Riddles
 

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How about a riddles thread?

I'll start with a simple one:

An elven king was I, of the house of Feanor, a ring bearer too, I went to Mordor, bearing Aiglos, yet never came back. Who am I?

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Re: Riddles

An elven king was I: Alot of choices
of the house of Feanor: Still Alot
a ring bearer too: ohh, then it can only be Celebrimbor
I went to Mordor: Well I assume Celebrimbor did - After Sauron had used his dead body on a pole a his banner
bearing Aiglos: hmmmmmmmmmm..... That would be Gil-Galad from the house of Fingolfin or Finarfin depending on how you interpret HoME
yet never came back: That goes for the both of them!

Who am I: You are Gil-Galad but you have been knocked on the head and have forgotten your lineage <img src=laugh.gif ALT=":lol">

<img src=smokin.gif ALT=":smokin"> Telchar

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Re: Riddles

I see my mistake. When I said &quot;of the house of Feanor&quot;, I was thinking of the Noldor, when Feanor was high king of the Noldor. Anyway, you are right, the answer is Gil-Galad.

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Re: Riddles

Im a thief - but a thief hater!
Im a father and a husband - but I have no mother!
Im a slayer, yet slain - but never burried!
who im I?

Anar kaluva tielyanna!</p>

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Re: Riddles

Feanor seems to fit.
He stole the ships of the teleri, he hated Morgoth for stealing the silmarils.
He was a father and husband, but his mother was dead.
He was responsible for the kinslaying, he was slain by balrogs.
He wasn't buried because his body turned to ash.

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Re: Riddles

Very good - Go on Falmar

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Re: Riddles

I'm better at riddle-guessing than riddle-making.
I'll let someone else continue.

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Re: Riddles

Im a traveller - and creator - Im a husband - denied by child - slayer of wife
Who am I?

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Riddles

Eol?

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Re: Riddles

Sure ... go on Grond!

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Riddles

Ere iron was found or tree was hewn,
When young was mountain under moon;
Ere ring was made, or wrought was woe,
It walked the forests long ago.

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Re: Riddles

Ents !

By practice taught, I have learned patience, having much endured/ By tempest and in battle both. Come then This evil also! I am well prepared.</p>

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Re: Riddles

Correct. Carry on Odysseus.

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Re: Riddles

My father sat long on Tyranny's peak.
My mother was beautiful and never weak.
My brother sought to be master of doom.
I died when I cast myself into the flume.

Sorry for the doggerel and also for losing this thread.

By practice taught, I have learned patience, having much endured/ By tempest and in battle both. Come then This evil also! I am well prepared.</p>

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Re: Riddles

NP - Niennor/Niniel

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Re: Riddles

Niennor is correct. Now you must come up with a riddle!

By practice taught, I have learned patience, having much endured/ By tempest and in battle both. Come then This evil also! I am well prepared.</p>

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Re: Riddles

Eldest am I
Without a father
The sire of many

who am I?

Anar kaluva tielyanna!</p>

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/bluepal.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Riddles

Eru/Illuvatar?
Fathered many with his thought and no-one predated him?

The road goes ever on...</p>

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/bluepal.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Riddles

Not the one I was thinking of - nice guess though!

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Eldest

Durin the Deathless?

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/wight.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Eldest

Treebeard?

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/wight.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Eldest

Odysseus gets it :-)

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/wight.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Eldest

I knew I shouldn't have answered that - now I have to make up a riddle. <img src=frown.gif ALT=":(">

Ok:

My father and brother were slain by the Dark Enemy
My son was a hewer of caves
but fell to a werewolf

By practice taught, I have learned patience, having much endured/ By tempest and in battle both. Come then This evil also! I am well prepared.</p>

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/wight.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Eldest

Wouldn't that be Finarfin?

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/wight.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Eldest

Am I right Odysseus819?

...he heard Theodred's great voice cry "To me, Eorlingas!"</p>

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/wight.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Eldest

Finrod Felagund, you silly! <img src=smile.gif ALT=":)">

"Good Morning!" said the dragon. "You seem surprised."
"Good Morning! said Farmer Giles. "I am that!"
Farmer Giles of Ham </p>

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/wight.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Eldest

I'll go with Theo on this one <img src=smile.gif ALT=":)">

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/wight.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Eldest

Odysseus? <img src=smile.gif ALT=":)">

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/wight.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Eldest

I think it was finrod as well because of the caves

"He turned to Eldarion, and gave into his hands the winged crown of Gondor and the sceptre of Arnor, and bade him farewell."</p>

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/wight.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Eldest

Oh, darn. I didn't see the son part. Theo got it anyway.

"Good Morning!" said the dragon. "You seem surprised."
"Good Morning! said Farmer Giles. "I am that!"
Farmer Giles of Ham </p>

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/wight.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Eldest

So What is the right answer Odysseus?

"He turned to Eldarion, and gave into his hands the winged crown of Gondor and the sceptre of Arnor, and bade him farewell."</p>

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/wight.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Eldest

I think I got it, does anyone object before I ask?

...he heard Theodred's great voice cry "To me, Eorlingas!"</p>

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/wight.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Eldest

Go ahead by all means!

"Good Morning!" said the dragon. "You seem surprised."
"Good Morning! said Farmer Giles. "I am that!"
Farmer Giles of Ham </p>

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King I am
Of the Vanyar far away
Back in Aman
where forever I will stay!

...he heard Theodred's great voice cry "To me, Eorlingas!"</p>

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/wight.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Eldest

Finwe?

"Good Morning!" said the dragon. "You seem surprised."
"Good Morning! said Farmer Giles. "I am that!"
Farmer Giles of Ham </p>

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/wight.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Eldest

Nope!

...he heard Theodred's great voice cry "To me, Eorlingas!"</p>

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/wight.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Eldest

Ingwe.

"Good Morning!" said the dragon. "You seem surprised."
"Good Morning! said Farmer Giles. "I am that!"
Farmer Giles of Ham </p>

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There you go!

...he heard Theodred's great voice cry "To me, Eorlingas!"</p>

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/wight.jpg" align=absmiddle> A Riddlesssss, precious.

Eldest am I,
But not to all,
Those pigheaded elves disagree,
They say the old fool,
With the blue coat is older.
I'll show them all! That idiot too!
Don't mess with me, the eldest!

"Good Morning!" said the dragon. "You seem surprised."
"Good Morning! said Farmer Giles. "I am that!"
Farmer Giles of Ham </p>

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/wight.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: A Riddlesssss, precious.

O.k i think you are getting mixed up between Treebeard and Bombadil. See Bombadil said he was eldest and Treebeard said he was the oldest of all living things but treebeard didn't wear a blue coat. All the same i think it was Treebeard<img src=smile.gif ALT=":)">

"He turned to Eldarion, and gave into his hands the winged crown of Gondor and the sceptre of Arnor, and bade him farewell."</p>