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Gwaihir the Windlord · 08-25-2003, 01:46 AM

If I may take two guesses (and impishly fail to give my reasons [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]): the vale of Minas Morgul, or Avathar of Aman.

Iarwain · 08-25-2003, 06:00 PM

Neither. Keep guessing!

Arvedui III · 08-25-2003, 07:20 PM

Herm, perhaps the Dead Marshes?

Burzdol · 08-25-2003, 07:28 PM

If it isn't the Dead Marshes, then the only place that sort off is like that is Mordor, I guess.

Finwe · 08-25-2003, 08:16 PM

Is this Angband? Something about chambers and darkness kind of alerted me to that.

Iarwain · 08-25-2003, 08:25 PM

Finwe has it. Good job, or lucky guess? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

What lies beneath this fallen world?
The cold expanse with darkness filled.
The winding paths that crush the mind,
They fall to dreaded depths, yet climb
To bitter heights cruelly unkind.

Whilst chambers daunt and haunt the lost
Never to waken, minds cold with frost.
Eager for death, not yet to die,
first live to come, last dead to lie.
All this has passed, ere came the Eye.

Quite. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Carry on,
Iarwain

Finwe · 08-25-2003, 08:30 PM

Actually, the phrases "winding paths" and "bitter heights" gave it away, since Mordor doesn't really have "bitter heights," or at least not compared to Angband.

This one's going to be a little hard.

Made of gold,
Encrusted with jewels,
Adorned a mighty man,
Still adorns that mighty man,
Witnessed a foolish master,
Condemn himself while under,
the influence of bee-food,
Or partially bee-food at least,
Witnessed a moment of paranoia,
Watched him pass away,
In a place where others passed away,
But didn't really pass away.

Iarwain · 08-25-2003, 08:40 PM

Would that be Sauron's tounge, or Ar-Pharazon's clothes?

Gwaihir the Windlord · 08-26-2003, 01:45 AM

I'll guess at Ar-Pharazon's crown, although if this is true the next riddle should be given to Iarwain.

Iarwain · 08-26-2003, 03:51 PM

No, no, m'lord. If it is his crown, then you have won it. When I said clothes, I meant no more than clothes. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Iarwain

Finwe · 08-28-2003, 08:02 PM

All of you are very very off. I'll give you a hint. You've got the right race, but the wrong kingdom and the entirely wrong time. Look at other Mannish kingdoms.

BTW, this one is hard. It is extremely obscure.

Voralphion · 08-28-2003, 08:16 PM

Is the mannish kingdom Rohan? If so does it concern the paths of the dead?

Gwaihir the Windlord · 08-29-2003, 01:54 AM

Well, I'm far too tired and time-constrainted to answer right now. I'll wait for a few more clues, to make it easier... [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] What an infuriatingly strange riddle you have given us, Finwe.

Evisse the Blue · 08-29-2003, 01:44 PM

Is it maybe the Arkenstone?

Iarwain · 08-29-2003, 06:12 PM

The answer is Baldor's Belt, I believe.

Iarwian

Finwe · 08-30-2003, 05:59 PM

My word! That was quick! You really have to tell me how you get these things so quickly, Iarwain.

In other words, Iarwain got it. It was Baldor's Belt.

Iarwain · 08-30-2003, 09:42 PM

Ah, but that was only my second riddle solved. The first was Sophia's, and I wouldn't call that quick or easy in the least. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Thanks for the compliment though. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

It is incredible that I've been writing so many riddles lately. Here's another.

'Twas greed, indeed;
Corruption of sorts,
the force that pushed the fleets from port.
Arrogance, a foolish crime,
had led our people forth,
this time.

But I at least have seen the cause,
Indeed, his sweetened tounge it was.
From Minas Tirith did he come,
that sickly fruit, the clever one.

And now, away from home we go,
The final seeds our boats do tow.
The last sons of the greatest men,
we sail away, begin again.

Who am I?

Iarwain

Finwe · 09-01-2003, 02:42 PM

Glorfindel?

Iarwain · 09-01-2003, 06:48 PM

Even though, you're wrong, I'd be very interested in how you came up with that answer. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Iarwain

Voralphion · 09-01-2003, 07:00 PM

Elendil?

