Riddles

[the phantom]

Think more along the lines of what Horse-Maiden guessed.

[Nuranar]

Tol Eressëa?

(Am I allowed two guesses?)

[the phantom]

Not Tol Eressea. Remember, think along the lines of what Horse-Maiden guessed. (and I suppose you can guess as much as you want)

If you guys don't have it when I get home from work, I'll give a really nice hint smilies/wink.gif .

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

hm....let's see....is it Khazad-Dum?
(am i allowed to guess twice?)

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

The Glittering Caves?
Gondolin?

OK, so I guessed twice, but both are probably wrong anywho

[the phantom]

Here's my hint-

Think squatter...

[Lady_Báin]

hmmm is it human people or just general peoples (elves orcs and such)?

hmmm i guess tol sirion (though i know its wrong) or maybe the shire? or maybe mordor?

there i'm all caught up on guesses smilies/biggrin.gif

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

hmm...amon rudh?

[the phantom]

Good job Horse-Maiden! Did the squatter clue help?

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Yes! very much! i almost didnt put it but then after i thought i decided to. Anyways heres mine (made it meself, itll probably be easy)

Abiding in the dark,
Scarce are my race.
Burning, darkness.
I am the ruler.
Who am I?

[ February 07, 2003: Message edited by: Horse-Maiden of the Shire ]

[bombur]

I'd guess you are the Balorog of Moria

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

mm....very close but i need something more specific. Think of hte last couple lines.

[Nevvasaiel]

Gothmog, lord of balrogs?

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Yeah, that was it! I guess you could really only get it if you read the Silmarillion, and i am very sorry to anybody if they havent read it and wanted to guess. But youre up next!

[Nevvasaiel]

ok, here goes:

No beginning, no end
Haunted, you are, until you have found what it is you search for
none ever hear my voice
save for whispers in the dark
my possibilities are endless
as vast as the knowledge the soul of the world can contain

what am I?

*this is related to Lotr, by the way.
good luck! smilies/wink.gif

~ Vasa

[bombur]

The only thing that would seem to fit is Iluvatar...

If it was not LOTR related, I'd have guessed fate.

[Manardariel]

Wow, some good riddles have been going on here... for the last one, could it be The Ring? Or maybe dreams????? *think*

[bombur]

Actually I think it works...

"No beginning, no end"
That is Eru the one

"Haunted, you are,"
Men are haunted by the Ones gift

"until you have found what it is you search for"
Till they recieve it... die.

"none ever hear my voice save for whispers in the dark"
Even Manwe, I seem to remember, consulted Iluvatar by listening to the winds.

"my possibilities are endless as vast as the knowledge the soul of the world can contain"
What is that if not a creator god?


Might not be right, but come to think of it, it DOES fit... Is it right?

[Nevvasaiel]

wow bombur.
i never thought of that, but it fits perfectly doesn't it? maybe even more so than the actual answer.
but no, sorry, that isn't what i was thinking of when i made up the riddle.
(although it could have been smilies/biggrin.gif)

the clue, lies in In the dark
think of a phrase with these words.

[lord of dor-lomin]

the void??

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Hm....ill take a wild stupid guess....the spirit of sauron?

[Nevvasaiel]

nope, sorry, none of the above.

think of something that's more well-known,
hint: something to do with our furry-footed little friends.

*Vasa

[Nevvasaiel]

oops, when i said a phrase with In the dark, i meant

____ In the dark

[lord of dor-lomin]

riddles?

[Nuranar]

Dark Riders? (Knife in the Dark)

Or with lord, Gollum?

[ February 10, 2003: Message edited by: Nuranar ]

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

I have two strong guesses so Ill post before i change my mind:
Gandalf/Stormcrow/Mithrandir/Icanus/etc?(heeheehee)
The Grey Havens?

[Nevvasaiel]

Lord of dor-lomin got it!

The answer to the riddle, is a riddle

smilies/biggrin.gif go ahead

[lord of dor-lomin]

Speaking of riddles, that was a good one Nevvasaiel! Here's mine....

