Re: The Riddle-Game

by Eldorion Fri Mar 28, 2014 3:43 am

halfwise wrote:maybe if reverse some words: "brother's son" not "son's brother" and "mama's baby" not "baby Mama".

You could try that. study

by Eldorion Fri Mar 28, 2014 3:44 am

Radaghast wrote:I was about to guess but then I realized I'd have to come up with a riddle if I happened to be right

I know what you mean. Laughing

I was really disappointed when Halfy guessed my first riddle like 20 minutes after I posted it. Razz

by bungobaggins Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:52 am

I figure I should back away now and let someone else take a stab at it. Don't want to wind up having to do the next one! Wink

by bungobaggins Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:54 am

Yup, pretty sure I got it now. Nod

Just leave it to someone else.

by halfwise Fri Mar 28, 2014 12:11 pm

String, or nothing!

by Mrs Figg Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:58 pm

In the words of Lauren Hill ''here I come, ready or not'' :brows:

shining bright like a star
burning bright from afar
no darkness can quench me
the night bows before me
radiant as the moon
to the benighted a boon
no tooth can bite me
no sword abide me
soft as silk
fluid as milk
hard as rock
rings never unlocked
saved a world
banners unfurled
bow to none
shining sun

by Tinuviel Fri Mar 28, 2014 2:58 pm

Is yours Earendil Figgs? And is Eldo's Denethor?

by Eldorion Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:50 pm

Tinuviel wrote:And is Eldo's Denethor?

Ding ding ding! Very Happy

by halfwise Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:09 pm

If Denethor, didn't you mean "Sister's son" rather than "son's brother"?

by **Amarië** Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:19 pm

Denethor has a nephew? I got lost wondering if Eldo meant half brother or something, but I think "my son's brother" is Faramir.

by Mrs Figg Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:32 pm

Tinuviel wrote:Is yours Earendil Figgs?

No. But good guess Razz

by Radaghast Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:41 pm

Amarië wrote:Denethor has a nephew? I got lost wondering if Eldo meant half brother or something, but I think "my son's brother" is Faramir.

I don't think Denethor had a nephew. Theoden did, though.

by Eldorion Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:52 pm

halfwise wrote:If Denethor, didn't you mean "Sister's son" rather than "son's brother"?

"Son's brother" was a rather roundabout way of filling out the syllables for that line, though it was also supposed to suggest that the character had (at least) two sons as a further clue (and also allude to his different attitudes towards the two, though that doesn't really come across in a throw-away line). Shrugging

by halfwise Fri Mar 28, 2014 6:41 pm

I may be wrong, but wasn't Theodred his only son? Eomer being his nephew. Maybe being too literal...the phrase 'sister's son' would have given it away immediately.

by Eldorion Fri Mar 28, 2014 6:50 pm

I'm not sure what you're getting at. The answer was Denethor, and the sons in question were Boromir and Faramir.

by Forest Shepherd Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:01 pm

Clearly some more of Mrs. Figgs misinformation. I think Halfwise was under the impression that Theoden was the answer.
Anyway, Tinuviel's turn!

by Radaghast Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:11 pm

halfwise wrote:I may be wrong, but wasn't Theodred his only son? Eomer being his nephew. Maybe being too literal...the phrase 'sister's son' would have given it away immediately.

Yup, which is why the answer couldn't be Theoden.

Maybe the clue got confused somehow. Here's the riddle again:

War just makes me anxious, but battles make me crazy.
Even if you see good the fog is always hazy.
I got no drama cause the baby mama's in the dirt,
And now my son's brother is about to bring the hurt.

by Mrs Figg Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:21 pm

Forest Shepherd wrote:Clearly some more of Mrs. Figgs misinformation. I think Halfwise was under the impression that Theoden was the answer.
Anyway, Tinuviel's turn!

by halfwise Fri Mar 28, 2014 9:46 pm

Forest Shepherd wrote:Clearly some more of Mrs. Figgs misinformation. I think Halfwise was under the impression that Theoden was the answer.
Anyway, Tinuviel's turn!

Oh, yeah, reading too fast.

by Tinuviel Sat Mar 29, 2014 4:03 am

Oh gosh, my turn??? Hmm let's see...

This might be easy, but oh well!

A figure with mouth but voice forgotten
To all but the few who dare to walk in
to a source that has lost its heart and its way
But in lore and in blood shall forever stay?

Ok, maybe it's not easy, but off you go!

by bungobaggins Sat Mar 29, 2014 4:31 am

Hmmm, the Mouth of Sauron?

by Forest Shepherd Sat Mar 29, 2014 5:13 am

I really want to guess something to do with the Paths of the Dead, and the haunted mountain. I forget the details, as I haven't read the book recently enough, but is this close?

Or else the statues of the Pukel-men, but that can't be it. Razz

Edit: (In fact, I'm almost certain it has something to do with the oath-breakers, as, unlike their film counterparts, they didn't really talk. However, I would imagine more specific details concerning their oath-breaking if this was the answer.)

by Tinuviel Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:12 pm

Nope and nope. Keep guessing!!

by Mrs Figg Sat Mar 29, 2014 9:13 pm

is it the Black River in Mirkwood?

by halfwise Sat Mar 29, 2014 9:37 pm

Tinuviel wrote:Oh gosh, my turn??? Hmm let's see...

This might be easy, but oh well!

A figure with mouth but voice forgotten
To all but the few who dare to walk in
to a source that has lost its heart and its way
But in lore and in blood shall forever stay?

Ok, maybe it's not easy, but off you go!

drat-dammit, this one's too evocative to let go. I want to say the statues at Tol Brindir, but the 'walk in' bit doesn't fit.