You're quick, LA ;). Lembas is correct
I was thinking about just going with that second stanza, but I thought it might be a little too tough by itself and added the one above it.
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You're quick, LA ;). Lembas is correct
I was thinking about just going with that second stanza, but I thought it might be a little too tough by itself and added the one above it.
I have a near finished riddle that's been in my head for a while... I'll finish it up now and post it.
Here's the best I can do with it. :p
I gave my love to two,
They fought for me in their rivalry,
One I chose for a time,
Forsaking the other,
Then I left my chosen,
Losing my only lover,
Now I sail the Sea in peace,
Great friend of the Elven-Kings.
Earendil, who as a half-Elf could have chosen either race, and really liked Men (in a non-gay sense!) but ended up becoming an Elf; his ship was placed in the stars and he is said to still be sailing?
Sorry, he seems to fit most of the riddle in that sense, but he's not the answer I'm looking for. :)
Findulas (the Elf that is, the one that loved Gwindor and then Turin)?
Sorry, she doesn't really fit the last two lines.
Heh, it seems to me to be Osse, the Maia of Ulmo?
Nope, sorry.
How about Earendil the Mariner? He could fit (metaphorically at least)
That was, as you can see, my first thought too! But it was wrong. Great minds think alike...Quote:
Originally Posted by LOTRFan101
Oh, oops. Heheh. Well I suppose I should come up with a different guess then. Hrrrrmmmmm... the Nauglamir?
Sorry... the answer can be found in one specific book... I don't know if anyone has read that book...
hi folks, im back finally. its been too long!
ok i took on LA's latest and did a little research, (as is my custom with any of LA's riddles hehe)
heres the beast:
I gave my love to two,
They fought for me in their rivalry,
One I chose for a time,
Forsaking the other,
Then I left my chosen,
Losing my only lover,
Now I sail the Sea in peace,
Great friend of the Elven-Kings.
The answer I've come up with at this point is Aldarion, the king of numenor. He was also a great mariner. He was husband of Erendis, and chose her over his seafaring life, but then left his estranged wife to go sail the seas again. He lost her in the end as she died in water trying at last to find him.
(edit: Aldarion also gave much aid to the elves)
This all came from a famous tale out of numenor called "The Mariner's Wife"
Am i right? wow LA your riddles really get me exploring the lore lol
if im wrong i get to do even more exploring woohoo!
Good guess Elvyen. I'll add another of my own, Nienor, from the Children of Hurin.
She was loved by both Brandir and Turin, married Turin, but when she finally discovered that he was her brother she hurled herself into the sea, never to be seen again.
Then Turin, being the nice guy he is, killed Brandir because he was ticked off. So that would fit the quarreling in rivalry part, even if it was after Nienor's death/disappearance.
If this is as bad as I think it is, he's saying the answer is not in the Silmarillion... because we've pretty much all read that.Quote:
Originally Posted by lastalliance
It may be in some obscure work... Therefore I'm inclined to guess Aldarion, the more obscure, is correct...
You got it once again, Elvyen. :)
Excellent!:) another great one LA,
(i admit I resorted to wikipedia for that one.:( )
ok here's my latest,
Born I was on a day of despondence and grief
My father dwelt then midst the highest of elves
On the day all the blessed were mourning themselves
On a black day when blasphemy conquered belief
My father in misery gave me my name
And my mission, to faithfully render the tale
To remind all the fair folk who easterly sail
Of two fair children murdered, of tears and of shame
Turin?
I'm guessing it's a Man of some kind whose father lived with the Elves at the time... in the Silmarillion-lore...
And Hurin fought in the Battle of Unnumbered Tears, or whatever they called it, where Melkor pretty much owned everyone...
Am I on the right track here?
You know, despite all the other amazing and beautiful things Tolkein wrote about, whenever he made mention of an elven lament I would always imagine it to be the most heart-wrenching, soul-stirring music that could possibly be heard.
I remember once setting down the book and just thinking (for how long, I don't know) about what it would be like to dwell in Aman and listen to the elvish voices, even in mourning... or maybe especially in mourning. How moving it must be...
I only mention all that because I think the answer to Elvyen's riddle may be the Aldudenie.
Great guess Womdon! you got it:) (and a beautifully written guess at that hehe)
It is indeed describing The Aldudénië, the lament for the destruction of the Two Trees and the darkening of Valinor, composed by the Vanyar Elemmírë.
ALL the Eldar knew it by heart.:(
Cool riddle, I'll see if I can come up with one today, don't have one prepared at the moment.
In honor of the exciting announcement of the new areas being added in the expansion, here's my riddle for today:
They felt breezes blend from beyond the bend
Clutched doomed sand from Vala-blessed land
Stiched the floral seams of Sindarin dreams
And inspired awe once the child-folk saw
Wardens of the bridge which loving to the loved linked,
Greeted fond by foreign eyes, and in the Redbook inked,
Fateful wanderers swiftly escorted by legendary kings,
Lingering only where great hope and inspiration truly rings,
From the First, to the Second, to the second of the First,
Tended by and tending to whom are duly Vala-versed.
... Rangers?
(Couldn't see that coming from me :D)
You? Rangers? Naawwww ;)
At any rate, I see Rangers fitting several of the lines pretty well, but not all of them.