The Riddle-Game

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Originally Posted by elvyen

Excellent first riddle Fusillade, keep them coming!

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Thanks! And yes, of course the answer is indeed the Last Bridge.

All pretty obvious but here's the breakdown:

1st stanza refers to Bilbo crossing over on his way to the Lonely Mountains, and Frodo's crossing bearing the ring.

2nd refers to the 3 Nazgul Glorfindel found awaiting Frodo on his way to Rivendell.

3rd refers to Aragorn, finding the green stone left by Glorfindel as a token indicating it was safe to pass.

4th is the total give-away ;) using the Sindarin name for the Hoarwell.

Good morning riddlers! And a fine Wednesday morning at that. Here's a riddle I've been thinking about since yesterday,

What do you get when a rigid white sash,
And the first yellow bloom of spring meet?
A green-eyed acquaintance of silvery stash,
And a blue purgative plant, not-so-sweet.
But if botanical musing just isn't your thing,
Consider her fight with the force of the ring,
And imprisonment before its defeat.

It's almost a limerick, heheh. Too bad I don't remember any wisdom from my high-school english classes or I might be able to get the metre correct.

After reading it over, it looks like it's probably tougher than I wanted it to be. I will say that if you can figure out which two plants it references then the riddle's a snap.

Wow, that one is hard. Well the only woman to have a ring would be Galadriel, but I don't think she really fits the lines...








e.h.b

A more precise wording would have been "forces" of the ring, rather than force.

(in other words, the answer's not a ringbearer)

So a plant that fought "forces of the Ring", i.e. Ringwraiths?

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Galadriel's Mallorn Trees (again)? I don't know.

Hmm.. the first part seems to reference Mallorn trees again, being that they bloomed yellow in spring, with a silver trunk, then afterwards had leaves green above and silver below; the green-eyed acquaintance of silvery stash? Then the blue purgative plant seems to be Athleas; the blue being that to be used in healing it was bruised first..

So if I'm right, Mallorn and Athelas unfortunately leaves me stumped. I can't think of any woman who was ever imprisoned by the forces of Evil; fighting the forces of the Ring seems like it could be Sauron himself, which leant me towards Luthien, given that she was "imprisoned" to the Doom of Men later on?

Good riddle Womdon :)

Thanks Jonwah, but I'm starting to think it's a clunker. Oh well, guess it happens now and then.

Buuuut maybe someone can still figure it out. The two plants mentioned are real life plants whose names were used by Tolkein for a couple of his characters. In the interest of moving things along, I'll give a hint... the answer to the riddle is an NPC in the game as well. In fact, if I remember correctly she even gives you a quest.

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Originally Posted by Womdon

The two plants mentioned are real life plants whose names were used by Tolkein for a couple of his characters.

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...... Rosie? :D

edited to hide my foolishness

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Originally Posted by Womdon

Good morning riddlers! And a fine Wednesday morning at that. Here's a riddle I've been thinking about since yesterday,

What do you get when a rigid white sash,
And the first yellow bloom of spring meet?
A green-eyed acquaintance of silvery stash,
And a blue purgative plant, not-so-sweet.
But if botanical musing just isn't your thing,
Consider her fight with the force of the ring,
And imprisonment before its defeat.

It's almost a limerick, heheh. Too bad I don't remember any wisdom from my high-school english classes or I might be able to get the metre correct.

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Eowyn. (Another excellent, and rather poetic riddle)

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Originally Posted by Womdon

Good morning riddlers! And a fine Wednesday morning at that. Here's a riddle I've been thinking about since yesterday,

What do you get when a rigid white sash,
And the first yellow bloom of spring meet?
A green-eyed acquaintance of silvery stash,
And a blue purgative plant, not-so-sweet.
But if botanical musing just isn't your thing,
Consider her fight with the force of the ring,
And imprisonment before its defeat.

It's almost a limerick, heheh. Too bad I don't remember any wisdom from my high-school english classes or I might be able to get the metre correct.

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Lalia is my guess.

-SarahJo, Gladden server

Actually, after thinking about it some more, I'm saying Lobelia Sackville-Baggins.

Lobelia sounds like a good possibility, how about Elanor (sic?) for the other flower? The daughter of Sam and the golden "sun-flower" of Lothlorien, which I believe (guess) bloomed in spring.

