Riddles in the Downs

[Urwen]

The Nazgul? They crave the Ring, wear black cloaks, and are cold, as Frodo and Eowyn can attest.

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Urwen

The Nazgul? They crave the Ring, wear black cloaks, and are cold, as Frodo and Eowyn can attest.

And have the Black Breath, hence "a breath / as cold as death". Yep.

hS

[Urwen]

How about another Legate-styled riddle?

You won't survive my attack in the night
Unless you have the will to fight
I kill the weak and the wee
As you clearly do see
Your loved ones are lost
For they paid the cost

[Galadriel55]

Not the Black Death for real this time?

[Urwen]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

Not the Black Death for real this time?

Maybeee...

[Galadriel55]

Try this one. Bonus points for exact references.



To black without light
Comes crescent bright.
It brings the shadow of a friend
And shade of fear from distant land.

Wake up from carefree reverie
To grim and false reality!
Inside the wood, by its long boughs
Don't listen to the ghastly sounds.

The quiet broken by a splash,
A stream that gives way to a pool.
Yet evil is this water cool -
It does not matter. Naught shall pass.

The wood is dead. It ceased to grow.
Its waters can no longer flow.
Just one is happy and serene,
Alone amid a frightful scene.

[Urwen]

Some parts seem like Turin's awakening at Ivrin, others say 'Old Man Willow'...

[Morsul the Dark]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

Try this one. Bonus points for exact references.



To black without light
Comes crescent bright.
It brings the shadow of a friend
And shade of fear from distant land.

Wake up from carefree reverie
To grim and false reality!
Inside the wood, by its long boughs
Don't listen to the ghastly sounds.

The quiet broken by a splash,
A stream that gives way to a pool.
Yet evil is this water cool -
It does not matter. Naught shall pass.

The wood is dead. It ceased to grow.
Its waters can no longer flow.
Just one is happy and serene,
Alone amid a frightful scene.

Mirkwood?

The first paragraph could be the darkness pierced by the elven banquets.

Bombour waking up?

The poisonous sleep river?

Not sure about the wood being dead but Bilbo’s calm and peaceful moment about the trees.

[Morsul the Dark]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

Try this one. Bonus points for exact references.



To black without light
Comes crescent bright.
It brings the shadow of a friend
And shade of fear from distant land.

Wake up from carefree reverie
To grim and false reality!
Inside the wood, by its long boughs
Don't listen to the ghastly sounds.

The quiet broken by a splash,
A stream that gives way to a pool.
Yet evil is this water cool -
It does not matter. Naught shall pass.

The wood is dead. It ceased to grow.
Its waters can no longer flow.
Just one is happy and serene,
Alone amid a frightful scene.

The barrowdowns.

Taken into the darkness then the have dreams Frodo wakes up Frodo wakes up to the grim reality. The rest is probably part of the scene haven’t read it in a bit I remember rings and treasure and stuff and whispers I think?. And then the only one serene would be Bombadil.