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Re: The Riddle-Game
by bungobaggins Mon Mar 24, 2014 7:12 pm
Like the ancestor of old refers to both the water and the celestial path.
Eldo is close...
Eldo is close...
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Forest Shepherd Mon Mar 24, 2014 7:57 pm
Eldo is close!?
Hrm...
Elf-friend. Co-author of the Red Book of Westmarch ("All we know")... If the celestial path is the One Ring... (which it's not, haha).
Well it couldn't be Frodo, could it?
Hrm...
Elf-friend. Co-author of the Red Book of Westmarch ("All we know")... If the celestial path is the One Ring... (which it's not, haha).
Well it couldn't be Frodo, could it?
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by bungobaggins Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:22 pm
Not Frodo. Bilbo served a specific purpose that you mentioned. Someone else also served this purpose.
You are very close.
Forest Shepherd wrote:Elf-friend.
You are very close.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by halfwise Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:40 pm
"water flows through the veins" with a connection to Frodo and Bilbo makes me think it's a Brandybuck, but I can't make the rest fit.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Eldorion Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:44 pm
Eriol/Aelfwine (from Book of Lost Tales)
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by bungobaggins Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:45 pm
Eldo got it! 
Elfwine (Ælfwine) is correct!
Elfwine (Ælfwine) is correct!
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Eldorion Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:46 pm
The last few hints were what clued me in.
Now to think of a riddle of my own.
Now to think of a riddle of my own.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Mrs Figg Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:50 pm
I once lived with many
but now I am alone
once was given
but now I give
once I was Golden
but now I am grey
from grey grows life
towering tall
but now I am small
but now I am alone
once was given
but now I give
once I was Golden
but now I am grey
from grey grows life
towering tall
but now I am small
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by halfwise Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:01 pm
A sunflower seed.
But wait, how is Elfwine close to Frodo/Bilbo?
But wait, how is Elfwine close to Frodo/Bilbo?
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Eldorion Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:03 pm
halfwise wrote:A sunflower seed.
But wait, how is Elfwine close to Frodo/Bilbo?
Elfwine and Bilbo were both part of framing devices that explained how the stories of Middle-earth made it to the present day. Elfwine visited Tol Eressea and composed the Book of Lost Tales from stories he heard there, while Bilbo (and Frodo and a few others) wrote the Red Book of Westmarch which was preserved until Tolkien discovered and translated it.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Mrs Figg Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:03 pm
halfwise wrote:A sunflower seed.
no. its something Tolkien inspired
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by halfwise Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:46 pm
Sam's Mallorn seed.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Forest Shepherd Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:00 am
Ahem, I would like to direct the forums attention to the rules page. It was Eldo's well-earned turn, not Mrs. Figg's.
That being said, good riddle Mrs. Figg, and now back to Eldo!
That being said, good riddle Mrs. Figg, and now back to Eldo!
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Pettytyrant101 Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:01 am
Well thats Figg for you, impulsive, but endearing with it. 
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by halfwise Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:15 am
Will her going out of turn cancel my turn? I think that's fair. On to Eldo.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Forest Shepherd Tue Mar 25, 2014 1:51 am
Yes, I think it's best to nip this soft-hearted rebellion in the bud.halfwise wrote:Will her going out of turn cancel my turn? I think that's fair. On to Eldo.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Eldorion Tue Mar 25, 2014 2:18 am
A genius won't give up his solution,
so you better read deep in these clues, son.
Jewels mean more to me than family;
Saying "fuck the police" just made 'em ban me.
That's right, I got more beef than Monsanto.
A wordsmith makes you envy his cantos.
The first consonant is the last bell that I'll ring:
You sing, my thing, make way for the King.
so you better read deep in these clues, son.
Jewels mean more to me than family;
Saying "fuck the police" just made 'em ban me.
That's right, I got more beef than Monsanto.
A wordsmith makes you envy his cantos.
The first consonant is the last bell that I'll ring:
You sing, my thing, make way for the King.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by halfwise Tue Mar 25, 2014 2:25 am
Feanor. At least based on the first half. Don't get the second half.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Eldorion Tue Mar 25, 2014 2:29 am
Yep.
Second half was based on: http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_Shibboleth_of_F%C3%ABanor But I know that's obscure which is why I tried to add some more obvious hints in the first half.
Second half was based on: http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_Shibboleth_of_F%C3%ABanor But I know that's obscure which is why I tried to add some more obvious hints in the first half.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by bungobaggins Tue Mar 25, 2014 2:33 am
Eldorion wrote:A genius won't give up his solution,
so you better read deep in these clues, son.
Jewels mean more to me than family;
Saying "fuck the police" just made 'em ban me.
That's right, I got more beef than Monsanto.
A wordsmith makes you envy his cantos.
The first consonant is the last bell that I'll ring:
You sing, my thing, make way for the King.
Beautiful. I thought about making mine rhyme, but it just seemed like too much work.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Eldorion Tue Mar 25, 2014 2:36 am
Thanks! I need to work on my flow, but I tried to at least give each line the same number of syllables.
I think this is my favorite Tolkien-themed rap that I've written.
I need to work on my flow, but I tried to at least give each line the same number of syllables.I think this is my favorite Tolkien-themed rap that I've written.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by halfwise Tue Mar 25, 2014 1:03 pm
This is probably too easy, but want a rhyme and don't have time to obscure it:
I fall away from myself,
and to the elves sing;
I grant final haven
to those who bore the ring.
I fall away from myself,
and to the elves sing;
I grant final haven
to those who bore the ring.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Mrs Figg Tue Mar 25, 2014 1:10 pm
Forest Shepherd wrote:
Yes, I think it's best to nip this soft-hearted rebellion in the bud.
nice try
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