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Evisse the Blue · 02-19-2005, 12:16 AM

Your second guess was correct. Take it away!

(only a minor correction: it was Pippin alone who dropped the leaf. The rest is correct.)

Marky Lazer · 02-19-2005, 02:43 AM

Thank you, Evisse! And you were of course right about the dropping...

Here I go then...

Dangerous it sounds
Pleasant the rounds
The colour of grass
Enjoyed en masse!

Nirvana II · 02-20-2005, 12:12 PM

money....the root of all evil?

Marky Lazer · 02-20-2005, 03:11 PM

That's not what I'm looking for.

Marky Lazer · 02-24-2005, 03:17 AM

I'll toss in a hint then, I guess...

I'm looking for a building.

piosenniel · 02-24-2005, 03:52 AM

The Green Dragon Inn, perhaps?

~*~ Pio

Marky Lazer · 02-24-2005, 08:38 AM

Indeed it is! Your go, piosenniel!

Celebriel Esgaledhel · 02-27-2005, 05:01 PM

Both wrong. REmember, every line in the riddle contains a pointer.

hint: first age

Nuranar · 02-27-2005, 07:44 PM

Is it Thingol, seeing the Noldor arrive?

Evisse the Blue · 02-28-2005, 10:21 AM

Maybe the men of Middle Earth when Ar-Pharazon came to enslave them?

Celebriel Esgaledhel · 02-28-2005, 11:01 AM

Nuranar has the correct answer. I was looking for a little more detail, but this will do.

This was how the riddle pertained to Thingol:

The world is dark, no longer free,
(He had once lived in Valinor, and witnessed the light of the Trees; now they are dead, and Morgoth is on the prowl)

And I, amidst the evil, see
(Melian and her network of magic and spies; he is amidst the evil, but living in a realm protected my Melian)

Usurpers from a far-off land, (The Noldor....duh)

Who deem to fight along the strand...
(The kinslaying at Alqualonde...strand=shore)

These tidings, bourn upon the breeze
(again, referencing Melian)

Of others from across the seas...
(...)

Their sin has left me e'er aghast;
(the kinslaying...)

The feud will o'er eternity last.
(thingol always seems to have a bone to pick with the Noldor, and never trusts them)

So.....Nuranar has the thread.

Nuranar · 03-04-2005, 01:24 PM

Thanks, Marky, for the reminder.

I love riddles, but real life has swamped me at the moment and will continue to do so until Monday. So anyone can have it. *sniffle*

Have fun! I hope to reappear soon anyway.

Marky Lazer · 03-04-2005, 06:24 PM

Okay then, because of my reminder, I'll take it

To use as bait
For a nice fish
Can’t speak of hate
Yes, nice that is

02-19-2005, 12:16 AM	#1
Evisse the Blue Brightness of a Blade Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: wherever I may roam Posts: 2,685	Your second guess was correct. Take it away! (only a minor correction: it was Pippin alone who dropped the leaf. The rest is correct.) __________________ And no one was ill, and everyone was pleased, except those who had to mow the grass.

02-19-2005, 02:43 AM	#2
Marky Lazer Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 82	Thank you, Evisse! And you were of course right about the dropping... Here I go then... Dangerous it sounds Pleasant the rounds The colour of grass Enjoyed en masse! __________________ There are two kind of people. Those who have read Tolkien, and those who are going to read Tolkien.

02-20-2005, 12:12 PM	#3
Nirvana II Wight Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Yellow Submarine....sandwich Posts: 207	money....the root of all evil? __________________ Это - российская вещь, Вы не поняли бы. Вы - пончик желе! Я оказался снова. Частное сообщение меня, если Вы понимаете.

02-20-2005, 03:11 PM	#4
Marky Lazer Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 82	That's not what I'm looking for. __________________ There are two kind of people. Those who have read Tolkien, and those who are going to read Tolkien.

02-24-2005, 03:17 AM	#5
Marky Lazer Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 82	I'll toss in a hint then, I guess... I'm looking for a building. __________________ There are two kind of people. Those who have read Tolkien, and those who are going to read Tolkien.

02-24-2005, 03:52 AM	#6
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	The Green Dragon Inn, perhaps? ~*~ Pio __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

02-24-2005, 08:38 AM	#7
Marky Lazer Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 82	Indeed it is! Your go, piosenniel! __________________ There are two kind of people. Those who have read Tolkien, and those who are going to read Tolkien.

02-27-2005, 05:01 PM	#8
Celebriel Esgaledhel Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Almaren Posts: 94	Both wrong. REmember, every line in the riddle contains a pointer. hint: first age __________________ Virtus, non copia vincint

02-27-2005, 07:44 PM	#9
Nuranar Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: STILL a drought Posts: 529	Is it Thingol, seeing the Noldor arrive? __________________ I admit it is better fun to punt than be punted, and that a desire to have all the fun is nine-tenths of the law of chivalry. Lord Peter Wimsey

02-28-2005, 10:21 AM	#10
Evisse the Blue Brightness of a Blade Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: wherever I may roam Posts: 2,685	not very likely, but another guess: Maybe the men of Middle Earth when Ar-Pharazon came to enslave them? __________________ And no one was ill, and everyone was pleased, except those who had to mow the grass.

02-28-2005, 11:01 AM	#11
Celebriel Esgaledhel Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Almaren Posts: 94	We have a winner! Nuranar has the correct answer. I was looking for a little more detail, but this will do. This was how the riddle pertained to Thingol: The world is dark, no longer free, (He had once lived in Valinor, and witnessed the light of the Trees; now they are dead, and Morgoth is on the prowl) And I, amidst the evil, see (Melian and her network of magic and spies; he is amidst the evil, but living in a realm protected my Melian) Usurpers from a far-off land, (The Noldor....duh) Who deem to fight along the strand... (The kinslaying at Alqualonde...strand=shore) These tidings, bourn upon the breeze (again, referencing Melian) Of others from across the seas... (...) Their sin has left me e'er aghast; (the kinslaying...) The feud will o'er eternity last. (thingol always seems to have a bone to pick with the Noldor, and never trusts them) So.....Nuranar has the thread. __________________ Virtus, non copia vincint

03-04-2005, 01:24 PM	#12
Nuranar Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: STILL a drought Posts: 529	Thanks, Marky, for the reminder. I love riddles, but real life has swamped me at the moment and will continue to do so until Monday. So anyone can have it. sniffle Have fun! I hope to reappear soon anyway. __________________ I admit it is better fun to punt than be punted, and that a desire to have all the fun is nine-tenths of the law of chivalry. Lord Peter Wimsey

03-04-2005, 06:24 PM	#13
Marky Lazer Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 82	Okay then, because of my reminder, I'll take it To use as bait For a nice fish Can’t speak of hate Yes, nice that is __________________ There are two kind of people. Those who have read Tolkien, and those who are going to read Tolkien.