In you I dwell, deep in your soul,
though you don't always realize I'm there.
While I'm forgotten, peace you can have,
but once I'm awakened, you must beware.

who's talking, and who are they talking to?

[ February 11, 2003: Message edited by: lord of dor-lomin ]

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

smaug the dragon inside the lonely mountain talking to the people of laketown? naw, dont fit

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Gollum speaking to Smeagol?

[Nuranar]

Is the speaker an emotion?

Is the one being addressed a particular person?

[lord of dor-lomin]

I suppose you could call it an emotion.

And no, it's not one particular person.

[Nevvasaiel]

Thanks, lord of dor-lomin.

I guess, power or greed, to whoever comes under the influence of the ring?

[ February 12, 2003: Message edited by: Nevvasaiel ]

[the phantom]

The word "beware" reminded me of something someone said to Legolas (maybe Galadriel said it), "beware of the sea" or something like that. And I also remember Legolas saying something about never being satisfied (or at peace) with the woods again since he heard the ocean birds. So it seems to me that the sea, or more accurately, the sea-longing, seems to fit the riddle fairly well.

So I'll say the sea-longing talking to an elf.

[lord of dor-lomin]

This riddle was supposed to take a longer time than that!!

Go ahead, Mr Phantom.

[the phantom]

It's the phantom, not Mr!! Get it right!!

Well, here's mine.

I've journeyed far and wide
with a steward as my guide
he gave me one last breath
then I went unto my death

[raci]

Horn of Gondor (Boromir's)?

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Could be....but Denethor was the steward, not Boromir. Fits though.

[the phantom]

Sorry about the confusion. Actually, the horn is exactly what I had in mind. The horn had been passed down, so it had been carried by stewards, so that's why I put in that part. When the next line says "he", it's referring to Boromir, not to "a steward" in the line before. It's a riddle, so I didn't want to make the wording too easy (but apparantly, it was anyway).

Go ahead, raci!

[lord of dor-lomin]

Raci? Are you there? Well, if Raci doesn't go by tonight, I guess I'll post a riddle.

[the phantom]

Let's try to get this started. I'll go again.

Sometimes I'm a house, sometimes I'm used to fight,
Sometimes I am dead, sometimes I give light

[ February 19, 2003: Message edited by: the phantom ]

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

wood?

people build with wood for houses
wood can be used as a club for fighting
wood can be dead
You can use wood to create a torch to create light

[the phantom]

Correct, Tigerlily! (I would've accepted wood or trees)

Go right ahead.

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

A fate that cannot be denied
Some crave me though they can not have me
Others despise my existance for what they can lose in time
For things that you love can just pass before your eyes
And be gone before you can stop it

I know it doesn't ryhme or anything, but it really fits the music I am listening to right now.

[Annunfuiniel]

Death?
-obviously a fate that cannot be denied
-immortal beings may crave it(?!) but cannot have it
etc.

I know, I'm so not good with these... smilies/wink.gif

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Close, but no pipe smilies/smile.gif

[Nuranar]

Close to death? I've turned it on its head...

Immortality?

I cannot see what else would be a fate.

[the phantom]

how about life?

[Erana]

I dunno....thinks...hurry up and tell us!!

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Whoa! OK smilies/smile.gif
The answer is immortality smilies/smile.gif
Next...

[the phantom]

That's actually what I had in mind when I said life (I was thinking eternal life).

Dang it!!

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Sorry phantom smilies/frown.gif

Anyone have a new riddle yet?

[Nuranar]

I'm sorry; I've very little time just now and can't come up with riddles very quick. Someone please take my turn!

[Annunfuiniel]

May I, may I, may I??? *hears someone clearly say 'Yes'*
Try this one out:

There are two
within us two
and still we are like one.

[ February 23, 2003: Message edited by: Annunfuiniel ]

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Wow, I am stumpted. Is it LOTR related or general?