Iarwain · 09-01-2003, 07:09 PM

Quite. Your go! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Iarwain

Voralphion · 09-02-2003, 08:46 PM

When king was mad with thoughts of power
And relations with the gods had long turned sour
I sailed away from the land of the gift
Its balance of power my hope to shift
But I was never seen again
Of any of the race of mortal men
My son and his family managed to flee
the destruction in ships across the sea
There he became a mighty king
But fell to the one who bore the ring

Who am I?

Finwe · 09-02-2003, 08:57 PM

Amandil, father of Elendil.

Voralphion · 09-02-2003, 09:08 PM

Correct, your turn Finwe.

Finwe · 09-02-2003, 09:25 PM

Hmmm, let's make this one another hard one:

Slippery and slimy with mud, am I,
Part of the geography,
Of every country, am I,
Found in all the worlds, it's true,
Below the substance,
That gives life to you,
Without that substance,
Our life would disappear,
Thus, I am important,
Yet seem not dear,
I can shine at places,
I witnessed a murder,
I witnessed a massacre,
Just what can I be?

Evisse the Blue · 09-03-2003, 05:55 AM

The Marshes?

Finwe · 09-03-2003, 10:39 AM

Kind of close, but not quite. You're thinking too high (high = measuring high). Think a little lower.

Amanaduial the archer · 09-03-2003, 11:50 AM

The Brandywine River, maybe?

Finwe · 09-03-2003, 05:42 PM

Nope.

You've got the general idea, but it's too general. I need something a LOT more specific.

Iarwain · 09-03-2003, 07:05 PM

you are either a bog or mud.

Iarwain

Finwe · 09-03-2003, 07:12 PM

You're extremely close with that second guess, Iarwain, but just not close enough.

Iarwain · 09-03-2003, 07:17 PM

silt

Finwe · 09-03-2003, 07:55 PM

Nope. Think of something that usually CONTAINS mud!

Voralphion · 09-03-2003, 08:07 PM

The river bank of the Anduin

Finwe · 09-03-2003, 08:10 PM

Extremely close, extremely close. You got the "river-" part right, but it's the second part that you're missing.

Here's a hint:

Hard and uncomfortable, I can be,
Soft and cuddly, I can be too,
Whole Houses of Creatures,
Came into being on me,
Both fëar and hroar,
Just what can I be?

Now if you manage to solve this fairly easy riddle, you will get the second half of the word, that is the answer to the first riddle. Complicated enough?

Iarwain · 09-03-2003, 09:30 PM

river-bed, it is

Iarwain

P.S. If I'm right, Voralphion gets it.

Voralphion · 09-03-2003, 10:31 PM

If you are right, you should get the next clue, as I said river bank and you said river bed, which are different.

Finwe · 09-04-2003, 05:56 PM

Technically, Iarwain got it.

Voralphion: I really wanted to give you the credit, but as you said, "river bank" and "river bed" aren't the same thing, although they are mightily close. I hope you don't mind.

Iarwain · 09-04-2003, 07:35 PM

My good Voralphion, what should happen and what does happen are very often very different. I confer the duty of riddle making to you. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Iarwain

Voralphion · 09-09-2003, 06:31 PM

Although the riddle making duty was given to me, I have been unable to think one up. If anyone else would like to go, be my guest.

08-25-2003, 06:00 PM	#242
Iarwain Pugnaciously Primordial Paradox Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Birnham Wood Posts: 800	Neither. Keep guessing! __________________ "And what are oaths but words we say to God?"

08-25-2003, 07:20 PM	#243
Arvedui III Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In Rohan, with Carolina on my mind Posts: 629	Herm, perhaps the Dead Marshes? __________________ I have no idea what you just said, but I'm inspired!

08-25-2003, 07:28 PM	#244
Burzdol Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Fair City of Rivendell Posts: 274	If it isn't the Dead Marshes, then the only place that sort off is like that is Mordor, I guess. __________________ "Kill them all for all I care. You just keep that bow away from me!"

08-25-2003, 08:16 PM	#245
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	Is this Angband? Something about chambers and darkness kind of alerted me to that. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.

