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Here is a novel idea, multiple people and two locations are involved.
Windless, yet animate, With air of demise, - This is Gondolin I'll wilt if I leave My home, your paradise - "....then let her stay; let the bird return to her cage, where she'll wilt as she has wilted before....." Gleaming and beautiful, All polished silver - I am the hope That brings you to the river - Gondolin again But temper desire: I'll be your demise. - via poisonous sharp shaft Once caught, you'll reject me. Take the master's advice. - "Return to your dwelling, for my heart warns me that if you follow those who love you no longer, you'll never return there again."
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I dunno. Some parts read Eol to Aredhel, some parts read Aredhel to Eol.
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And the 'master' is either Curufin or Turgon.
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Nope to all.
Eta: in case mt last post was ambiguous - Gondolin, whatever role you had in mind for it, is not the answer.
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So is it an object? A person? First age? Second age? Third age?
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Should I give you the answer while I'm at it? This is the Riddles thread, not 20 Questions. The point is for you to figure it out. I will respond to guesses and thoughts/ideas, and I will give hints related to those, but I will not be giving you straight information. Otherwise what's the point of the game?
If you're finding yourself stuck, I would recommend taking a look at the first stanza. Its clues are more specific than the latter two and are more likely to pinpoint the answer.
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Haaaaaang on a minute:
Windless, yet animate, - alive without breath With air of demise, - as cold as death I'll wilt if I leave - drowns on dry land My home, your paradise. - stream and pool / is nice and cool Gleaming and beautiful, - so sleek, so fair! All polished silver - - clad in mail, never clinking I am the hope - what a joy to meet That brings you to the river. - we only wish / to catch a fish But temper desire: - "Come, Sméagol" I'll be your demise. - "Men will kill you, if they find you here." Once caught, you'll reject me. - "Don't want fish." Take the master's advice. - "Come!" "Ugh!" he said, "it is cold and clammy!" — and so he guessed. "Fish! fish!" he cried. "It is fish!" hS |
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You know me not:
As the others you deem me, And like them am I. Yet other I am, And before you I stand, And by the sword in my hand, You know me now. You know me not: As my kinsman you deem me, And still now am I. Yet living I am, And before me you stand, And with silver in hand, You know me now. You know me not: As yourself you deem me, And like you am I. Yet restless I am, And before you I stand, And by the touch of my hand, You know me now. One speaker, three people addressed. hS |
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First stanza sounds like Turin to Dorlas, but the second one sounds like Eol to Turgon.....
And Eol and Turin have one thing in common: Anglachel. Turin was named after his black sword as well.
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Keep going! (I promise this one doesn't have a huge error - I made particularly sure to check stanza 2 to see who the addressee was.) hS |
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Still sounds like Turin/Eol......
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But based on your response, I am somewhat close.
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It could be Aragorn addressing Faramir, Eowyn and Ioreth.
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Maybe Eowyn? Though this only provides context for the first stanza.....
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Well, the first stanza is her speaking to Witch King, who mistook her for a man, which she is - as in, she is of the race of Men.
The second stanza could be her talking to Imrahil, who detected that she is alive when no one else could. And the third stanza is her talking to Faramir.
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I liked that one. Here is a semi-hard one from me.
You are of the second house I am your ally and your friend And even when I am away By your side I still would stand When the soldiers of evil come And try to bring forth the flame The gift I gave thee shall awaken To beat them at their own game But any power comes with a cost And so it has happened this time For even though no life was lost The price paid hurts all the same. (Fair warning, the speaker is a bit obscure ^_^)
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Okay, first thought is Beleg to Turin, but that's definitely wrong, because 'no life was lost'. With that out of the way...
'Second House' could mean several things: -Second House of the Edain, ie the Haladin. That would probably put us in the Turin story. -Second tribe of the Eldar, ie the Noldor. The speaker would probably be a Sinda. -Secondborn, implying that the speaker is an Elf. 'The gift I gave thee' sounds like a weapon. The context suggests it involves fire; how many flaming swords are there? Mm... yeah, it's Anglachel and Anguirel, isn't it? But the only time either of them was given as a gift was by Thingol to Beleg, and Beleg isn't of the Second House of anything. Life wasn't lost, but a price was paid - for the gift? For the power? For friendship? What could the price be? Circling back to the first point - could we be in the Wanderings of Hurin? That certainly meets the 'obscure' standard... except it would be the recipient who was obscure. Hurin himself is anything but. Hmm... jumping tracks completely, could this be Cirdan to Gandalf? You are of the second house - Gandalf is of the Maiar, the lesser 'house' of the Ainur I am your ally and your friend - Cirdan befriends Gandalf pretty much instantly. And even when I am away By your side I still would stand - See below. When the soldiers of evil come And try to bring forth the flame - 'A balrog! A balrog is come!' The gift I gave thee shall awaken - Narya, the Ring of Fire, given by Cirdan to Gandalf. To beat them at their own game - Gandalf makes excellent use of fire, potentially charged by his Ring. But any power comes with a cost And so it has happened this time For even though no life was lost The price paid hurts all the same. - 'I have written Gandalf is here in signs that all can read from Rivendell to the mouths of Anduin'. Gandalf's use of fire always ran the risk of identifying him. Moreover, his confrontation with the Balrog, while not losing his life, still took him from the Fellowship at a critical time. hS Last edited by Huinesoron; 08-20-2019 at 01:54 PM. |
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Nope.
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Hint: the answer to this one is found within the book of incomplete stories, as written by Chris Tolkien.
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Unfinished Tales?
Wait - are we in Cirion and Eorl here? Gondor summoned the Rohirrim through a combination of the Red Arrow and the beacons, which were lit by fire, so that could explain the second stanza. And Gondor gave up a huge chunk of land to the Rohirrim, which could be the price of the third. As for the 'Second House' business... it looks like Cirion is actually in the second line of the House of the Stewards: the ninth steward died without a son, so the stewardship passed to his sister's line. So I'm thinking Eorl to Cirion, upon Halifirien. hS |
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Nope, it's more obscure than that. If t helps, I thought of doing Eorl/Cirion one, but then I remembered those two.
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Hang on... maybe it was the Haladin after all.
Are we in 'The Faithful Stone', kicking Orcs out of Brethil with the Drúadan watch-stone, but getting our feet burnt putting out the fire? Are we, therefore, Aghan of the Drughu, speaking to Barach the woodsman of the Haladin? hS |
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It was one of the tales I liked best.
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Perhaps something quick?
Deck me out in fiery colours: Gold and red and yellow too. Feed me well with times and places; Your memories I'll take from you. hS |
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Is there something in Tolkien lore which steals memories?
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Simbelmyne aka Evermind aka Eternal Memory?
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Mirror of Galadriel?
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A bit outside the box here but it reminds me of Gollum’s time riddle. It could be the Sun the first half is obvious the second is more metaphorical the passage of time measured in sunrises and sunsets
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The second line is making a series of specific references, not just listing random colours. hS |
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