[Samwise]

Er.....(really has no idea)

Twins? Quadruplets? smilies/tongue.gif

[Annunfuiniel]

It's LoTR related. I'm looking for some specific names...
Samwise: sooooo close! smilies/smile.gif

[ February 23, 2003: Message edited by: Annunfuiniel ]

[Ithaeliel]

Siamese twins?

[Samwise]

Gollum and Smeagol?

[Annunfuiniel]

Not that literally meaning that they are like one. smilies/wink.gif

[Samwise]

Uh....Faramir and Boromir?

[Samwise]

Minas Tirith and Minas Morgul?

[Annunfuiniel]

You were really close earlier, Samwise...
They are persons so you can leave all unanimated things aside. smilies/smile.gif
And they are like one meaning that they look very much like one (and this reads in the books).

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Elladan and Elrohir... the sons of Elrond???

Samwise! Nice to see you in this thread... long time no see indeed smilies/smile.gif

[ February 24, 2003: Message edited by: Tigerlily Gamgee ]

[Annunfuiniel]

And here we have the winner! Tigerlily, my congratulations! smilies/biggrin.gif
And if someone didn't get what I meant by the first lines: Elladan&Elrohir were half-elves as you remember, so they had both elven and human blood in their veins.

[ February 24, 2003: Message edited by: Annunfuiniel ]

[Manardariel]

Oohhhhhhhh........ smilies/wink.gif

Tigerlilly? You have a new one?
Here´s one from me:
Powerfull without a sword
Caressing and sweet without a hand
thin air filled with life
and magic fills the land

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

I'll post a new one as soon as this one is discovered...

Are we speaking of an inantimate object? It sounds like it... I was going to guess the light of Earendil... but that doesn't exactly fit I don't think.

[Samwise]

Elladan&Elrohir were half-elves as you remember

Er...as who remembers? 'Fraid I never heard of 'em. Oh, well. Elves haven't been my study, so to speak, I've had other buisness.
smilies/wink.gif

[Samwise]

Powerfull without a sword
Caressing and sweet without a hand
thin air filled with life
and magic fills the land


Is this the wind?

[Annunfuiniel]

I MUST say 'love' for it's the thing that comes in mind every time I see Manardariel's sig and avatar! smilies/wink.gif

[ February 25, 2003: Message edited by: Annunfuiniel ]

[Manardariel]

No, no no and no..... but you´re thinking in the right direction, exept for Tigerlilly, that is.

[the phantom]

how about words, or speech

[Manardariel]

Closer.....

[the phantom]

song?

[the real nazgul]

i would post a riddle-if any of them were not already known smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Sindafalathiel]

Poetry?
Powerfull without a sword
Caressing and sweet without a hand
thin air filled with life
and magic fills the land


Poetry can move you powerfully, making you see the world in a new light. Poetry is often written to a boyfriend/girlfriend. When poetry is spoken, it seems to fill everything with sadness, or happiness, greif, or anger, whatever the poem is about. Poetry can tell a story of a magical place.

[ February 25, 2003: Message edited by: Sindafalathiel ]

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

A rhyme?

[Manardariel]

the phantom, I´ll give it to you. I was looking for music, but song is fine as well.

[the phantom]

Thank you. You are much too kind! smilies/wink.gif

Look in the North, and you will see me,
Go to my left hand and you will find the sea
On my right hand over river and mountains
You'll see the green vale with the musical fountains

Where am I?

[ February 27, 2003: Message edited by: the phantom ]

[Garen LiLorian]

The Havens? Only works if the Shire has "musical fountains"...

[Samwise]

Mirkwood? (as usual, no idea...)

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Valinor? Don't laugh at me, I'm horrible at geography but...Lorien?

[Lady_Báin]

er angband?