08-25-2003, 08:25 PM	#246
Iarwain Pugnaciously Primordial Paradox Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Birnham Wood Posts: 800	Finwe has it. Good job, or lucky guess? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] What lies beneath this fallen world? The cold expanse with darkness filled. The winding paths that crush the mind, They fall to dreaded depths, yet climb To bitter heights cruelly unkind. Whilst chambers daunt and haunt the lost Never to waken, minds cold with frost. Eager for death, not yet to die, first live to come, last dead to lie. All this has passed, ere came the Eye. Quite. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Carry on, Iarwain __________________ "And what are oaths but words we say to God?"

08-25-2003, 01:46 AM	#241
Gwaihir the Windlord Essence of Darkness Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Evermore Posts: 1,420	If I may take two guesses (and impishly fail to give my reasons [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]): the vale of Minas Morgul, or Avathar of Aman.

08-25-2003, 08:30 PM	#247
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	Actually, the phrases "winding paths" and "bitter heights" gave it away, since Mordor doesn't really have "bitter heights," or at least not compared to Angband. This one's going to be a little hard. Made of gold, Encrusted with jewels, Adorned a mighty man, Still adorns that mighty man, Witnessed a foolish master, Condemn himself while under, the influence of bee-food, Or partially bee-food at least, Witnessed a moment of paranoia, Watched him pass away, In a place where others passed away, But didn't really pass away. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.

08-25-2003, 08:40 PM	#248
Iarwain Pugnaciously Primordial Paradox Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Birnham Wood Posts: 800	Would that be Sauron's tounge, or Ar-Pharazon's clothes? __________________ "And what are oaths but words we say to God?"

08-26-2003, 01:45 AM	#249
Gwaihir the Windlord Essence of Darkness Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Evermore Posts: 1,420	I'll guess at Ar-Pharazon's crown, although if this is true the next riddle should be given to Iarwain.

08-26-2003, 03:51 PM	#250
Iarwain Pugnaciously Primordial Paradox Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Birnham Wood Posts: 800	No, no, m'lord. If it is his crown, then you have won it. When I said clothes, I meant no more than clothes. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Iarwain __________________ "And what are oaths but words we say to God?"

08-28-2003, 08:02 PM	#251
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	All of you are very very off. I'll give you a hint. You've got the right race, but the wrong kingdom and the entirely wrong time. Look at other Mannish kingdoms. BTW, this one is hard. It is extremely obscure. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.

08-28-2003, 08:16 PM	#252
Voralphion Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sharkey's End Posts: 267	Is the mannish kingdom Rohan? If so does it concern the paths of the dead? __________________ His sword was long his lance was keen His shining helm afar was seen The countless stars of heavens field Were mirrored in his silver shield

08-29-2003, 01:54 AM	#253
Gwaihir the Windlord Essence of Darkness Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Evermore Posts: 1,420	Well, I'm far too tired and time-constrainted to answer right now. I'll wait for a few more clues, to make it easier... [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] What an infuriatingly strange riddle you have given us, Finwe.

08-29-2003, 01:44 PM	#254
Evisse the Blue Brightness of a Blade Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: wherever I may roam Posts: 2,685	Is it maybe the Arkenstone? __________________ And no one was ill, and everyone was pleased, except those who had to mow the grass.

08-29-2003, 06:12 PM	#255
Iarwain Pugnaciously Primordial Paradox Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Birnham Wood Posts: 800	The answer is Baldor's Belt, I believe. Iarwian __________________ "And what are oaths but words we say to God?"

08-30-2003, 05:59 PM	#256
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	My word! That was quick! You really have to tell me how you get these things so quickly, Iarwain. In other words, Iarwain got it. It was Baldor's Belt. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.

08-30-2003, 09:42 PM	#257
Iarwain Pugnaciously Primordial Paradox Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Birnham Wood Posts: 800	Ah, but that was only my second riddle solved. The first was Sophia's, and I wouldn't call that quick or easy in the least. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Thanks for the compliment though. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] It is incredible that I've been writing so many riddles lately. Here's another. 'Twas greed, indeed; Corruption of sorts, the force that pushed the fleets from port. Arrogance, a foolish crime, had led our people forth, this time. But I at least have seen the cause, Indeed, his sweetened tounge it was. From Minas Tirith did he come, that sickly fruit, the clever one. And now, away from home we go, The final seeds our boats do tow. The last sons of the greatest men, we sail away, begin again. Who am I? Iarwain __________________ "And what are oaths but words we say to God?"

