The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum


Visit The *EVEN NEWER* Barrow-Downs Photo Page

Go Back   The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum > Middle-Earth Fun and Games > Quiz Room
User Name
Password
Register FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 07-02-2014, 05:49 PM   #1721
Mithalwen
Pilgrim Soul
 
Mithalwen's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle...
Posts: 9,916
Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
Not Bombadil or Eru. Neither of whom fit the rest of the riddle.
__________________
“But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.”

Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace
Mithalwen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-02-2014, 07:02 PM   #1722
Galadriel55
Blossom of Dwimordene
 
Galadriel55's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
Posts: 10,299
Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
Gildy-galad?

Is it your fav?

Everyone knows me. - duh, High King.
Last and first was I. - Last of the High Kings (whose realm was fair and free between the Mountains and the Sea et cetera), first of... I dunno.
Nobody knows me. - no clue.
Noble light on high.

Memory lingers;
The song of the singers
, - Gildy Galdy was an Elven Thing of whom the harpies madly sing...
The rings on other fingers. - Elrond's and Gandalf's.
__________________
You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera
Galadriel55 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-02-2014, 07:42 PM   #1723
Ivriniel
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Ivriniel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 433
Ivriniel has just left Hobbiton.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Galadriel55 View Post
Is it your fav?

Everyone knows me. - duh, High King.
Last and first was I. - Last of the High Kings (whose realm was fair and free between the Mountains and the Sea et cetera), first of... I dunno.
Nobody knows me. - no clue.
Noble light on high.

Memory lingers;
The song of the singers
, - Gildy Galdy was an Elven Thing of whom the harpies madly sing...
The rings on other fingers. - Elrond's and Gandalf's.
Makes sense

Memory Lingers: ...
Last and First was I (first Elvish High King of Nolor born in Middle Earth? Turgon was a Valinor-head wasn't he)
Nobody knows me: as Ereinion?
Noble Light on High: That spear thingy he had that shone like the brightest star stuff, whatever, or like that. High as in 'oven is on high' hahaha
Ivriniel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-03-2014, 02:16 AM   #1724
Mithalwen
Pilgrim Soul
 
Mithalwen's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle...
Posts: 9,916
Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
Yep, poor love was rather incinerated. First king in lindon and to be High King of Eldar not just Noldor iirc.

Nobody knows me... Not even Tolkien himself seems to have come to a definitive conclusion as to who his Daddy was , which is unusual for a king... he was a relatively early character whose first appearancw was circa 1936 and thirty odd years later he has wandered through the three houses of Finwë's sons ending up maybe as Orodreth's but in the circumstances I am not sure last word wouldhave been final. Christopher admitted he probably made a mistake assigning him tp Fingon from a single note but it seemed the simplest option at the time. I sometimes wonder if the name Ereinion was a joke referring to the indescision... I digress

Noble light on high.... Gil-galad , means starlight. His quenya name is Artanaro, noble flame.

So despite her lack of respect for my beloved, the thread is back to Galadriel
__________________
“But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.”

Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace
Mithalwen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-03-2014, 05:52 AM   #1725
Galadriel55
Blossom of Dwimordene
 
Galadriel55's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
Posts: 10,299
Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mithalwen View Post
So despite her lack of respect for my beloved, the thread is back to Galadriel
It was all said with great love and in good humor.

Anyways, will think of something within the next week.
__________________
You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera
Galadriel55 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-03-2014, 06:36 AM   #1726
Mithalwen
Pilgrim Soul
 
Mithalwen's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle...
Posts: 9,916
Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
This harpy forgives you...
__________________
“But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.”

Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace
Mithalwen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-06-2014, 08:03 PM   #1727
Galadriel55
Blossom of Dwimordene
 
Galadriel55's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
Posts: 10,299
Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
Ack! I completely forgot about this!

If someone has a riddle ready, feel free to post it. If not, I'll get something up in the net day or two.
__________________
You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera
Galadriel55 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-06-2014, 08:36 PM   #1728
Ivriniel
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Ivriniel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 433
Ivriniel has just left Hobbiton.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Galadriel55 View Post
Ack! I completely forgot about this!

If someone has a riddle ready, feel free to post it. If not, I'll get something up in the net day or two.
I could post one, but i'll way to see urs. I like this thread
Ivriniel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-10-2014, 04:49 PM   #1729
Galadriel55
Blossom of Dwimordene
 
Galadriel55's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
Posts: 10,299
Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ivriniel View Post
I could post one, but i'll way to see urs. I like this thread
As you wish.

