The Riddle-Game
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Tinuviel Fri Apr 18, 2014 2:24 pm
DING DING DING!!!!! Got it halfy! A present from Felagund to Barahir, then passed down to Beren who married Luthien, and their heirs also received the ring until Aragorn gave it to Arwen as a token of his love 
You're up!
You're up!
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by halfwise Fri Apr 18, 2014 2:30 pm
A forger, a defier, a banner,
An unrequited lover.
Linchpin of history, so rarely described.
(Yes Forest, these have tended towards middle earth, but that's where our interest lies.)
An unrequited lover.
Linchpin of history, so rarely described.
(Yes Forest, these have tended towards middle earth, but that's where our interest lies.)
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Eldorion Fri Apr 18, 2014 6:26 pm
I read the second word of that as "defiler" and was afraid you had made an Azog-themed poem for a minute. 
Anyway, I'm not totally confident in this guess, but is it Morgoth?
Anyway, I'm not totally confident in this guess, but is it Morgoth?
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by halfwise Fri Apr 18, 2014 6:27 pm
Nope.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by halfwise Fri Apr 18, 2014 7:56 pm
Nobody else trying. Time to bump the thread.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Eldorion Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:06 pm
Waaaaaait a minute. Is it Celebrimbor?
Edit: I haven't been sleeping enough for this, but I'm almost certain now. He's certainly a forger, defier, and banner, though I was thinking of different meanings for some of those words at first.
Edit: I haven't been sleeping enough for this, but I'm almost certain now. He's certainly a forger, defier, and banner, though I was thinking of different meanings for some of those words at first.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by halfwise Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:10 pm
Yep. Sucker. Now it's your turn. 
(Celibrimbor's body carried as a banner for Sauron's troops is one of the most vivid images around. But I never felt the character of Celebrimbor himself was explored as much as deserved.)
(Celibrimbor's body carried as a banner for Sauron's troops is one of the most vivid images around. But I never felt the character of Celebrimbor himself was explored as much as deserved.)
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Eldorion Fri Apr 18, 2014 10:03 pm
When I started thinking of "forger" in terms of metalworking instead of fraud I suspected Celebrimbor, and then I remembered the banner thing. which convinced me.. I agree, he's a fascinating character from what glimpses we have.
Now to think up of a good riddle.
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Now to think up of a good riddle.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by halfwise Fri Apr 18, 2014 10:08 pm
We could take Forest's suggestion and move it away from ME trivia more into the realm of the original riddle game.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Mrs Figg Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:03 pm
like this one.. 
The longer I am
the louder the maidens scream
stroke me dont pull me
I am the cat who got the cream
I swish and hiss
I may have fleas
That doesnt stop me from being
a fangirls dream.
The longer I am
the louder the maidens scream
stroke me dont pull me
I am the cat who got the cream
I swish and hiss
I may have fleas
That doesnt stop me from being
a fangirls dream.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by halfwise Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:16 pm
Sounds most likely._________________
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Mrs Figg Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:41 pm
well I was thinking of Thorins hair, but what the heck 
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Forest Shepherd Sun Apr 20, 2014 5:22 am
What "cream" did Thorin's hair get? 
And yes, I did mention the trivia thing, but then I posted a rather trivial Tolkien riddle pretty early on too.
Variety would be the best way to approach it, as I haven't read as much as many of those posting.
And yes, I did mention the trivia thing, but then I posted a rather trivial Tolkien riddle pretty early on too.
Variety would be the best way to approach it, as I haven't read as much as many of those posting.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by chris63 Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:36 pm
Happy Birthday to Andy Serkis!
Andy turned 50 yesterday.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Forest Shepherd Mon Apr 21, 2014 6:04 am
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"The earth was rushing past like a river or a sea below him. Trees and water, and green grass, hurried away beneath. A great roar of wild animals rose as they rushed over the Zoological Gardens, mixed with a chattering of monkeys and a screaming of birds; but it died away in a moment behind them. And now there was nothing but the roofs of houses, sweeping along like a great torrent of stones and rocks. Chimney-pots fell, and tiles flew from the roofs..."
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by halfwise Mon Apr 21, 2014 12:22 pm
Forest Shepherd wrote:What "cream" did Thorin's hair get?
I think they were all using library paste. Which reminds me of a limerick:
A newlywed couple named Kelly
Spent their honeymoon belly to belly
for because in their haste
they used library paste
Instead of petroleum jelly.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Pettytyrant101 Mon Apr 21, 2014 1:07 pm
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Forest Shepherd Sun May 04, 2014 2:43 am
Ahem, I invoke the right to take that which others have abandoned!
I am the voice that calls the pack,
I am that which wilds the tame.
I belong to the rushing mountain rivers,
and the eternally frozen tundra plain.
I unsettle the meek,
and frenzy the fiercest.
The claw that cuts,
the tooth that pierces.
I am the challenger of society,
the breaker of spirits.
My voice is heard within,
by all whom hear it.
I am the voice that calls the pack,
I am that which wilds the tame.
I belong to the rushing mountain rivers,
and the eternally frozen tundra plain.
I unsettle the meek,
and frenzy the fiercest.
The claw that cuts,
the tooth that pierces.
I am the challenger of society,
the breaker of spirits.
My voice is heard within,
by all whom hear it.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by bungobaggins Sun May 04, 2014 5:15 am
Are we expanding beyond the Legendarium with this riddle? 
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Forest Shepherd Sun May 04, 2014 7:05 am
This is not related to Tolkien's writings.
It is related to another authors.
It is related to another authors.
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Re: The Riddle-Game
by Eldorion Sun May 04, 2014 6:37 pm
I wanna say it has something to do with the wargs in ASOIAF, but that might be because I have George R.R. Martin on the mind right now (reading ADWD).
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