09-01-2003, 02:42 PM	#258
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	Glorfindel? __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.

09-01-2003, 06:48 PM	#259
Iarwain Pugnaciously Primordial Paradox Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Birnham Wood Posts: 800	Even though, you're wrong, I'd be very interested in how you came up with that answer. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Iarwain __________________ "And what are oaths but words we say to God?"

09-01-2003, 07:00 PM	#260
Voralphion Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sharkey's End Posts: 267	Elendil? __________________ His sword was long his lance was keen His shining helm afar was seen The countless stars of heavens field Were mirrored in his silver shield

09-01-2003, 07:09 PM	#261
Iarwain Pugnaciously Primordial Paradox Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Birnham Wood Posts: 800	Quite. Your go! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Iarwain __________________ "And what are oaths but words we say to God?"

09-02-2003, 08:46 PM	#262
Voralphion Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sharkey's End Posts: 267	When king was mad with thoughts of power And relations with the gods had long turned sour I sailed away from the land of the gift Its balance of power my hope to shift But I was never seen again Of any of the race of mortal men My son and his family managed to flee the destruction in ships across the sea There he became a mighty king But fell to the one who bore the ring Who am I? __________________ His sword was long his lance was keen His shining helm afar was seen The countless stars of heavens field Were mirrored in his silver shield

09-02-2003, 08:57 PM	#263
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	Amandil, father of Elendil. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.

09-02-2003, 09:08 PM	#264
Voralphion Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sharkey's End Posts: 267	Correct, your turn Finwe. __________________ His sword was long his lance was keen His shining helm afar was seen The countless stars of heavens field Were mirrored in his silver shield

09-02-2003, 09:25 PM	#265
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	Hmmm, let's make this one another hard one: Slippery and slimy with mud, am I, Part of the geography, Of every country, am I, Found in all the worlds, it's true, Below the substance, That gives life to you, Without that substance, Our life would disappear, Thus, I am important, Yet seem not dear, I can shine at places, I witnessed a murder, I witnessed a massacre, Just what can I be? __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.

09-03-2003, 05:55 AM	#266
Evisse the Blue Brightness of a Blade Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: wherever I may roam Posts: 2,685	The Marshes? __________________ And no one was ill, and everyone was pleased, except those who had to mow the grass.

09-03-2003, 10:39 AM	#267
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	Kind of close, but not quite. You're thinking too high (high = measuring high). Think a little lower. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.

09-03-2003, 11:50 AM	#268
Amanaduial the archer Shadow of Starlight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: dancing among the ledgerlines... Posts: 2,347	The Brandywine River, maybe? __________________ I am what I was, a harmless little devil

09-03-2003, 05:42 PM	#269
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	Nope. You've got the general idea, but it's too general. I need something a LOT more specific. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.

09-03-2003, 07:05 PM	#270
Iarwain Pugnaciously Primordial Paradox Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Birnham Wood Posts: 800	you are either a bog or mud. Iarwain __________________ "And what are oaths but words we say to God?"

09-03-2003, 07:12 PM	#271
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	You're extremely close with that second guess, Iarwain, but just not close enough. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.

09-03-2003, 07:17 PM	#272
Iarwain Pugnaciously Primordial Paradox Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Birnham Wood Posts: 800	silt __________________ "And what are oaths but words we say to God?"

09-03-2003, 07:55 PM	#273
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	Nope. Think of something that usually CONTAINS mud! __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.

09-03-2003, 08:07 PM	#274
Voralphion Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sharkey's End Posts: 267	The river bank of the Anduin __________________ His sword was long his lance was keen His shining helm afar was seen The countless stars of heavens field Were mirrored in his silver shield

09-03-2003, 08:10 PM	#275
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	Extremely close, extremely close. You got the "river-" part right, but it's the second part that you're missing. Here's a hint: Hard and uncomfortable, I can be, Soft and cuddly, I can be too, Whole Houses of Creatures, Came into being on me, Both fëar and hroar, Just what can I be? Now if you manage to solve this fairly easy riddle, you will get the second half of the word, that is the answer to the first riddle. Complicated enough? __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.