Most logical places for artifacts on the show

[Red Jaguars Fan]

Consider its size, how it would blend with that room and how the room would relate to the legend.

Mods, don't move it. This is discussion.

Season 1:
Galileo's Cannonball
The Dead Man?s Hand
Elizabeth the First's Golden Ship
John Henry's Lost Hammer
The Golden Cricket Cage of Khan
The Map to the Lost Gold Mine
The Helmet of Genghis Khan
The Keys to the Alhambra
The Pendant of King Kamehameha
The Star of Sultan Saladin
The Trojan Horseshoe
Henry the Eighth's Great Seal
The Lost Logbooks of Magellan
The Lucky Pig of Amelia Earhart
The Moccasins of Geronimo
Blackbeard's Treasure Map
The Golden Cup of Belshazzar
The Oracle Bowl of Delphi
The Paintbrush of Leonardo Da Vinci
The Treasure Map of Jean Lafitte
The Water Bottle of Ponce de Leon
The Belly Button of Buddha
The Golden Chains of Zenobia
The Helmet of Joan of Arc
The Stolen Arm of Shiva
The Stone Marker of Leif Erickson
The Golden Jaguar of Atahualpa
The Gordian Knot
The Mask of Shaka Zulu
The Medal of Sir Edmund Hillary
The Silver Saddle Horn of Hannibal
King Tut's Cobra Staff
Pecos Bill's Lost Lariat
Robin Hood and Marian's Silk Ladder
The Blue Pearl of the Dragon Lady
The Codebook of Mata Hari
Lawrence of Arabia's Headdress
The Collar of Davy Crockett
The Snake Bracelet of Cleopatra
The Treasure of Anne Bonny

Season 2:
The Golden Stallion of Ali Baba
The Silver Cannonball of Grandy Nanny
The Silver Horseshoe of Butch Cassidy
The Applewood Amulet of Emiliano Zapata
The Bone Necklace of the Blackfeet Chief
The Cracked Crown of the Spanish King
The Diary of Dr. Livingstone
The Electrified Key of Benjamin Franklin
The Imperial Purple Robe of Empress Theodora
The Lost Love Letter of Captain John Smith
The Lucky Medallion of Atocha
The Lucky Pillow of Annie Taylor
The Mush Pot Hat of Johnny Appleseed
The Stone Head of the Evil King
The Walking Stick of Harriet Tubman
The Crown of Queen Nzinga
The Enormous Iron Nose Ring of Babe the Ox
The Ivory Elephant of Scheherazade
The Jeweled Necklace of Montezuma
The Lost Lion Tail of Little John
The Mask of the Man in the Iron Mask
The Missing Eye of David
The Plumed Headdress of Cosarara
The Sacred Ring of Sultan Suleiman
The Shriveled Hand of Efoua
The Two-Cornered Hat of Napoleon
The Very Tall Turban of Ahmed Baba
The Golden Goblet of Atilla the Hun
The Leopard-Skin Cloak of Annie Oakley
The Silk Sash of Mulan
The Snake Skin Boots of Billy the Kid
The Bonnet of Dolley Madison
The Broken Wing of Icarus
The Golden Earring of Henry Morgan
The Golden Pepperoni of Catharine de' Medici
The Levitating Dog Leash of Nostradamus
The Milk Bucket of Freydis
The Missing Weather Maps of Charles Lindbergh
The Priceless Portrait of the Polynesian Girl
The Secret Battle Plan of Nathan Hale

