Riddles in the Downs - Page 13 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Gil-Galad · 09-23-2006, 12:15 PM

That could be many things... Melkor

Gothmog · 09-24-2006, 10:40 AM

The White makes me think of either Gandalf or Saruman. According to the movies, couldn't one say that Saruman the White gave life to the Uruk Hai, definitely dark beings/things?

Not the best of guesses, but I have to think a bit more to come up with something better...

ninja91 · 09-24-2006, 02:57 PM

You are both right. I had Saruman and the Uruks in mind, but I did not think of Melkor!

Gil-Galad · 09-24-2006, 07:40 PM

Well pick one of us then to shoot out the next question

ninja91 · 09-25-2006, 05:29 AM

Gil, you seem to have one in mind...

Gothmog · 09-25-2006, 05:38 AM

You can have it, Gil... You answered first and as Ninja said, you seem to have one in mind

For me, it would take days to come up with something that I'd like to post here...

Gil-Galad · 09-25-2006, 08:21 AM

thanks, i shall bring back my old one that nobody at all attempted to anwser

left, right, left
used for death, and for tools
left, right, left
after me comes my head

remember, its a dwarf, and think, what does "left,right,left" apply to?

Rune Son of Bjarne · 09-25-2006, 09:12 AM

Dáin II Ironfoot ?

Gil-Galad · 09-25-2006, 04:33 PM

i made it too easy for you rune... but explain why you think its Dain Ironfoot!

Rune Son of Bjarne · 09-25-2006, 04:38 PM

Well, the left, right part is of course reffering to feet.

Iron is used for weapons aka death and for making tools.

The last part I could never figure out, that is why I did not guess the first time.

Gil-Galad · 09-25-2006, 04:41 PM

the last part refers to his some, Thorin Stonehelm, you can figure out the rest...

Rune Son of Bjarne · 09-28-2006, 07:47 AM

I cannot think of anything, so it has to be something ridicules.

Joy with an unknown past, that not even the great can rule.

ninja91 · 09-29-2006, 05:24 AM

How about... Tom Bombadil?

Rune Son of Bjarne · 09-29-2006, 06:03 AM

Of course it is, sorry I could think of no better.

ninja91 · 09-29-2006, 12:28 PM

Score 2 for the ninja. How about this...

I saw my master, but not his successor. You can see my prey, but only ab the domen.

sounds goofy, but pretty easy.

ninja91 · 10-01-2006, 02:03 PM

need a hint? it's daughter lives near her master's apprentice.

Gil-Galad · 10-01-2006, 05:22 PM

random guess...Turgon

ninja91 · 10-02-2006, 12:30 PM

Nope. Another hint: think jumanji. or do you want the answer?

ninja91 · 10-04-2006, 05:21 AM

The answer is... *********!
Last hint. My next post will be.... THE ANSWER

Farael · 10-04-2006, 08:23 AM

Well, it doesn't quite fit the number of stars in there, but I'll take a crack at it anyway... is it Samwise? I'm fairly sure it's wrong, but since there are no other ideas...

Gothmog · 10-04-2006, 09:25 AM

How about Ungoliant? The master=Morgoth, his successor aka apprentice=Sauron. The daughter=Shelob. I dont' quite get the "ab the domen"-part, but it may hint about the abdomen...

ninja91 · 10-04-2006, 12:31 PM

Correct! now, to clear something up: you can see my prey, but only ab the domen. as in you could see her dead prey at her abdomen.
Do you have one in mind?

Gothmog · 12-14-2006, 01:12 PM

Oh, sorry, I just noticed that I was the reason this thread died! I'll get you a new one, but I can't guarantee the quality of it... Here it goes:

Two legs left
One all right
Befriended with him whose fate
was dark as the night

Pretty easy, I think. Good luck!

Gil-Galad · 12-14-2006, 05:14 PM

Hmmm... keeps making me think of Gothmog because in the film hs is shown having a limp in his leg, plus he was alligned with the Witch-King...