Where she dwells with silence
A single man abides.
Though she's no great hostess
She will let you inside.

You are a man of stature,
You are among the best,
And here, inside her kingdom,
You will lie down to rest.

Unless you be her servant,
Her soldier or her slave,
She will not let you exit
To see the world again.


Happy riddling!
__________________
You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

Last edited by Galadriel55; 07-10-2014 at 04:51 PM. Reason: Spelling
Galadriel55 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-20-2014, 05:50 PM   #1730
Ivriniel
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Ivriniel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 433
Ivriniel has just left Hobbiton.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Galadriel55 View Post
As you wish.

Where she dwells with silence
A single man abides.
Though she's no great hostess
She will let you inside.

You are a man of stature,
You are among the best,
And here, inside her kingdom,
You will lie down to rest.

Unless you be her servant,
Her soldier or her slave,
She will not let you exit
To see the world again.


Happy riddling!
hahaha - I'm so 'person/creature-centric' with these things. I don't know why, but 'Shelob' keeps coming to mind.

Is it she?
Ivriniel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-20-2014, 05:54 PM   #1731
Ivriniel
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Ivriniel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 433
Ivriniel has just left Hobbiton.
...or else, The One Ring - though that doesn't sit well with the 'she' thing. Maybe Gollum (when he lived in Misty Mountains--with The Ring)....

The Sun? No that's not right either....
Ivriniel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-20-2014, 08:50 PM   #1732
Galadriel55
Blossom of Dwimordene
 
Galadriel55's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
Posts: 10,299
Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ivriniel View Post
hahaha - I'm so 'person/creature-centric' with these things. I don't know why, but 'Shelob' keeps coming to mind.

Is it she?
When I was making the riddle, I thought Shelob would be one of the wrong guesses. Keep trying.

And no, neither Sun nor Ring.

It would be better if you tried going line by line and tried to explain what each one means in the context of your guess. Then I can point out some important details that you may have overlooked in your solution.

And no, don't be so person/creature-centric. Don't discriminate against the inanimate objects. (And finally, for the record, you know by now that I use nth-person pronouns very loosely.)
__________________
You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera
Galadriel55 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2014, 01:43 AM   #1733
Ivriniel
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Ivriniel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 433
Ivriniel has just left Hobbiton.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Galadriel55 View Post
As you wish.

Where she dwells with silence
A single man abides.
Though she's no great hostess
She will let you inside.
I'm thinking Minas Tirith, and where the dead Kings are laid to rest.

Quote:
You are a man of stature,
You are among the best,
And here, inside her kingdom,
You will lie down to rest.
So, that's gotta be the Heir of Isildur--King of Gondor/Arnor (reunited Kingdom)

Quote:
Unless you be her servant,
Her soldier or her slave,
She will not let you exit
To see the world again.

Happy riddling!
So, that's gotta be reference to the Guard of the City, or reference to the loyal of The King

??
Ivriniel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2014, 02:00 AM   #1734
Mithalwen
Pilgrim Soul
 
Mithalwen's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle...
Posts: 9,916
Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
1420!

Rath Dinen is the silent street but a city wouldn't have a single resident. If a city I suppose Gondolin didn't let folk out and had one man as opposed to elf resident. But the silence doesn't fit then,
__________________
“But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.”

Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace
Mithalwen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2014, 06:27 AM   #1735
Galadriel55
Blossom of Dwimordene
 
Galadriel55's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
Posts: 10,299
Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
Yeee-eeees.... please continue.....


You're getting there. You're actually very close. But, as Mith said, any city is too big. So something much smaller, but also in the right location?...
__________________
You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera
Galadriel55 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2014, 04:39 PM   #1736
Ivriniel
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Ivriniel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 433
Ivriniel has just left Hobbiton.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Galadriel55 View Post
Yeee-eeees.... please continue.....