Season 3:
The Bent Shaving Pan of Jedediah Smith
The Bifocal Monocle of One-Eyed Jack
The Broken Trident of Poseidon
The Bullet-Riddled Handbag of Belle Boyd
The Comet-Embroidered Battle Flag of William the Conqueror
The Discarded Seal of Ivan the Terrible
The Dried Apple Half of William Tell
The Dried Ear of Corn of Sojourner Truth
The Enormous Feather of the Me Linh
The Golden Spider Web of Robert the Bruce
The Good-Luck Watch of Empress Eugenie
The Ivory Hunting Horn of Roland
The Jewel-Encrusted Egg of Catherine the Great
The Jeweled Scabbard of Sforza
The Lily-Crested Crown of Clovis the First
The Lion-Headed Bracelet of Chandragupta
The Lion-Slashed Jacket of Sacagawea
The Lost Hornpipe of the Pirate Captain
The Lost Taj Mahal Turban of Aurangzeb
The Lost Whalebone of Pythias
The Marble Armrest of Xerxes
The Melted Head of Madame Tussaud
The Metal Beard of the Egyptian Queen
The Missing Portrait of Hans Holbein
The Much-Heralded Helmet of Sir Gawain
The Mummified Hand of the Egyptian King
The Mussel Shell Armor of Apanuugpack
The Mysterious Manuscript of Mary Shelley
The Mystical Spellbook of the Imperial Wizard
The Pearl Necklace of Gwalior
The Red Sash of Tokugawa Ieyasu
The Royal Torque of Queen Boadicea
The Ruby Earring of Benzibab
The Secret Map of the Bandit Queen
The Smashed Printing Plate of Frederick Douglass
The Snow Cone of Mount Kilimanjaro
The Thornwood Gavel of Judge Roy Bean
The Upside-Down Compass of Henry Hudson
The Useless Map of the Chiftcha Chieftain
The War Fan of the 47 Ronin

[Asian Legends Fan]

I swear there's been a thread like this before. Or maybe it's just my hallucinating.

[Red Jaguars Fan]

This isn't a contest like ironmask's. Those artifacts he mentioned were for his fanfic IIRC. Besides, this is a discussion.

[The Bamboo Forest]

Whaddya mean by blend in the room? But anyway, I believe ALF is talking about this thread, which discusses Legends' common ironic placement of artifacts.

[Red Jaguars Fan]

Oops, then.

[The Bamboo Forest]

I think there's still justifiable reason to keep this thread here. Just wanted to know what you mean by "blending in". :wink:

[The Red Jaguars]

I am still kind of slow on some of the legends, but I listed a few below I remembered.

* The Treasure Room

- The Golden Jaguar of Atahualpapx]* The Shrine of the Silver Monkey[/size]

- The Silver Saddle Horn of Hannibal: The legend deals with Hannibal recieving a Silver Saddle Horn for buying a large amount of elephants. Since the Shrine of the Silver Monkey is silver, the saddle horn blends in perfectly with the room. The elephant can be related to the monkey itself since they are both animals.

- The Golden Stallion of Ali Baba: Similar to the above artifact, the Golden Stallion is made of gold, which is a precious metal like the Silver Monkey. The stallion is also  an animal, just like the room that its dedicated too (a monkey).

* The Tomb of the Ancient Kings

- King Tut's Cobra Staff - The room itself resembles in ancient Egyptian tomb, and the cobra staff is placed on top of a sarcophagus. This is one of the artifacts that actually make sense, along with the golden jaguar one. King Tut was a king, thus he fits in the tomb.

[The Ancient Warrior]

I think a lot more were related to the legends than the artifacts themselves.

Queen Isabella threw away the Keys to the Alhambra; they ended up in the Dungeon (seems fitting for discarded things).

The Ruby Earring of ibn-Zibab was the answer to a coded clue? pretty similar to a secret password.

[The Red Jaguars]

I think a lot more were related to the legends than the artifacts themselves.

Queen Isabella threw away the Keys to the Alhambra; they ended up in the Dungeon (seems fitting for discarded things).

The Ruby Earring of ibn-Zibab was the answer to a coded clue? pretty similar to a secret password.

Good post.  I like the idea of the rooms actually dealing with the legend itself.  

Kind of like how the legend of the Codebook of Mata Hari, which deals with Mata Hari captivating other guy's hearts, or something like that. And the Codebooks were located in the Heart Room, so I guess you can relate them in a way.

[The Ancient Warrior]

And then, of course, the Lucky Pillow of Annie Taylor was in what used to be the Heart Room.

The Stone Head of the Evil King was probably planned before Medusa's Lair became an option, though.

