The Stone of Erech?

Yes, quite correct!
Your turn. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Sorry this took so long. It's short and easy.

Unnatural home for a natural race
Made against threat from the shadow it faced

lothlorien or mirkwood

Nargothrond?

Isengard?
Gondolin?
Minas Anor or Ithil?

Tower of Cirth Ungol

mengroth??

Earwen you are correct.

I was thinking of Thranduil's kingdom in Mirkwood.

I am the mound were there was gold
but silver is the older i am told
but shadow came one day
and that who sits apon me
hasnt shined since the first age

The Green Mound, Ezellohar, also called Corollairë - before the western gates of Valmar, where the Two Trees of Valinor grew.

correct you are so its your go.

O! See the waters break upon the prow,
Their shimmering mists leap up to limn the trees,
That mast-like stand behind its rocky bow -
No sails to move the ship to salty seas.

And let the fires burn at Amon Dîn,
Should shadow breach the way and enter in.

Tol Eressa ?

Sorry . . . no

Osgilath?

Minas Tirith?

[ April 08, 2003: Message edited by: Eruanna ]

Let's take the riddle apart a little:

O! See the waters break upon the prow,
Their shimmering mists leap up to limn the trees,
That mast-like stand behind its rocky bow -
No sails to move the ship to salty seas.

These lines give the definite image of a land structure shaped like a ship. The waters break against the front (prow) of the ship - their mists rising up to the trees that stand along the top of this land structure like masts. The last line of this stanza indicates it is not found in the sea.

So, we have something shaped like a ship, in fresh water (obviously a river, since the waters break against the front of it.)

Now the final clue:

And let the fires burn at Amon Dîn,
Should shadow breach the way and enter in.

Amon Dîn is the first watchtower north of Minas Anor(Tirith), used to alert Gondor to an invasion of the enemy from the north or east. This geographic structure must be near there and must be important as a defense against invasion across the river from the north and east.

So, we've got an important land mass in a river north of Minas Anor that is shaped like a ship and would be a place that Gondor would want to make sure enemies did not capture and then enter into Gondor.

[ April 08, 2003: Message edited by: piosenniel ]

Cair Andros?

Cair Andros, it is!

Please continue.

Quote is from the Encyclopedia of Arda, simply because it's convenient...

Question: where does this rescue take place? What two rivers come together there?

-Sophia

Fen of Serech
where the River Rivil flows into the Sirion

lovely... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] I'm beginning to realize if I want to make it hard I'm going to have to go cryptic like Pio... [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] you guys are too good...

-Sophia

Gulf of Lune,230 true
Falmari song,fortnight through
Meneltarma afar away winks to play
no time to stay this windswept day
Oh quill to me of quicken quay,
and you b-d er shall own the day.

[ April 09, 2003: Message edited by: alquadae ]

Hmmm. Tricksy. [img]smilies/confused.gif[/img]

Is it Mithlond/the Grey Havens?

No sir, Admiral

Rómenna

... or Alqualonde?

Aqualonde//232

What does //232 signify?

compass heading /or the direction of

[ April 09, 2003: Message edited by: alquadae ]

Arghhh me lubbers,tis as plain as the mizzen on me mast!!! We are in the Gulf of Lune our compass heading is 230 degrees, any map or chart has vertical lines on it , o degrees or north ,180 degrees ,south,horizontal lines are 90 degrees east 270 degrees, west.
Falmari song, sometimes a sailors life is refered to as a song. fortnight through,the trip,two weeks plus.
The course runs close enough to see Meneltarma on Numenor. Frictions aside,we make for Tol Eressa.Quicken/vitalize or renew.quay/a wharf . open forum go ahead!

[ April 10, 2003: Message edited by: alquadae ]

Would that be Avallone, then?

Aye 'tis what we make for swabbie

hola, anyone going to post

Oops! That'll be me, then. Sorry. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Scramble along the Ered Tatagoras from Drenville towards Tol Mindh for 110 miles.

Where are you?

And what a scramble that is! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Ok, if you stroll from Rivendell along the Great East Road towards Mithlond for 110 miles you should get somewhere near the Last Bridge.
Oh, wish I was already there! Long road ahead...(see my From:!) [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Ah, Annunfuiniel, no cryptic clue gets past you. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Please proceed ...

Hannon le, Saucepan Man! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
I'll proceed later this week, I'm on extended Easter holiday and don't have my books with me... So please, have patience. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

And here I finally am: Home sweet home! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Ok, here's the next riddle:

A place of sight
a few there were like
guess which one am I

Elven roots
eye of men
a path to past
now blind again.

Can you tell my brains are still on vacation? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]