Haiku Riddles!

[Beregond]

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This is a challenging riddle game! Write a riddle in Haiku (For more on Haiku, look at the Barrow-Downs Haiku contest details).

I will start!

Leader of my land
And wearer of the winged crown
Who, think you, am I?

<img src=biggrin.gif ALT=":D">

<font size="-2">'They have come!' he said. 'Take courage and look! There are fell things below.'</p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

King Elessar!

Let me lie here--to keep the Fords till Eomer comes! </p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

You are very right!
I expect you will ask us,
Another question!

<font size="-2">'They have come!' he said. 'Take courage and look! There are fell things below.'</p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

<img src=laugh.gif ALT=":lol">
Once I was the King
I became very greedy
My son now left me!

Let me lie here--to keep the Fords till Eomer comes! </p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

Ar-Gimilzor? <img src=smile.gif ALT=":)">

<font size="-2">'They have come!' he said. 'Take courage and look! There are fell things below.'</p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

Nope!

Let me lie here--to keep the Fords till Eomer comes! </p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

Fengel the very fat,
Is the answer to your rhyme,
Sam will get it right!

Thengel was is son.

"I will, Lord." said Tuor.</p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

Yep, King Fengel of Rohan!

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

A place of great evil,
Deep in the Dark Lord's domain,
But a weapon against him.

"I will, Lord." said Tuor.</p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

Orodruin, aka Mount Doom?

Let me lie here--to keep the Fords till Eomer comes! Visit me at <ahref=http://pub39.ezboard.com/brohan73264>Rohan</a>, my new web community! </p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

You Bet!

"I will, Lord." said Tuor.</p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

Did you get my latest e-mail?
Faithful Serving Sam
Is helping me on my way
The Ring is heavy!

Let me lie here--to keep the Fords till Eomer comes! </p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

Frodo? And yes your email was received!

"I will, Lord." said Tuor.</p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

Yes, Frodo!

Let me lie here--to keep the Fords till Eomer comes! </p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

Some say I'm very old,
yet not the oldest or grey'st,
for I didn't come first.

"I will, Lord." said Tuor.</p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

Gandalf?

We who are about to die salute you! </p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

Yep.

"I will, Lord." said Tuor.</p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

Far over mountains
To the Cruel North where I dwelt
A Lord of Terror!

We who are about to die salute you! </p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

Morgoth? Or the Witch King?

"I will, Lord." said Tuor.</p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

Morgoth or Melkor was what I was looking for, go on!

We who are about to die salute you! </p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

Blissful as heaven,
Isolated from all men,
Here we lived our lives.

"I will, Lord." said Tuor.</p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

Tol Eressea?

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

the 'Tol' is right. <img src=smile.gif ALT=":)">

"I will, Lord." said Tuor.</p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

Tol Uinen?

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

nope

"I will, Lord." said Tuor.</p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

Yow, I'm running out of Tols!
Tol Falas?

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

Think Luthien and Beren.

"I will, Lord." said Tuor.</p>

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

Oh, Tol Sirion!

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Sam, come to Rohan for a moment, we have serious matters to discuss there! <img src=smile.gif ALT=":)">

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Re: Haiku Riddles!

Yep.

"I will, Lord." said Tuor.</p>

[Evisse the Blue]

He will not return
To the land of Lorien
As a living man.

Who is the haiku talking about? Once you guess correctly, it's your turn to make a riddle in haiku form!
(A haiku is a poem consisting of three lines: the first line has 5 syllables, the second 7 syllables, the third 5 syllables. Short and sweet - and to the point :) ).

[Firefoot]

Looks like a fun game. :)

Aragorn.

[Evisse the Blue]

Correct, your turn!

[Firefoot]

Once he sailed westward
Crownéd with the living light
Now he sails new seas.

[NightKnight]

Eärendil?

[Firefoot]

A-yep.

[NightKnight]

Oh crap, that means I have to make one up... :p

Son of the forest
An unusual friendship
And love for the sea

There you go. :p

[Fingolfin II]

Cool game- is it Legolas?

[NightKnight]

Yes, it is. Too easy, wasn't it?

[Fingolfin II]

Hmm.....was fairly obvious, but I suppose it's hard to make it hard in this game. Anyway-

Oldest and strongest,
Bound by the terrible curse,
That endures longest.

[NightKnight]

Terrible curse makes me think of Noldor... Still, oldest and strongest... Treebeard?

[Fingolfin II]

Keep thinking of the Noldor ;).

[luthien-elvenprincess]

Galadriel?

[Fingolfin II]

Nope. Keep trying :).

[Rimbaud]

Fëanor?

[Fingolfin II]

Hmm....it was Maedhros but I realised the same thing could apply to Feanor too, so it would be awfully pedantic for me to deny you the thread....*evil grin*. You're up :).

[Rimbaud]

Judas to oath lords
Follower of the fourth son
He sounds swift, but who?

[NightKnight]

Ulfast?

[Rimbaud]

Quite correct, well done. All yours!