[The Red Jaguars]

Hey TAW, I added your legends to the list along with a few others This is a pretty interesting thread.

* The Treasure Room

- The Golden Jaguar of Atahualpa: The legend dealt with Atahualpa being captured by Pizarro. In the legend, Atahualpa promised Pizarro that he would fill one room of gold and two rooms of silver. The legend has it that the conquistadors took all the gold except for the golden jaguar. Since the golden jaguar is... well golden, then it made sense to be in the Treasure Room.

* The Shrine of the Silver Monkey

- The Silver Saddle Horn of Hannibal: The legend deals with Hannibal recieving a Silver Saddle Horn for buying a large amount of elephants. Since the Shrine of the Silver Monkey is silver, the saddle horn blends in perfectly with the room. The elephant can be related to the monkey itself since they are both animals.

- The Golden Stallion of Ali Baba: Similar to the above artifact, the Golden Stallion is made of gold, which is a precious metal like the Silver Monkey. The stallion is also an animal, just like the room that its dedicated too (a monkey).

* The Tomb of the Ancient Kings

- King Tut's Cobra Staff - The room itself resembles in ancient Egyptian tomb, and the cobra staff is placed on top of a sarcophagus. This is one of the artifacts that actually make sense, along with the golden jaguar one. King Tut was a king, thus he fits in the tomb.

* The Heart Room

- The Codebook of Mata Hari: According to the legend, Mata Hari was a woman that was able to captivate any man's heart. The Codebook was located in the Heart Room, which relates to the Mata Hari's captivation.

* The Dungeon

- The Keys to Alhambra: According to the legend, Queen Isabella threw the keys to the Alhambra Palace into a dungeon so no one could ever reach them. Thus, they keys fit perfectly in the dungeon. (The Ancient Warrior)

* The Room of the Secret Password

- The Ruby Earring of Benzibab - According to the legend, the ruby earring was an answer to a secret code. Since the Room of the Secret Password involves figuring out a secret coding, the ruby earring relates to it in a way. (The Ancient Warrior)

[The Red Jaguars]

Sorry to make a double post, but some of the artifact placements made no sense at all. Some like:

John Henry's Lost Hammer was in The Room of the Golden Idols
The Dried-Ear of Corn of Sojourner Truth was in The Jester's Court
The Lucky Pig of Amelia Earhart was in The Room of Harmonic Convergence
The Bonnet of Dolly Madison was in The Jester's Court
The Stone Head of the Evil King was in The Swamp
The Crown of Queen Nzinga was in The Lightning Room

and the worst one of all:
The Priceless Portrait of the Polynesian Girl was in The Laser Light Room. Seriously? What were they thinking when they put it there?  

[The Ancient Warrior]

Actually, of all of those, I think the Priceless Portrait seemed remotely similar.  Or at least I connected the concept of light to the idea of something visual like a picture. ^^;;

The others were mostly one-offs to put an artifact in each room.  I mean, there were only two in the room right of the Shrine in Season 1; same for the bottom room of the central shaft in Seasons 1 and 2.

The Bonnet of Dolley Madison COULD be a reference to the Marbury v. Madison Supreme Court case, though.  Who knows?

[The Mandarin Hand]

Don't try to explain to us what is and isn't discussion, please.  We have a pretty good idea.

and the worst one of all:
The Priceless Portrait of the Polynesian Girl was in The Laser Light Room. Seriously? What were they thinking when they put it there?  

I'm pretty sure they were thinking "hey, we haven't put an artifact in there yet."  Besides, what artifact would pertain to lasers?  It's as good as any.

[The Red Jaguars]

I'm pretty sure they were thinking "hey, we haven't put an artifact in there yet." Besides, what artifact would pertain to lasers? It's as good as any.

Haha true, I guess I was putting a little too much thought into it. But yeah, I completely forgot that was the only artifact in that room, so it makes sense to put ot there. Like TAW mentioned, I forgot most of those artifacts were shoved into those rooms just for the sake of an artifact being in it.