You're getting there. You're actually very close. But, as Mith said, any city is too big. So something much smaller, but also in the right location?...
....ah, hmm, okay, *scratches head* --

a barrow wight - it's got all the 'king' stuff, and all the creepy unwelcoming things. A single resident that can move about...?
Ivriniel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2014, 04:42 PM   #1737
Ivriniel
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Ivriniel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 433
Ivriniel has just left Hobbiton.
Or else, the Paths of the Dead and the Erech.....
Ivriniel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2014, 08:52 PM   #1738
Galadriel55
Blossom of Dwimordene
 
Galadriel55's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
Posts: 10,299
Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
No and no. You were much closer with Minas Tirith and Rath Dinen.
__________________
You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera
Galadriel55 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2014, 09:23 PM   #1739
Ivriniel
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Ivriniel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 433
Ivriniel has just left Hobbiton.
The Palantir in the Tower of the Guard....

Quote:
Where she dwells with silence
A single man abides.
Though she's no great hostess
She will let you inside.
The palantir

Quote:
You are a man of stature,
You are among the best,
And here, inside her kingdom,
You will lie down to rest.
The King - or else - Denethor on the pyre with the Palantir

Quote:
Unless you be her servant,
Her soldier or her slave,
She will not let you exit
To see the world again.
Only one of great will would see anything but hands clinging onto a palantir, wreathed in fire...
Ivriniel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-21-2014, 10:24 PM   #1740
Mithalwen
Pilgrim Soul
 
Mithalwen's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle...
Posts: 9,916
Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
The Paths of the Deadl there was the body scratching at the door of the son of the Rohirric king of the time?
__________________
“But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.”

Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace
Mithalwen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-22-2014, 11:26 AM   #1741
Galadriel55
Blossom of Dwimordene
 
Galadriel55's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
Posts: 10,299
Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
Nope. But I thought Paths of the Dead would also be a potential answer.

Palantir is way off. It doesn't actually do most of the things in the riddle. Especially the line that says "inside her kingdom". Kingdom might be metaphorical, yes, but inside it? Denethor never lied down to rest within the palantir, or even its "kingdom". The "inside" is more important than you might think - more important than the kingdom.
__________________
You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera
Galadriel55 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-23-2014, 07:27 AM   #1742
Ivriniel
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Ivriniel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 433
Ivriniel has just left Hobbiton.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Galadriel55 View Post
Nope. But I thought Paths of the Dead would also be a potential answer.

Palantir is way off. It doesn't actually do most of the things in the riddle. Especially the line that says "inside her kingdom". Kingdom might be metaphorical, yes, but inside it? Denethor never lied down to rest within the palantir, or even its "kingdom". The "inside" is more important than you might think - more important than the kingdom.
Okay *smiles* now I'm muddled erm, I'm gunna need some help....

I've explored ideas about location (Rath Dinen), versus a metaphoric adaptation of 'city/space' (a Palantir as a psychological 'realm') and also, a blending of the two (Barrow Wights. That guess melded ideas about 'slavery' [necromantic invasion of barrows] with 'kingship' [because a barrow was a burial site for Kings of northern kingdom]. This was the attempt to reconcile ideas about slavery, service, kingship and duty. (Poem refers to this).

so, I got that Rath Dinen was kinda close-ish, and that the Palantir was off base implying that 'space' or 'city' was not where u've adapted metaphoric licence. I tried 'palantir' to test that theory. Cause a palantir has a very vast psychological realm in semi-conscious entity, and capacity to 'hold' or 'steer' the viewer (slavery concept) and where a King (man of stature) can 'override'. If u say 'she' means something else, then, easily, I saw that 'realm' could have been 'of the mind space' (I'm a shrink, so that one kinda came to me very naturally. I see every human as having an entire realmspace and universe)....

I also get that u've used 'she' broadly, and it seems from ur comments, to imply some kind of literal, actual, geographical space or locale...? So 'she' means location, is how I've interpreted.

Is that correct? That is, are we looking at an actual, literal place or location. Or--alternatively -- something else?

Cheers (I'm enjoying this, btw - thanx for posting....when I nail the riddle, am gunna ponder something in kind )

kind regards
Ivriniel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-23-2014, 11:05 AM   #1743
Mithalwen
Pilgrim Soul
 
Mithalwen's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle...
Posts: 9,916
Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
An actual barrow rather than the wight? They were the tombs of kings... but leaves too much to explain.
__________________
“But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.”

Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace
Mithalwen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-23-2014, 04:51 PM   #1744
Ivriniel
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Ivriniel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 433
Ivriniel has just left Hobbiton.
Or the Barrow Downs.