Gothmog · 12-15-2006, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gil-Galad

Hmmm... keeps making me think of Gothmog because in the film hs is shown having a limp in his leg, plus he was alligned with the Witch-King...

Sorry, that's not it... It's more of a book-riddle than a movie-riddle. Plus, it would be a bit too obvious if I gave you a riddle with the answer Gothmog

Not that I'm in any way related to that 3rd age scum

Keep guessing!

Gil-Galad · 12-15-2006, 04:40 PM

Book-wise eh???

well i got To Beleg mainly for the last to verses cause they relate to Turin.

mhagain · 12-15-2006, 05:20 PM

Must be Sador (Labadal), from the Narn.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 12-16-2006, 04:29 AM

Or Brandir, but he was not Túrin's friend, actually...

Gothmog · 12-17-2006, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mhagain

Must be Sador (Labadal), from the Narn.

Correct! And Legate, I didn't think of Brandir until you mentioned him, but he almost fits too... But Sador is the correct answer, the thread is yours mhagain!

mhagain · 12-17-2006, 04:26 PM

Thank you sir!

This one's either dead easy or really hard:

At the end of the third
I was there with no word
The last of my kin

When the last ship it sailed
On the grey shores I stayed
They never saw me again

And I'm still here today
But i'm keeping away
From all the strife and the din!

The Might · 12-17-2006, 05:01 PM

Cirdan perhaps

mhagain · 12-18-2006, 03:31 AM

Not Cirdan, but I can see how he fits in with most of it.

Gothmog · 12-18-2006, 09:47 AM

Makes me think of Arwen. But at the same time I get the feeling that I'm not thinking wide enough...

mhagain · 12-18-2006, 10:35 AM

Not Arwen either, she wasn't the last of her kin.

The Might · 12-18-2006, 12:33 PM

I have an idea

It might be Durin VII

He was there at the end of the third Thorin (descendant of Thorin III Stonehelm)
He was the last Durin
The Elves didn't see him again
And as some creatures in ME believe, Dwarves return to stone after their death, explaining the last verses

Gil-Galad · 12-18-2006, 01:08 PM

Radagast even maybe?

mhagain · 12-18-2006, 01:16 PM

All good guesses, and decent matches, but not who I was thinking of, sorry.

The Might · 12-18-2006, 02:05 PM

Tom Bombadil
still, I'd guess he was the only one of his kin as well

mhagain · 12-18-2006, 03:00 PM

Not Tom either, sorry. Hints anyone?

Legate of Amon Lanc · 12-18-2006, 03:02 PM

Treebeard?!??? (okay we are at the point of making up nonsenses now)

09-23-2006, 12:15 PM	#481
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	That could be many things... Melkor __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

09-24-2006, 10:40 AM	#482
Gothmog Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Where I lay my head is home Posts: 421	The White makes me think of either Gandalf or Saruman. According to the movies, couldn't one say that Saruman the White gave life to the Uruk Hai, definitely dark beings/things? Not the best of guesses, but I have to think a bit more to come up with something better... __________________ Three switched witches watch three Swatch watch switches. Which switched witch watch which Swatch watch switch? He who breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom ~Lurker...

09-24-2006, 07:40 PM	#484
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	Well pick one of us then to shoot out the next question __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

09-25-2006, 05:38 AM	#486
Gothmog Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Where I lay my head is home Posts: 421	You can have it, Gil... You answered first and as Ninja said, you seem to have one in mind For me, it would take days to come up with something that I'd like to post here... __________________ Three switched witches watch three Swatch watch switches. Which switched witch watch which Swatch watch switch? He who breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom ~Lurker...

09-25-2006, 08:21 AM	#487
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	thanks, i shall bring back my old one that nobody at all attempted to anwser left, right, left used for death, and for tools left, right, left after me comes my head remember, its a dwarf, and think, what does "left,right,left" apply to? __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

09-25-2006, 04:33 PM	#489
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	i made it too easy for you rune... but explain why you think its Dain Ironfoot! __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

09-25-2006, 04:41 PM	#491
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	the last part refers to his some, Thorin Stonehelm, you can figure out the rest... __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

10-01-2006, 05:22 PM	#497
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	random guess...Turgon __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

10-04-2006, 08:23 AM	#500
Farael Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In hospitals, call rooms and (rarely) my apartment. Posts: 1,538	Well, it doesn't quite fit the number of stars in there, but I'll take a crack at it anyway... is it Samwise? I'm fairly sure it's wrong, but since there are no other ideas... __________________ I prepared Explosive Runes this morning.

