon Anwar.
The oath is sworn on the Halifirien, the ancient holy place also known as Amon Anwar. Tolkien places enormous constitutional weight on that scene in the history of Gondor and Rohan.
Question 11
According to Denethor, who made the great Horn of Gondor borne by Boromir?
Answer: Vorondil the Hunter.
Denethor says Boromir’s horn was made by Vorondil the Hunter, who hunted the wild kine of Araw in the far fields of Rhûn. It is one of Tolkien’s compact but evocative artifact backstories.
Question 12
True or false: the palantír kept in Minas Tirith was the Stone of Orthanc.
Answer: False
The Minas Tirith stone was the Anor-stone. The Orthanc-stone remained in Orthanc and was the one used by Saruman and later seized by Pippin and Gandalf’s company.
Question 13
Which lord came to Minas Tirith from Pinnath Gelin with men clad in green and was later slain on the Pelennor?
Answer: Hirluin the Fair.
Hirluin the Fair leads the green-clad men of Pinnath Gelin. Tolkien gives several such regional captains in Book V, and keeping them straight is classic superfan territory.
Question 14
Who became the first Ruling Steward of Gondor after King Eärnur was lost?
Answer: Mardil Voronwë.
After Eärnur vanished in challenge to Minas Morgul, no king returned to claim the throne. Mardil Voronwë thus became the first of the Ruling Stewards, establishing the line that culminates in Denethor II.