Riddling III

[Keith K]

Originally Posted by Valandil

Coiled... not many First Age objects survived into the Third Age. Is it one of the Palantiri???

I'll go ahead and solve your "Decked out..."
That's the five hobbit ponies who escaped from the stables at Bree when the Black Riders came to town - and Barliman Butterbur paid the Hobbits for them. When they fled to Tom Bombadil, and he heard where they came from, he returned them to Butterbur, who ended up with a good bargain for them.

Sharp-ears, Wise-nose, Swish-tail, White-socks and Bumpkin.

These ponies five avoided hell, but they never came to Rivendell.

Thanks for solving the riddle so exactly!

The answer to Coiled is not the palantiri. The solution involves something on a considerably larger scale. (it's bigger than a breadbox. much muCH MUCH BIGGER).