Can i post a riddle pleeeeeeese. oh never mind i will just wait til (if smilies/biggrin.gif) i get a riddle right, woe is me....

iron mountains?
wilderland?
northern waste?
ered mithrin?

hahhahhahahhahaha mwhaaa mhwaa mhwaaa smilies/evil.gif surely one of these are the right answer (maybe smilies/biggrin.gif)

[ February 28, 2003: Message edited by: Lady_Báin ]

[Annunfuiniel]

This one is quite confusing. smilies/frown.gif
But are you in Bree (or somewhere around there smilies/rolleyes.gif ) or in Swanfleet??
Hey, had to try something! smilies/biggrin.gif

[the phantom]

Nobody found me yet, but Garen LiLorian is close with "the havens" and Lady_Bain is close with "Angband".

(my most specific directions are to the musical fountains, so once you know where the musical fountains are, you should be able to get it)

[ February 28, 2003: Message edited by: the phantom ]

[Annunfuiniel]

You might be in Nargothrond (exept you can't for it's forever gone)... smilies/smile.gif

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Hmm.....Gondolin?

[The Saucepan Man]

Dor-Lomin?

It is in the north, has the sea to the west, and to the east, over the mountains and the river Sirion, Gondolin.

[the phantom]

The Saucepan Man has it! smilies/smile.gif

Go right ahead.

[The Saucepan Man]

Uh-oh. My first attempt at a riddle ...

The foundation of castles
Where darkening hordes lie
I give joy to young minds
As I mark time going by

What am I?

[Samwise]

Um. Imagination?
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[Manardariel]

"The old tales"?

[The Saucepan Man]

Nope. Neither of those. It is something more tangible.

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

books? Records of history?

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

the Red Book of Westmarch?

[Manardariel]

I keep thinking it´s a building.. maybe Isengard?

[The Saucepan Man]

No. It's not specifically LotR related.

[Samwise]

A library?

[Lady_Báin]

the halls of record at gondor?? way of i know but that is a toughy.

[aragornreborn]

It's not simply the earth is it?

It gives joy to my mind! And castles sit on it! By the way, if by some miracle I'm right, do I HAVE to think of a riddle?

[WarBringer]

i also think its the earth itself...

[The Saucepan Man]

WarBringer and aragornreborn - you are soooooooooo very close ...

... but no cigar! smilies/tongue.gif

[Manardariel]

Middle-Earth
The Stars
The Universe
Soil
I can´t decide... smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Annunfuiniel]

I just need to say Rock! There, now I've said it. smilies/biggrin.gif

[The Saucepan Man]

Soil ... Rock ...

Both very close.

Here's a clue - each line describes something that this is used for ...

[Samwise]

A mountain?

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

a mine?

[lord of dor-lomin]

grass?

[the phantom]

brick? mortar?

[TheBladeThatWasBroken]

the land?

[Samwise]

Saucepan Man?

[Lady_Báin]

brick indeed sounds right to me but how does that brings joy to young minds hmmmmm

[Manardariel]

I wouldn´t know. However, as this thread seems dead and dull, here´s another riddle...

I bear not pearl, nor silver
not even gem or gold
but what I carry treasure
because new life I hold
Who am I?

[The Saucepan Man]

I thought the idea was that you guess the last riddle first before moving onto the next one. smilies/mad.gif Geez, I was only away for 2 days. smilies/mad.gif

If anyone's interested in guessing mine, think of something that might be used to build castles in a place where "hordes" lie in the hope of getting darker ...

[TheBladeThatWasBroken]

er....dirt?

[The Saucepan Man]

I've never heard of dirt-castles ... smilies/wink.gif

[Samwise]

Eeee...
Saucepan Man's riddle:

The foundation of castles
Where darkening hordes lie
I give joy to young minds
As I mark time going by

What am I?


Okay.....it's NOT...

Imagination

"The old tales"

books? Records of history

the Red Book of Westmarch

Isengard

A library

the halls of record at gondor

simply the earth

Middle-Earth

The Stars

The Universe

Soil

Rock

A mountain

a mine

grass

brick or mortar

the land

SO.....is it.....

Construction, Kingdoms, cities, a garden or dreams?