If Rath Dinen was closer - perhaps ur seeking another locale within Minas Anor?
Ivriniel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-23-2014, 06:22 PM   #1745
Galadriel55
Blossom of Dwimordene
 
Galadriel55's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
Posts: 10,299
Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ivriniel View Post
Okay *smiles* now I'm muddled erm, I'm gunna need some help....

I've explored ideas about location (Rath Dinen), versus a metaphoric adaptation of 'city/space' (a Palantir as a psychological 'realm') and also, a blending of the two (Barrow Wights. That guess melded ideas about 'slavery' [necromantic invasion of barrows] with 'kingship' [because a barrow was a burial site for Kings of northern kingdom]. This was the attempt to reconcile ideas about slavery, service, kingship and duty. (Poem refers to this).

so, I got that Rath Dinen was kinda close-ish, and that the Palantir was off base implying that 'space' or 'city' was not where u've adapted metaphoric licence. I tried 'palantir' to test that theory. Cause a palantir has a very vast psychological realm in semi-conscious entity, and capacity to 'hold' or 'steer' the viewer (slavery concept) and where a King (man of stature) can 'override'. If u say 'she' means something else, then, easily, I saw that 'realm' could have been 'of the mind space' (I'm a shrink, so that one kinda came to me very naturally. I see every human as having an entire realmspace and universe)....

I also get that u've used 'she' broadly, and it seems from ur comments, to imply some kind of literal, actual, geographical space or locale...? So 'she' means location, is how I've interpreted.

Is that correct? That is, are we looking at an actual, literal place or location. Or--alternatively -- something else?

Cheers (I'm enjoying this, btw - thanx for posting....when I nail the riddle, am gunna ponder something in kind )

kind regards
Ok, in short -

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ivriniel View Post
If Rath Dinen was closer - perhaps ur seeking another locale within Minas Anor?
Yes.

Rath Dinen was much closer than either of you realize. Don't go hunting after wights and palantirs.

Yes, it is a location.

Note - it's the slave/servant that's free, and the man of stature who remains inside.

The "kingdom" is very small. Like a "pretty small fraction of a city" small.

Hope this helps.
__________________
You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera
Galadriel55 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-23-2014, 06:57 PM   #1746
Mithalwen
Pilgrim Soul
 
Mithalwen's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle...
Posts: 9,916
Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
Could it be the pyre of Denethor l
__________________
“But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.”

Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace
Mithalwen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-23-2014, 07:09 PM   #1747
Galadriel55
Blossom of Dwimordene
 
Galadriel55's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
Posts: 10,299
Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
No, not the pyre. This is colder than Rath Dinen, but still not too far.
__________________
You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera
Galadriel55 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-23-2014, 09:56 PM   #1748
Ivriniel
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Ivriniel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 433
Ivriniel has just left Hobbiton.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Galadriel55 View Post
Ok, in short -



Yes.

Rath Dinen was much closer than either of you realize. Don't go hunting after wights and palantirs.

Yes, it is a location.

Note - it's the slave/servant that's free, and the man of stature who remains inside.

The "kingdom" is very small. Like a "pretty small fraction of a city" small.

Hope this helps.
*cheeky smile* - ah, now I understand - my character is someone that's not quite a prescriptive - and so I took 'rath dinen' as generally encompassing of ''good enough" and got side-saddled into a palantir-ic diversion

So - here's what I reckon, then:

Rath Dinen, the silent street, that precedes access to Mindolluin! Kings and such, are on the far side of Fen Hollen. So, I'd say that ur speaking of that.

Stewards (for those servants also free) and Kings (I suppose people's servants too in a way), or else ur speakin' about that white tree thingy that was of Galathilion, originally, of Teleperion.

will that do?
Ivriniel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-24-2014, 06:19 AM   #1749
Galadriel55
Blossom of Dwimordene
 
Galadriel55's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
Posts: 10,299
Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
You're literally stepping on the answer, just now quite nailing it. Think about this: "Where she dwells with silence". Silence was correctly identified as Rath Dinen. Who is she?

Yet another hint: you already know the answer, just say it as the answer.
__________________
You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera
Galadriel55 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-24-2014, 07:06 AM   #1750
Ivriniel
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Ivriniel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 433
Ivriniel has just left Hobbiton.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Galadriel55 View Post
You're literally stepping on the answer, just now quite nailing it. Think about this: "Where she dwells with silence". Silence was correctly identified as Rath Dinen. Who is she?

