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Old 07-27-2022, 05:31 PM   #3838
Galadriel55
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Originally Posted by Pervinca Took View Post
Is verse 1 the 1st and 2nd elf, and then Feanor burning the ships and ... not sure what else, then getting killed by a Balrog?
Feanor burning stuff and getting killed is in verse 1, correct. But he is not the focus of the riddle. And I'm not sure who you mean by first and second Elf, but that is not it. It might be easier to interpret "Second" in relation to Feanor - those elements are connected.

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Originally Posted by Urwen View Post
The first three lines of verse 2 sound like Turin, Nienor and Lalaith.
I knew that these lines would sound like the Hin Hurin lot, and purposefully played up the parallel. However, these three don't figure in the riddle.
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