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Legate of Amon Lanc · 05-13-2007, 02:01 PM

Beautiful riddle! Though I really don't know the answer

Hmm... maybe Nimrodel?

By falling of my namesake did I dwell, - the waterfall of Nimrodel
Till from the mountains came a fell. - the Orcs in the Mountains
Then promise was made to seal my fate, - she went to the south with Amroth
Yet in the end I came too late. - Amroth's ship was already away when she came there
Stubborn in ways, and bane of King, - "the King" is Amroth, of course: an elven king
Listen close, for still I sing. - it's said her voice still sings there.

05-13-2007, 02:01 PM	#11
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Beautiful riddle! Though I really don't know the answer Hmm... maybe Nimrodel? By falling of my namesake did I dwell, - the waterfall of Nimrodel Till from the mountains came a fell. - the Orcs in the Mountains Then promise was made to seal my fate, - she went to the south with Amroth Yet in the end I came too late. - Amroth's ship was already away when she came there Stubborn in ways, and bane of King, - "the King" is Amroth, of course: an elven king Listen close, for still I sing. - it's said her voice still sings there. __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

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