OK, then:

Latinate am I
And one of four.
If Huan had devoured me
He'd have quickly reached death's door?

It's a trick question. Huan can't die, except via Carcharoth.

That's why I used the conditional mood, and a question mark.

First thought was literal poisons - eg Belladonna. But she is not one of four, and I don't remember hobbit family trees enough to thibk of one who is.

What things are in a set of four? Compass points? Farthings? Seasons? It's not a common Tolkien number.

It would have been interesting if bringing to death's door meant to physocally bring Huan to Thangorodrim or the Black Gate, but based on Pervinca's post above this sounds less likely.

You were fairly close with Belladonna.

Spiders?

No.

Found it. Primrose Boffin. She has three siblings and is named after a plant toxic to dogs.

Toxic to dogs is right, and it is a hobbit, but it isn't Primrose Boffin.

3 siblings is right too.

P.S. Besides, the Latin would be Primula! (vulgaris).

Is it yourself, for the same reasons?

Pervinca is Latin, means dogsbane, and has 3 siblings.

Yes. :)

Well, here is a cheeky one:

Three fathers, one mother
That's who I had
I also had a brother
Who is now dead

Daughter of mine
She stayed around
With remnant of line
In the past lost, now found.

Okay, so... being a cheeky one, I guess the answer is not Elrond (the extra fathers being Maedhros and Maglor)?

How about Numenor itself? It came out of the three Houses of the Edain, so could be said to have three fathers (of the fathers of Men). And its daughter is Gondor, which hung around and eventually met up with Aragorn?

Or, indeed, are you Gondor - your brother being Arnor, your fathers being... Elendil, Isildur, and Anarion?

hS

Oh, but it is. The Mr. Grumpypants himself. :smokin:

Water claimed me,
Earth concealed me,
Wind carried me,
Fire consumed me.

hS

Silmarils? One in earth and fire, one in water, one in the sky?

Nope. There is only one answer. :)

hS

Hmmm.....I get One Ring vibes, and everything fits except the third line...

It is the One Ring - which was carried eagleback when Bilbo needed rescuing from a bunch of goblins and wargs. :D

hS

I just had an inspiration

Long ago was I made
To guard the dead
In the great flood
I went down with the world

I housed one
Of his, but with me
He found another
They're together forever

Do you need hints?

Umm. My first thought was something Numenorean, but I couldn't get it all to fit together.

That said... Tol Morwen? The main issue is that it's specifically not sunken, but other than that it fits: one of Hurin's family was buried there, and he found Morwen at the stone (and didn't freakin' answer her question, which has always bugged me).

hS

Tol Morwen is close, but not quite there.

Oh. Ohhh. Is it the Ladybarrow? (Forgive me; Sindarin isn't my strong point.) Finduilas was buried there, which makes 'he' Turin... not sure who he found there, though?

hS

*activates teaching mode* According to the tale, he found Niniel on the grave. *deactivates teaching mode*


You're up.

I passed through one rainbow
To stand beside another.

Nice and short!

hS

Tom Bombadil's jacket? :D:p

Corr-- no, wait, not correct. :D

hS

Okay, serious answer it is.

Tuor, passed through Rainbow Cleft and he stood beside Egalmoth at some point, probably.

That's the one. (And believe me, I considered using something from the Heavenly Arch for my password!)

hS

Metal?

Here is another short one

Blue like the sea
Blue like the sky
When you're around me
There's no reason to cry

Definitely Bombadil's jacket. :cool:

hS

Ring-a-ding-dillo.

Okay, okay okay, let's try this:

What have roots nobody sees,
Far taller than trees,
Up, up, up they glow,
Yet fell long ago.

hS

The Lamps of the Valar? Illuin and... what was the other one? Ormal?

If I wanted to quibble, I could say no, and hold out for the pillars the Lamps were mounted on. But since they're only named in a very early and weird text, I'll allow this. :) (Besides, it was the answer I thought of when I wrote it!)

Over to you.

hS

Thanks! Will have something up shortly. :)

Happy riddling!


I was born in place up high
Near growth turned to dust, and steel to rust.
And long ahead my road did lie:
I passed the wall, I hid from all.

And many met me on my way:
The one that came by many caves,
The one that washed the grief away,
The one that's dead upon hard bed.

I always yearned towards the sea,
Till in the war I was no more.
But while I was, I lead with me
A helper great who aided fate.

Tuor again?

I was born in place up high - Mountains of Mithrim
Near growth turned to dust, and steel to rust.
And long ahead my road did lie:
I passed the wall, I hid from all. - Found Gondolin and stayed there

And many met me on my way:
The one that came by many caves, - Gelmir or Arminas
The one that washed the grief away, - Ulmo
The one that's dead upon hard bed. - Turin or Turgon

I always yearned towards the sea,
Till in the war I was no more. - Left Beleriand with his wife
But while I was, I lead with me
A helper great who aided fate. - Voronwe