[Rimbaud]

The riddler's riddle deriddled let's riddle another riddle, eh.

[NightKnight]

Eh... That was too riddling for me. ;)

Another riddle, yes.

The greatest challenge
By the high king of noldor
Against a dark king

I know it's too easy, but I'm tired.

[Evisse the Blue]

Finrod?

[NightKnight]

Nope.

[Fingolfin II]

Myself (Fingolfin)? :)

[NightKnight]

Of course.

[Fingolfin II]

Sorry for the slow response, forgot about this thread:

Melted in the Fire,
Corrupter of the mighty,
Item of desire.

[Evisse the Blue]

The One Ring?

[Fingolfin II]

Yep.

[Evisse the Blue]

Ok for this you'll also have to say the situation. :)

As the First Elves once
Beheld the land of Arda,
So they looked around.

[AbercrombieOfRohan]

The awakening of the firstborn (Elves) at Cuivienen.

[Evisse the Blue]

Nope. The event is said to be similar to that one, but it's not it.

(btw, cute avvie you got :D )

[AbercrombieOfRohan]

Thank you!

The return of the Noldor to Middle-Earth?

[Evisse the Blue]

Nope.
Hint: check LOTR. The persons in questions are likened to the 'first Elves awaking...'

[AbercrombieOfRohan]

I'm sorry if i'm such a failure but I lent out my copy of LOTR to a friend, so I'm guessing now.

The fellowship looking at Moria, specifically Dwarrowdelf? (The big city)

[Evisse the Blue]

Nope!

Another hint: it's in TTT

[Evisse the Blue]

Big hint: It happens near a forest.

[AbercrombieOfRohan]

Merry pippin and fangorn?

[Evisse the Blue]

Exactly! :)

[AbercrombieOfRohan]

Oh my gosh I finally got it! Took me long enough... you know the ironic thing about that is that was one of my first guesses but I didn't think it was right so I didn't put it! Hmmm... that means I have to write a haiku...

Shining as sunlight,
and with the light of the stars,
now kept in the deep

Hope it's not too confusing!

[AbercrombieOfRohan]

hello?? Anybody?

[Shelob]

I know it, and I didn't think it was too confusing.

It's the Arkenstone

"It was like a globe with a thousand faces; it shone like silver in the firelight, like water in the sun, like snow under the stars, like rain upon the Moon!" (The Hobbit, Chapter XII Inside Information)

so it is "Shining as sunlight,/and with the light of the stars,"
and

"They buried Thorin deep beneath the Mountain, and Bard laid the Arkenstone upon his breast." (The Hobbit, Chapter XVIII The Return Journey)

so that it's "now kept in the deep"

hmm...I guess this means I've got to come up with a Haiku...give me a day or so, I'll have one by then.

Many Thanks.

[Shelob]

On second thought I guess it was rather hasty to assume I'm right. Sorry about that, it just seemed so clear that doubt (and common sense) couldn't make themselves heared over "Eurika!".

I apologise for assuming myself correct, and I'll wait for you to respond.


Many Thanks

[AbercrombieOfRohan]

Well you're right, go ahead Shelob the thread is yours.

[Shelob]

Thanks.

Well...keeping with the string of potentially confusing Haikus, I feel this one to be a bit criptic...the only clue I feel I should give is that a lot of the phrases come straight from the book.

Gnawed, maimed, mocked are you
By the violent maggot-folk
As day sinks you rise

Good Luck!

[Keeper of Dol Guldur]

Could it be a Troll?

[Shelob]

Sorry, but it's not a troll.

Keep Guessing.

[Shelob]

It's been almost five days and no more guesses.

Do you guys want a clue? Because if you want one just ask, I'll gladly give you it.

[Evisse the Blue]

The Sun? That's probably not it though, so I asks for a hint. And if that isn't nice enough I begs. :D

[Shelob]

No need to beg, but it makes me feel powerful :D

Alright for I hint I'll tell you that it A) the first two lines refer to an object B) the third line refers to an event (yes you probably could guess this...but still) and C) both are known/associated with a place

It may not help a lot...but the three (object, event, place) are so usually spoken of as one that they're almost indistinguishable from each other...so if you hear the place name you'll probably immediately think of the object and event and likewise should you hear of the object or event.

[piosenniel]

Perhaps this:

The old king statue, its severed head crowned with flowers . . .

Standing there for a moment filled with dread Frodo became aware that a light was shining; he saw it glowing on Sam's face beside him. Turning towards it, he saw, beyond an arch of boughs, the road to Osgiliath running almost as straight, as a stretched ribbon down, down, into the West. There, far away beyond sad Gondor now overwhelmed in shade, the Sun was sinking, finding at last the hem of the great slow-rolling pall of cloud, and falling in an ominous fire towards the yet unsullied sea. The brief glow fell upon a huge sitting figure, still and solemn as the great stone kings at Argonath. The years had gnawed it, and violent hands had maimed it. Its head was gone, and in its place was set in mockery a round, rough-hewn stone, rudely painted by savage hands in the likeness of a grinning face with one large red eye in the midst of its forehead. Upon its knees and mighty chair, and all about the pedestal, were idle scrawls mixed with the foul symbols that the maggot-folk of Mordor used.