Yet another hint: you already know the answer, just say it as the answer.
hahahaha - ur a hard task master! I might just get all adolescent and rebel by claiming victory.....

Rath Dinen is [[[The ***silent*** street]]]
Ivriniel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-24-2014, 09:49 AM   #1751
Mithalwen
Pilgrim Soul
 
Mithalwen's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle...
Posts: 9,916
Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
Oh I thought Rath Dinen was the silence and we were looking for the dweller.. so would guess the House of The Stewards in the Hallows..save that there would be more than one in the vault presumably.
__________________
“But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.”

Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace
Mithalwen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-24-2014, 10:27 PM   #1752
Galadriel55
Blossom of Dwimordene
 
Galadriel55's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
Posts: 10,299
Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
No, once again. I would have accepted Rath Dinen if the actual object was the answer. As it happens, it is not. The answer, however, is right beside it.

Mith, House of Stewards is somewhat of a stretch, but you are looking for something that sits beside Rath Dinen. Not really a dweller, but something that is very close to it also.
__________________
You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera
Galadriel55 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-26-2014, 10:13 AM   #1753
Galadriel55
Blossom of Dwimordene
 
Galadriel55's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
Posts: 10,299
Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
I am leaving for 2 weeks in roughly 25 hours, so here is a HUGE clue:

It is right beside Rath Dinen. It lets you inside. What lets you inside?
__________________
You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera
Galadriel55 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-27-2014, 02:00 AM   #1754
Mithalwen
Pilgrim Soul
 
Mithalwen's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle...
Posts: 9,916
Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
The hallows and the single man is the porter at Fen Hollen
__________________
“But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.”

Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace
Mithalwen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-27-2014, 02:25 AM   #1755
Ivriniel
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Ivriniel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 433
Ivriniel has just left Hobbiton.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mithalwen View Post
The hallows and the single man is the porter at Fen Hollen
she's gone for two weeks. Do you want to do a riddle, or shall I?

As far as I see this, it was a riddle we pegged with shared contribution. I'd like to write one if you don't.

Kind Regards
Ivriniel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-27-2014, 03:16 AM   #1756
Mithalwen
Pilgrim Soul
 
Mithalwen's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle...
Posts: 9,916
Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
Sting

It would be courteous to get confirmation first. Or at least wait for the 25 hrs. Are up. For myself I am not so confident it is solved.
__________________
“But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.”

Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace
Mithalwen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-27-2014, 05:25 AM   #1757
Ivriniel
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Ivriniel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 433
Ivriniel has just left Hobbiton.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mithalwen View Post
It would be courteous to get confirmation first. Or at least wait for the 25 hrs. Are up. For myself I am not so confident it is solved.
okay
Ivriniel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-27-2014, 05:28 AM   #1758
Mithalwen
Pilgrim Soul
 
Mithalwen's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle...
Posts: 9,916
Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Mithalwen is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
But in theory I am happy for you to take the turn.
__________________
“But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.”

Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace
Mithalwen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-27-2014, 05:35 AM   #1759
Ivriniel
Shade of Carn Dûm
 
Ivriniel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 433
Ivriniel has just left Hobbiton.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mithalwen View Post
But in theory I am happy for you to take the turn.
thanx mith - i'll hava ponder about a riddle n kind regards
Ivriniel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-27-2014, 07:29 AM   #1760
Galadriel55
Blossom of Dwimordene
 
Galadriel55's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: The realm of forgotten words
Posts: 10,299
Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.Galadriel55 is lost in the dark paths of Moria.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mithalwen View Post
The hallows and the single man is the porter at Fen Hollen
Finally! That is correct. Fen Hollen is the answer. Here's some more detailed explanation:

Where she dwells with silence - next to Rath Dinen
A single man abides. - the porter
Though she's no great hostess - no parties there for you, duh
She will let you inside.

You are a man of stature,
You are among the best, - one of the Stewarts (or Kings before that)
And here, inside her kingdom,
You will lie down to rest. - die.

Unless you be her servant,
Her soldier or her slave, - the guards or cleaning party
She will not let you exit
To see the world again. - nope, you die there and stay there.


It's Mith's turn now (and no, Ivriniel, a riddle isn't solved until it's declared so by the riddle-maker - but you're right, it was a group effort). If she so chooses, she can pass the turn, though - but that's up to her.
__________________
You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera
Galadriel55 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 10:42 AM.



Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.