10-04-2006, 09:25 AM	#501
Gothmog Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Where I lay my head is home Posts: 421	How about Ungoliant? The master=Morgoth, his successor aka apprentice=Sauron. The daughter=Shelob. I dont' quite get the "ab the domen"-part, but it may hint about the abdomen... __________________ Three switched witches watch three Swatch watch switches. Which switched witch watch which Swatch watch switch? He who breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom ~Lurker...

12-14-2006, 01:12 PM	#503
Gothmog Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Where I lay my head is home Posts: 421	Sorry I'm late! Oh, sorry, I just noticed that I was the reason this thread died! I'll get you a new one, but I can't guarantee the quality of it... Here it goes: Two legs left One all right Befriended with him whose fate was dark as the night Pretty easy, I think. Good luck! __________________ Three switched witches watch three Swatch watch switches. Which switched witch watch which Swatch watch switch? He who breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom ~Lurker...

12-14-2006, 05:14 PM	#504
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	Hmmm... keeps making me think of Gothmog because in the film hs is shown having a limp in his leg, plus he was alligned with the Witch-King...

12-15-2006, 04:40 PM	#506
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	Book-wise eh??? well i got To Beleg mainly for the last to verses cause they relate to Turin.

12-15-2006, 05:20 PM	#507
mhagain Wight Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The best seat in the Golden Perch Posts: 219	Must be Sador (Labadal), from the Narn.

12-16-2006, 04:29 AM	#508
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Or Brandir, but he was not Túrin's friend, actually... __________________ "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

12-17-2006, 04:26 PM	#510
mhagain Wight Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The best seat in the Golden Perch Posts: 219	Thank you sir! This one's either dead easy or really hard: At the end of the third I was there with no word The last of my kin When the last ship it sailed On the grey shores I stayed They never saw me again And I'm still here today But i'm keeping away From all the strife and the din!

12-17-2006, 05:01 PM	#511
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Cirdan perhaps __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

12-18-2006, 03:31 AM	#512
mhagain Wight Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The best seat in the Golden Perch Posts: 219	Not Cirdan, but I can see how he fits in with most of it.

12-18-2006, 09:47 AM	#513
Gothmog Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Where I lay my head is home Posts: 421	Makes me think of Arwen. But at the same time I get the feeling that I'm not thinking wide enough... __________________ Three switched witches watch three Swatch watch switches. Which switched witch watch which Swatch watch switch? He who breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom ~Lurker...

12-18-2006, 10:35 AM	#514
mhagain Wight Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The best seat in the Golden Perch Posts: 219	Not Arwen either, she wasn't the last of her kin.

12-18-2006, 12:33 PM	#515
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	I have an idea It might be Durin VII He was there at the end of the third Thorin (descendant of Thorin III Stonehelm) He was the last Durin The Elves didn't see him again And as some creatures in ME believe, Dwarves return to stone after their death, explaining the last verses __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

12-18-2006, 01:08 PM	#516
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	Radagast even maybe? __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

12-18-2006, 01:16 PM	#517
mhagain Wight Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The best seat in the Golden Perch Posts: 219	All good guesses, and decent matches, but not who I was thinking of, sorry.

12-18-2006, 02:05 PM	#518
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Tom Bombadil still, I'd guess he was the only one of his kin as well __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

12-18-2006, 03:00 PM	#519
mhagain Wight Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The best seat in the Golden Perch Posts: 219	Not Tom either, sorry. Hints anyone?

12-18-2006, 03:02 PM	#520
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Treebeard?!??? (okay we are at the point of making up nonsenses now) __________________ "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