Riddles in the Downs

[Urwen]

Well, only fruits, leaves and flowers grow on trees.

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Urwen

Well, only fruits, leaves and flowers grow on trees.

Strictly speaking you've left off bark (and a whole bunch of animals if you want to get picky - do squirrels grow on trees?). But yes, the thing that half-line refers to is a type of one of those three things.

Each line of the second half of the riddle, and each couplet of the first half, separately reveals the answer. So you've got six different ways to find it!

hS

[Urwen]

Based on your wording, I think that certain capital letters spell the answer.

But in case it's not, does that half-line refer to the half of the name of whatever grows on trees?

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Urwen

Based on your wording, I think that certain capital letters spell the answer.

I... have no idea what I said to make you think that. No.

Originally Posted by Urwen

But in case it's not, does that half-line refer to the half of the name of whatever grows on trees?

No. Why would it only be half? Oh... I see. No.

hS

[Urwen]

Because it says 'Front', as in front half, or first half. Unless you only mean first letter.

[Urwen]

I might be an idiot, but I just can't see what are the lines of the second stanza referring to.....

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Urwen

Because it says 'Front', as in front half, or first half. Unless you only mean first letter.

Yeah, I see; I don't mean any of those things.

Originally Posted by Urwen

I might be an idiot, but I just can't see what are the lines of the second stanza referring to.....

Ah, well, let me expla--

Haaaaaang on. >_> You're not going to catch me out that easily.

Two lines of the second stanza are (I guess) cryptic clues; the other two are (I suppose) straight.

hS

[Urwen]

So all of the Noldor yell 'Nonsense' when they see the answer?