(Yes, those were all desperate guesses 'cause I really have NO clue) smilies/wink.gif

[The Saucepan Man]

Nooooooooooooooooo! smilies/smile.gif

OK, even I'm getting tired of it now. smilies/rolleyes.gif

So, in a final effort to move things on:

1. It can be used to build castles (of a kind).

2. People lie on it sometimes when they are trying to "darken" themselves.

3. Children play with it.

4. It can be used as part of a device to measure time.

Now, surely someone must get it ...

... please? smilies/biggrin.gif

[Samwise]

SAND!

[The Saucepan Man]

*Drum-roll*

*Fanfare of Trumpets*

Hurrah!

Samwise, you have it! smilies/smile.gif

[Samwise]

*Bows as best he can*
Thank you, Mr. SaucepanMan, sir.
Oh, dear. smilies/frown.gif That means I have to make up a riddle, don't I? I stink at this.....

I can contain bells
but do not ring,
ladies stay within me
(well, within or without)
despite snakes that may slither about
beings with white heads
(though not necessarily old)
have many, NUMEROUS descendants untold!

I hope that's easy.... smilies/rolleyes.gif smilies/frown.gif

[Arvedui III]

Dunno. Um, Towers?

[Lady_Báin]

sorry samwise but it's not (easy that is) hmmm, i guess shoes??

Clue please smilies/biggrin.gif

[Samwise]

Oh, dear. Hum....
It's LOTR related (in a sense)
Has to do with one character specifically.

[The Saucepan Man]

Is it a garden?

[TheBladeThatWasBroken]

er....earth? iluvatar??
(wait...that doesnt fit the bell description eh?...)

[Samwise]

smilies/rolleyes.gif Oi...told you it was easy.
SaucepanMan's got it. Garden it is.

[The Saucepan Man]

Hoooray ... Oh, that means I have to think of another one, doesn't it?

... Well, since I can't, why don't we carry on with Manardariel's from earlier?

I bear not pearl, nor silver
not even gem or gold
but what I carry treasure
because new life I hold
Who am I?

I was going to say an egg, but it's a "who". Is is a mother-to-be?

[Annunfuiniel]

It could be Sam with Galadriel's gift, the box which contained soil from her garden.

[aragornreborn]

I also think it's birth related, but if it's not mother-to-be, is it a womb?

[Manardariel]

No, Annufuniel has it Too easy! *complains*

[Annunfuiniel]

No no, not too easy, just perfect for me! smilies/biggrin.gif

Pain have I brought
for one that bred me
I often can be bought
but then it's likely "we"
if I'm forgotten
my face will turn dead
so use me often
I shall grace your head.

Oh, that's really bad! smilies/rolleyes.gif smilies/biggrin.gif
Edit: and now even worse...

[ March 19, 2003: Message edited by: Annunfuiniel ]

[aragornreborn]

Is it the ring?

[Annunfuiniel]

Ring is a very good guess but not the right one. This one is not Tolkien related. I edited it 'cause the last lines were a misunderstanding, so forget about them. smilies/smile.gif

[Lady_Báin]

hmmm i'm really bad at this sort of thing but alas i keep coming backe for more....

I guess..... hair???? dur i know it's wrong but *shrugges*

head lice!!!!! um gross?

[ March 20, 2003: Message edited by: Lady_Báin ]

[Annunfuiniel]

head lice!!!!!
smilies/eek.gif Well, not exactly what I had in mind! smilies/biggrin.gif
Oh, and the answer isn't hair either. But don't let it depress you, Lady_Báin! smilies/wink.gif

[lord of dor-lomin]

memories?

[Garen LiLorian]

Roses?

Thorns might bring pain,
You buy them in bunches,
If you don't pay attention to them they die,
They look pretty in girls' hair.

A little tenous. Oh well.

[Annunfuiniel]

Rose is a nice answer though still not the one I'm thinking of. It is something tangible and inanimate...

[Garen LiLorian]

Gold? If so, please explain how it's "bred" but other that that;

Gold crowns on the head,
A forgotten golden coin's face would stop shining eventually,
Buy and spend bunches of coins usually instead of singles.

