I'm going to guess Balin, but don't ask why, cause I'm none to sure.

Ok, I think a clue is in order...Unfinished Tales.

Aldarion? or Pharazon?

Another clue:

An angry dog did once me fright,
but I helped a kinswoman in her plight.

Beren? or Finrod?

Me? Celegorm?

-lost own hall, that's why living in Nargothrond
-honestly only wanted to help Luthien
-Huan -> bad dog
-Celebrimbor didn't come by leaving Nargothrond -> bad nephew

*tsk* Huan was a lovely dog.

No, I'm afraid none of those are right.

Maedhros?

No, sorry. Would you like another clue?

Of course I would! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

A small part I played in a tale of woe,
my kin was cursed, I wed my foe.

I'm guessing Aerin.
She was an kinswoman of Hurin, whose family was cursed. She aided Morwen, another kinswoman. She was taken as wife by Brodda the Easterling. Her hall was burned down by Turin Turambar.

Quite correct!
It was actually she, not Turin, who set fire to her hall after Turin killed Brodda.
"Faint heart is yours...as it was when I called you aunt, and a rough dog frightened you," Turin told her, but afterwards he was rebuked by one of the other men, "she did much good among us at much cost."

Thank you Lalaith.


Challenging I had been,
doomed I became,
buried I was,
till the Heir found me.

Greetings,
EfR

Did the Dead under the mountain say that? You know, where Aragorn calls them to rise up and fight for him to fufill their oath. Am I right? [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

Oh you are so close. What I need is the name of one man in particular who lies under the mountain. But this won't be so difficult, as there are not many choices. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
Good work so far, keep on. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
Greetings,
EfR

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 11:00 AM January 14, 2004: Message edited by: Elrond of Rivendell ]

King of the Dead

Actually I wouldn't say that any of the host of the Dead was really "buried" under the Mountains; somehow they were still living when Aragorn meets them.
So you have to think of another character - The King of the Dead is wrong. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Greetings,
EfR

Ok well in the book there is a bit where they find a dead man lying by a door that he could not get through.
I can't remember exactly but was it maybe Beren?

It is now the dead man by the door. This one is really "under the Mountain". As for the name of the doorkeeper, I don't know it either. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Greetings,
EfR

I was gonna say Durin's Bane

No, the Paths of the Dead are quite the right track, but I still need a precise name. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Wasn't Baldor of Rohan the man who entered the paths of dead and never came back, thereby making him the dead man at the door under the mountain?

Baldor was not the dead man at the door, since his body was found only after 'time unreckoned had passed' since the Grey Company passed the door, but he is exactly what I have been looking for. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Good work, Arvedui. Your turn.
Greetings,
EfR

EDIT: addition

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 7:12 PM January 14, 2004: Message edited by: Elrond of Rivendell ]

Ah, I have to ask something now?!? Right, herm...

Alone I wandered under night,
My life was filled with dreadful plight,
I came into a blessed land,
And found a jewel,
a madien's hand.

Eol?

Beren gaining a Silmaril and receiving Luthien's hand?

Eol was a good guess, but Elrond has it. It was indeed Beren. Good job.

Thank you Arvedui III. So here we go:


He who by my work can be heard,
fills hearts with joy - but mind!
never stays a longing despair behind.



Greetings,
EfR

Any hints?

(I can't remember someone creating a telephone. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] )

Illuvatar? or Tom Bombadil?

Gandalf? (As usual, the simple-minded Hobbit has no clue...)

It is none of your guesses.
Try to figure out what quite a lot of people (speaking of races, that is) are longing for.

I still have no clue.

Cidran? (sp?)

No, although Cirdan lived where the longing could be more easily satisfied than for example in Lothlorien. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

EfR

Ulmo? The longing for the see?

You come very close. But Ulmo = he in my riddle. You have to find out who I am.

EfR

Maglor? his singing brings delight but with despair of the silmarils is always with him

Salmar made the horns of Ulmo, so I'm going to say it's him.

Upon further study I can also tell you that they are called the Ulumuri.

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 7:05 PM January 19, 2004: Message edited by: symestreem ]

Is it the sea-gulls? Like when Legolas hears the sound of the gulls he is drawn to the sea.