Suddenly, caught by the level beams, Frodo saw the old king's head: it was lying rolled away by the roadside. 'Look, Sam!' he cried, startled into speech. 'Look! The king has got a crown again!' – TTT, "Journey to the Cross-Roads"

[Shelob]

Well done!

Sorry that the rest of you did not get it, may you have better luck with Piosenniel's Haiku.

[piosenniel]

Fate, grace, or favour -
The way unbent is gifted.
Fair/dire . . . last sight . . .

[Evisse the Blue]

Frodo leaving into the West?

[piosenniel]

No, not Frodo leaving for the West

A hint:

The haiku is a reworking of a quote from the Silmarillion. And the 'last sight' is a thing both dreadful and beautiful seen before those graced with favor die.

[Evisse the Blue]

Oh, I know! The mariners who were lost at sea, searching for the Straight Road, were sometimes given a last sight of the Undying Lands, before they died.

[piosenniel]

Very close - but what thing exactly did they see that was both beautiful and dreadful as their last sight?

[Evisse the Blue]

"(...) they have looked upon the White Mountain, dreadful and beautiful, before they died." :)

[piosenniel]

The floor is yours, m'dear . . . :)

[Evisse the Blue]

Thank you!

Warrior journeys
By Elvish craft to the sea;
Trespassing redeemed.

[Mithalwen]

Is this Tuor who finds the armour left by Turgon by the sea and then manages to find his way in to Gondolin? maybe

[Evisse the Blue]

Nope, sorry, it's not him.

[Mithalwen]

Is it Boromir?

Warrior journeys
By Elvish craft to the sea;
Trespassing redeemed.

He was renowned as a warrior and made his last journey down Anduin in one of the Lorien boats. His "sin" of trying to take the ring was expiated by both his repentence and valiant attempt to save the young hobbits. The fact that the boat made it across the falls and rapids was due either to some great virtue in the boat or as a sign of "grace" ie redemption.

[Evisse the Blue]

Yes, that's him, Mithalwen. Well done! Treat us with the next one! :)

[Mithalwen]

Small measure of joy
brave spirit doom fulfilling
pen and sword wielding

Not really worth the wait I am afraid.. :(

[Shelob]

Is it Merry?

"Small measure of joy"
Merry means happy, which suggests joy, and because Merry is a hobbit he's short, or small.

"brave spirit doom fulfilling"
I'm not sure here but I'm guessing this refers to the thing with the witchking and him stabbing it in the knee.

"pen and sword wielding"
he both fought, wielded the sword, and wrote the histories of the hobbits, wielded the pen.

[Mithalwen]

Yep - it was about the witch king - and Merry was described as valiant by Eowyn, the spirit was also a reference to the brandy in his surname!

Over to you

[Shelob]

Once seen never more
your name nor your form apear.
Wise words slyly spoke.

Good Luck.
(And as before clues given upon request...or, rather, so soon after request as I can get around to giving them.)

[Shelob]

Hello out there!....*echoes* 'Elo out 'ere!...*echoes*'elo...

Guesses? Clues? Anything?

[Evisse the Blue]

I'll guess Sauron:

He was seen once in a pleasing shape as Annatar. Then he was not to be seen in physical shape, nor have his name spoken. And he was very persuasive and seemed very wise when he made the Elves trust him.

[Shelob]

Wow, good guess but not at all what I had in mind (mostly because that never occurred to me). It is interesting though how our minds work in such truely different ways...on such truely different scales...

[arcticstorm]

Is it Melkor

"Once seen never more"- refers to the battle with fingolfin, where he never again came out of Angband
"your name nor your form apear"- He was cursed by Feanor and the name "Melkor" was never used again, so it was cahnged to Morgoth
"Wise words slyly spoke."- deals with his deception of the Noldor in Valinor

[Shelob]

Same as my last answer, apologies.

[Shelob]

You lot could try thinking smaller...both in actual size and in terms of importance...it will help, I promise you that...

[Evisse the Blue]

In light of your hint, I thought of the fox that met the hobbits outside the Shire. It fits...somehow. :p

[Shelob]

Good Job! It is indeed the fox.

[Evisse the Blue]

Oh. Thanks. :D

Blinded by his wrath,
His greatness turned to madness,
"Leave the ships burning!"

[NightKnight]

That has to be Fëanor!

[Evisse the Blue]

Yes that's him alright.
Nice to see you around, NK. :)

[NightKnight]

Oh, I'm here once in a while. :) Riddles just happen to be off my speciality list. ;)

First of the Faithful,
Stayed within fair Nargothrond
He was really liked

Not very pretty perhaps, but try it anyway. :)

[Dimturiel]

Is it Beor?