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Blossom of Dwimordene
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What, places with incomprehensible accents?
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Overshadowed Eagle
Join Date: Nov 2017
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^_^ If it helps, I was going to say York and Gloucester before the Lancaster misdirect occurred to me.
Nope! But thinking through titles of rulers/leaders in Middle-earth is probably the way to go. All right, another hint: the three rulers are concurrent, not consecutive. hS |
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Spirit of Nen Lalaith
Join Date: Feb 2010
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Celegorm, Curufin and Orodreth came to mind. They were all ruling Nargothrond at the same time
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Overshadowed Eagle
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![]() I realise I'm being quite cagey here, but, like... the entire riddle hangs together. If I over-hint at one line, it'll make the others redundant. It's tricky to balance. hS EDIT: Riddle & notes for the new page: "Okay, so let's go this way: Take four coins, add another one or two, A ruler born, a ruler made, a ruler over stream, Visit York, Lancaster, take a horse and you Will find in the end a helper's hopeful dream. Here are some questions that might run through my head if I was seeing this riddle for the first time: -What coin would you have four of? Why would you add one or two? One or two what? -What's a ruler? How do you make a ruler? Why would you have three? Is the third one 'over stream' from the other two? -What do York and Lancaster have in common? What's the connection to a horse? -Who is the helper? Who or what did they hope for? Is the dream literal? -Are there any elements in my answers to the above that string together to point at one person, place, or thing in Middle-earth?" |
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Spirit of Nen Lalaith
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Is this some sort of triumvirate, where three people shared power?
Is it perchance Phary/Zimraphel/Sauron trio? The former two were rulers in name, but it was Sauron who really had the power; and you could argue that Sauron's realms were located on the other side of a body of water.
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Overshadowed Eagle
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All three had different titles (and we've already established that none of them were royalty). hS |
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Spirit of Nen Lalaith
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Can't think of anyone else who ruled concurrently. Unless you mean Faramir, Eomer and Samwise?
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