I liked roses better smilies/biggrin.gif

[Annunfuiniel]

Yep, I liked the roses better too! smilies/biggrin.gif
But gold is close in one respect; it is something valuable.

[Lady_Báin]

jewels

[The Saucepan Man]

Ah, is it a pearl?

Pearls bring pain to the oysters where they form, don't they? They are rarely purchased singly, but together as pearl necklaces etc. Not sure about the face turning dead, but maybe they go dull if not treated. And they are used in ornaments to grace the head, such as necklaces, tiaras etc.

So, is the answer a pearl?

[Annunfuiniel]

Yes yes yes, Saucepan Man, it is pearl! smilies/smile.gif
And that "my face will turn dead" -line; it's said that if you don't use your pearls they will lose their shining. True or false? I dunno.
But the stage is yours, Saucepan! smilies/smile.gif

[TheBladeThatWasBroken]

yes, it's true, certain gems lose their beauty after some years, and often that is how you can tell whether a 50 y/o gem is real or fake, by how shiny they are

and also, the surface of some gems corrode if they came in contact with oil, that's why you should never handle valuable jewels w/ ur hand

yeah...i learned those from reading mystery novels

[The Saucepan Man]

OK, here we go.

White I am, or Grey
Or Black

Water carrier
But in my absence
All is Blue

I mean to obscure
And thereby perhaps
The wrong choice is made

[Eruanna]

A cloud or clouds??

[Himaran]

Yes, clouds definantly. Here's my attempt:

A fire is lit
When I am around
Not one that burns down trees and such
but a fire that burns inside of you

Aye, I burn at your mind
consuming you; until you can see nothing else
Clouding your vision

Who or what am I?

[ March 25, 2003: Message edited by: Himaran ]

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Anger or Jealousy?

[Samwise]

Er....isn't it Eruanna's turn? She answered the last one.

[Eruanna]

I thought we had to wait for Saucepan Man to confirm my answer? We haven't waited very long....
I don't mind if someone else takes my turn though......riddles are not usually one of my talents! smilies/smile.gif

[The Saucepan Man]

You are correct on both counts, Eruanna. smilies/smile.gif

The answer to the riddle is indeed a cloud.

And yes, people are s'posed to wait for confirmation of the answer and then its the turn of the person who first got it right, which was you in this case. smilies/smile.gif

[Eruanna]

Thank you Saucepan Man smilies/smile.gif
But as I said....I can't think of a riddle, so the floor is open! smilies/smile.gif

[Samwise]

Well, to take a stab at Himeran's riddle:
A fire is lit
When I am around
Not one that burns down trees and such
but a fire that burns inside of you

Aye, I burn at your mind
consuming you; until you can see nothing else
Clouding your vision

Who or what am I?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Greed?

[BeautifulSoup]

Jealousy?

[the phantom]

love?

[lord of dor-lomin]

Must you be so mushy, phantom? smilies/biggrin.gif

I'll guess wrath.

[Sindafalathiel]

the whole thing w/ the fires made me think of Feanor and the Silmarils.

[Samwise]

Himeran?

[Lady_Báin]

power? the One Ring

[Himaran]

lord of dor-lomin was the closest, so he can do the next question. The answer is simple: Anger.

Himaran

[lord of dor-lomin]

Thanks Himaran
My turn! smilies/smile.gif

Everyone is looking for me, some never find me
Yet the ones who do find me are often scared at first
The reason why many of you are alive today
Is because I was found by someone

[the phantom]

You know what, I'm going to guess the same exact thing that I did on the last riddle, love.

It seems to make sense.

[lord of dor-lomin]

Yes, you got it.

(Aren't you supposed to be in class right now?)

[the phantom]

Yes, I was supposed to be in class, but who cares?! smilies/biggrin.gif I just felt like taking the day off!

Here's my riddle...

I am very warm, but I'm not very caring
People look up to me, though my behavior is terrible
I'm hot, yet I'm ugly, and often called "cool"
My words are powerful, though I'm full of hot air

[Samwise]

This isn't right, but I'll throw it out, anyway...
A volcano?

