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Is it a pipe?

Drifa wrote: ↑Sat Mar 08, 2025 9:12 am It does not state that there are others, although I am mentioned twice in TLOTR.

No, I am more unique than a pipe.

I never considered this interesting fact until you asked if it was a pipe. I can not recall one instance in TLOTR where Frodo is actually described as smoking a pipe. Can you, or anyone else, remember?

Did Frodo bring it from the Shire?

No, Frodo did not bring me from the Shire.

With questions and responses, we have established (if you look back through the posts) that I am not related to warfare, I am not some clothing, and I am not metal. The mithril coat that Frodo wore is related to warfare (it is a coat of mail), it is worn like clothing, and it is made of metal. No, I am not the coat of mail that Frodo wore.

Did Frodo acquire it between leaving the Shire and coming to Rivendell?

Yes, I was used between the Shire and Rivendell.

Aiks,
We all know what Frodo obtained during the course of the story, but we've likely guessed most of them during this game on the Plaza. Why keep repeating the same questions about who, what, or where? There are many other things, places, and people that Frodo encountered.
The Lord of the Rings is a fascinating universe with various characters, locations, and events.
Reviewing the previous guesses and responses is an essential part of the game.

So, go to the books—don’t give up!

I am not alive.
I am not related to warfare.
Elves do not make me.
No, I am not a household in or around that I have read about.
No, dwarves did not make me.
No, I am not a building or monument.
I am not clothing or part of clothing.
No, you can not consume me.
I am not related to agricultural activities.
One can not hold me in one hand.
I am not metal.
I am not related to husbandry.
You will not find me in The Hobbit.
There is wood in me, but I am not of wood; yes, I am in TLOTR.
You will not find me in The Silmarillion.
I am not a vehicle or a ship.
I am not of stone.
I am not an object that one can remove from my location.
It does not state that I am one of a kind, although I am mentioned twice in TLOTR.
A member of the fellowship uses me.
I am not a horn.
I am not a container.
I am not rope, Hithlain.
A Hobbit uses me.
Sam does not use me.
Frodo uses me.
Merry and Pippin do not use me.
I am not the Phial of Galadriel.
I am not a pipe.
No, Frodo did not bring me from the Shire.
No, I am not the coat of mail that Frodo wore.
Yes, between the Shire and Rivendell, I was used.
I am not mushrooms.

Are you Frodo's hatchet?

No, sorry, Aiks.

‘I brought a little hatchet for chopping firewood,’ said Frodo. ‘That wouldn’t be much use.’
‘Wait a minute!’ cried Sam, struck by an idea suggested by firewood. ‘We might do something with fire!’
‘We might,’ said Frodo doubtfully. ‘We might succeed in roasting Pippin alive inside.’
‘We might try to hurt or frighten this tree to begin with,’ said Sam fiercely. ‘If it don’t let them go, I’ll have it down,
if I have to gnaw it.’ He ran to the ponies and before long came back with two tinder-boxes and a hatchet. TFOTR, The Old Forest

That is a good guess, but I am still more unique than a hatchet. And remember:
Frodo used me.
I am not of metal.
There is wood in me, but I am not of wood.

Was it used between Bree and Rivendell?

No, Aiks. I am not of wood.

No, not between Bree and Rivendell.

I did read it well, Aiks. I am not of wood, leather or bone.

Are you a plant?

I am not a plant.

Are you acquired before Frodo meets Tom Bombadil?

No, after Frodo meets Tom.

I'm sorry you don't understand it, Aiks. Once the answer is found, it will all make sense.
Maybe you should sit this round out seeing that it frustrates you.

Is the wood in your name?

No, I am not a name.

Do you have a handle?

No, I do not have a handle. Your last guess was closer to the mark of what I am.

Is your wooden component visible?

No, it isn't visible.

Are you acquired in or after the Barrow Downs?

I am not comfortable with the word acquired. I was used in the Barrow-downs.

Are these the songs Frodo used to summon Tom B?

I am indeed the rhyme/song that Tom taught the Hobbits to sing 'if they should by ill-luck fall into any danger or difficulty" and that Frodo used to call for help when he was in the Barrow-downs.
This rhyme/song is only mentioned twice in TLOTR. The word wood is in it:

There is wood in me, but I am not of wood; yes, I am in TLOTR.

Ho! Tom Bombadil, Tom Bombadillo!
By water, wood and hill, by the reed and willow,
By fire, sun and moon, harken now and hear us!
Come, Tom Bombadil, for our need is near us! TFOTR

Thanks for hammering away at it, Arothir!

Woot!

Who am I?

:)
Are you alive in the Third Age?

I am

Are you a male?

I am alive in the Third Age.
I am not male.

Not male, hmmm. Do you have hair on your feet?

I am alive in the Third Age.
I am not male.
And while it is not explicitly stated, I do not believe that this individual has hair on their feet.

I am alive in the Third Age.
I am not male.
And while it is not explicitly stated, I do not believe that this individual has hair on their feet.
I am female.

Are you a Rohirrim?

I am alive in the Third Age.
I am not male.
And while it is not explicitly stated, I do not believe that this individual has hair on their feet.
I am female.
I am not a Rohirrim.

Are you a member of a royal family?

I am alive in the Third Age.
I am not male.
And while it is not explicitly stated, I do not believe that this individual has hair on their feet.
I am female.
I am not a Rohirrim.
I am not a member of a royal family.
I am Gondorian, but not a maiden.

I am Ioreth!