LOTR - The Dead Marshes Multi-Cache
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The Dead Marshes is the ancient battlefield of the Battle of Dagorlad between the Last Alliance and the forces of Mordor in J.R.R. Tolkien's book 'The Lord of the Rings'. Many of the fallen were laid to rest, but over time, the battlefield became marshes, which swallowed up the dead, and their bodies could still be seen floating in the water.
During the quest to destroy the One Ring, Gollum led Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee on a passage through the marshes. They entered the Dead Marshes at Dawn on the 1st of March. The Passage was marked by lights that danced about and candles which Gollum called "candles of corpses"; it is likely that those who become entranced by these lights and attempt to touch the bodies drown in the water and go down to join the dead. It seems that the bodies only appear in the water when the lights are lit. Frodo became entranced by these lights and tried to reach out and touch the faces of the dead at the bottom of the marshes, though Sam broke him out of his trance.
This is a 2 stage multi. At Stage 1 you are looking for some dymo tape which will give you the co-ordinates to the final.
Only the minutes and decimal minutes are on the tape so assume N43° and W079°
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Fgntr 1: Ba n snyyra hgvyvgl cbyr
Svany: Va gur pebgpu bs n gerr.