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

A meteor?
The Sun?

[the phantom]

Good guesses, but not what I'm looking for.

[aragornreborn]

A celebrity! Especially from Hollywood. It fits perfectly! smilies/wink.gif

[the phantom]

You're right, it does fit!
smilies/biggrin.gif I almost want to give you that one, aragornreborn!

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Love it. Er, eeny meeny miney MOE! A furnace?

[the phantom]

It's definitely Tolkien related, but not exclusive to Tolkien.

Keep guessing.

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

a dragon?

[the phantom]

Yes! A dragon it is! smilies/smile.gif

[lord of dor-lomin]

It was in my avatar the whole time! smilies/mad.gif Nice riddle though.

[WarBringer]

I'll restart this thread, because no one has posted a riddle in a long time
Heres one-

A chrystal, gleaming bright
A weapon, helping in a fight
An heirloom, cherished by many
A Herald of Bloodshed

What am I?

[WarBringer]

bumping to top-

[WarBringer]

anybody?

[ElenCala Isil]

I am taking a guess here, but could it be the Phial of Galadriel/the light of Earendil?

[WarBringer]

That's close, but still not right...
Good try though!

[ElenCala Isil]

ok, another guess here.. by any chance could it be a Silmaril?

[Himaran]

Perhaps one of the rings?

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Wild guess, but Narsil?

[Rivaine]

I'd say a sword or blade.

[WarBringer]

it was sword, your turn!

[Melkor89]

Itisa sword.So speaketh Melkor! smilies/evil.gif

[WarBringer]

does anybody else want to post a new riddle?

[Orofaniel]

I have a riddle!!!

here it goes:

A man he was, and advisor clever and mean
and as a man of wisdom to most he was seen.
Guided by his master he yet guided astray
til he would have brought all to ruin save for the grey.


If it's not what you are looking for, I can delete it....

[Eruanna]

Grima Wormtongue?

[Orofaniel]

Grima Wormtounge is correct, indeed... smilies/biggrin.gif

Orofâniel

[Eruanna]

Ok, I'm really rubbish at riddles (maybe I should try alliterative verse!)

Here goes:
"Hand of Silver"
was my other name.
A worker of metal
In Gwaith-i-Mirdain.
A craftsman supreme,
I created the three.
I was slain by the Dark lord
And passed over the sea.

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Ooh, Ooh, I know, I know!!!!

Was it Celebrimbor? Was it? Was it? Whee!

(Too much sugar makes Horse-Maiden crazy.)

[raci]

Was it Feanor?(hopeful) cos you know, three silmarils smilies/smile.gif

[Eruanna]

The sugar seems to be working Horse-Maiden, it was indeed Celebrimbor smilies/smile.gif

Raci...The Three refers to the Elven rings...but good guess with the Silmarils.

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Ah, yes. Sugar is my friend. Mwehehehe!
Erm..anyways. Pardon my horrid riddle:

We sang a song a time ago
We fought a quite long time ago
We welcomed dwarves (with reluctance!)
A wizard
And hobbits!
Who are we?

[Orofaniel]

Gandalf and Bilbo,or Gandalf with Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin?

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Oh, maybe I should word it differently...now that I read it over it doesn't sound the way it's supposed to...

We sang a song a time ago
We fought a quite long time ago
We welcomed dwarves (with reluctance!)
We welcomed a wizard
We welcomed hobbits!
And many other folk.
Who are we?

[Orofaniel]

The Elves????

[WarBringer]

i also believe that it is the elves.

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

I'm very nitpicky on this one. Elves it is, but from where?

[Mippin]

could it be elves from Lothlorien? after all they did try to blindfold Gimli...and they seemed to look to Gandalf, though he was not there.. and they welcomed the hobbits as well

[Orofaniel]

Is it the elves from Rivendell??

[The Barrow-Wight]

You folks know where you are with this riddle. Please continue it and this topic in a new thread. I'm closing the really long ones to save bandwidth.