Then I'd have to guess Nirnaeth Arnoediad, The battle of countless tears.

Is it the First Battle in the Wars of Beleriand?

[ February 03, 2003: Message edited by: Horse-Maiden of the Shire ]

Good job Bombur! I was hoping the "tears were flowing" line would bring that battle to the front of your mind.

Your turn.

Actually it was the loss of hope part that made it pretty obvious to me. All wars bring tears...

Anyways, I'd rather pass my turn. If anyone wants to, feel free to make a riddle. I'm LOUSY in making them but love to puzzle over them.

Well, I guess I'll go again since no one else has volunteered.

Though I stand alone and apart,
People are living within my heart

Is it a general riddle or LOTR related?

It is 100% Tolkien related, Miss Gamgee.

Is it the Lonely Mountain? It is lonely (alone and apart) and it could be talking about before when dwarves lived beneath it (people live within my heart)

So close (idea), and yet so far (distance).

It fits well, but not exactly what I wanted.

[ February 05, 2003: Message edited by: the phantom ]

Valinor?

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

Tol Eressëa?

(Am I allowed two guesses?)

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 [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] .

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

The Glittering Caves?
Gondolin?

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

Here's my hint-

Think squatter...

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 [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

hmm...amon rudh?

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

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 ]

I'd guess you are the Balorog of Moria

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

Gothmog, lord of balrogs?

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!

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! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

~ Vasa

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

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

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

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?

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 [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img])

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

the void??

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

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

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

____ In the dark

riddles?

Dark Riders? (Knife in the Dark)

Or with lord, Gollum?

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

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

Lord of dor-lomin got it!

The answer to the riddle, is a riddle

[img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] go ahead

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 ]

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

Gollum speaking to Smeagol?