..yeah your right lobelia does fit the last two lines perfectly doesnt she...
but the first lines? could the two plants meeting refer, not to her name, but rather to her parents meeting and producing her? <:( were they named after the plants described? primrose isnt blue or a purgative..and green-eyed..
and her dad was Blanco Boffin. blanco=white? (white sash?)
(err oops i mean bracegirdle..)
...ill shut up now

I would think Marigold Twospade.

Woah, whole slew of guesses since I last checked. And as it just so happens, one of them is right! Woohoo!

Lobelia's correct.

I should probably explain myself since this one was a bit convoluted. The first two lines represent her parents, Blanco Bracegirdle (rigid white sash) and Primrose Boffin (first yellow bloom of spring). The primrose is mostly a british flower, which is why it's not too well known here in the states.

Lobelia is a genus of plant with several varieties, but most of them are blue and most are used as a purgative. In other words, they induce vomiting. You gotta love Tolkein's sense of naming ;).

Promise my next riddle won't be that obscure, heheh.

That was a sweet riddle :) Now for me to try and match it!

-SarahJo, 50 Minstrel, Gladden Server

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Originally Posted by MissGrace

That was a sweet riddle :) Now for me to try and match it!

-SarahJo, 50 Minstrel, Gladden Server

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Please don't that one gave me a headache :)

A tale I carry, from your side
To my friend, while you hide
A pipe I smoke, short and black
As I sneer, behind your back

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Originally Posted by MissGrace

A tale I carry, from your side
To my friend, while you hide
A pipe I smoke, short and black
As I sneer, behind your back

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Bill Ferny?

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Originally Posted by Entdaddy

Bill Ferny?

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Yup, good job!

Entdaddy, do you mind if i throw my latest riddle up here while we wait for you to put one up? I just finished it off this evening

I wanted to experiment with a really complex or unique rhyme scheme and metre. I held to the patterns I wanted for a while but by the end i had deviated :rolleyes:
anyway,


Atop a ledge, at edge, no guard, nor hedge, not barred, not bridged.
Not scarred, uncaged, not tame, or mild, for ages piled o’er ages, wild; courageous;
pure hearts undefiled, and almost childlike in their agelessness
Fell lords, gnarled swords, they’ve drawn.
They’ve soared, toward dawn, towards foreign sun.
to distant shores they’ve come and gone with extraordinary fearlessness
Starlight on wings, by night, did cling, did bring them sight, did shine like spring; bathed all in white.
With kingly might, that fateful flight saved all, gave all salvation, light.
Their call set fires alight again; in hearts rekindled will to fight.
Though dwindled then, dwarves, elves, and men allied with them.
Then was renewed the strength within themselves,
and so begin the hellish war to win.

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Very Nice, I'm going to say your talking about the Eagles and their arrival at the Battle of Five Armies or at the Gates of Mordor.

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Originally Posted by elvyen

Atop a ledge, at edge, no guard, nor hedge, not barred, not bridged. - This is the Eagles eyre
Not scarred, uncaged, not tame, or mild, for ages piled o’er ages, wild; courageous;
pure hearts undefiled, and almost childlike in their agelessness - The eagles are proud, and wild creatures who are the servants of Manwe
Fell lords, gnarled swords, they’ve drawn. - I'm guessing this is either the Nazgul or the orcs at Erebor OR it is the talons of the Eagles themselves
They’ve soared, toward dawn, towards foreign sun.
to distant shores they’ve come and gone with extraordinary fearlessness - The eagles had to fly very far east, far from their home
Starlight on wings, by night, did cling, did bring them sight, did shine like spring; bathed all in white. - I think they flew by night and arrived at dawn?
With kingly might, that fateful flight saved all, gave all salvation, light. - Their arrival turned the tide of battle in both fights
Their call set fires alight again; in hearts rekindled will to fight.
Though dwindled then, dwarves, elves, and men allied with them.
Then was renewed the strength within themselves,
and so begin the hellish war to win. - The Eagles served as a rallying call at both battles which rekindled the will to fight when all seemed lost

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Very nice riddle, elvyen, I like the scheme. I would also agree that it sounds like eagles, but I'll guess the riddle's about their role in the War of Wrath, when Morgoth was finally overthrown.