03-30-2002, 07:51 PM | #201 |
The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium)
Posts: 14,363
|
To Beardofpants and Elf girl: No but now that I consider your answers they would have been fitting too. But it wasn't what I was looking for.
An eagle soaring through the skies Carrying destiny upon its wings Swiftly in silver it flies As the crown it flings I was gonna say Celebrindal, but with your last hint I'm at a loss. Mithril then? "The mark of splendor Lost to knowledge, Newly remembered." Probably said before, the elessar?
__________________
We are not things. |
03-30-2002, 07:55 PM | #202 | |
the Shrike
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: San Francisco, CA <3
Posts: 10,647
|
Quote:
__________________
"Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords |
|
03-30-2002, 08:03 PM | #203 | |
Lurker
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Lothlórien
Posts: 3,419
|
Quote:
Mithril is the closest yet. Not right, though.
__________________
There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium... |
|
03-30-2002, 08:23 PM | #204 | |
Eccentric Chocolate Crow
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: The Emerald City--Seattle, WA
Posts: 1,861
|
Quote:
And for Mark of Splendor...is it Aragorn's flag? The one Arwen made.... -tano
__________________
Wisdom for Short Attention Spans...Ozy and Millie. It rocks. Food Of The Gods: 3,7-dihydro-3,7-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione Feed Me.... Another Online Dwelling Place... "All right, I confess. It is my intention to comandeer a ship, pick up a crew in Tortuga, to rape, pillage, plunder and otherwise pilfer my weasely black guts out." -Captain Jack Sparrow "The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify." -Amelia Peabody Emerson "Most people obey the orders of someone who is pointing a gun at their head." -A.P. Emerson |
|
03-30-2002, 08:26 PM | #205 | |
Lurker
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Lothlórien
Posts: 3,419
|
Quote:
__________________
There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium... |
|
03-30-2002, 08:53 PM | #206 |
The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium)
Posts: 14,363
|
And we have a winner! I'll try and post another one tomorrow, but it'll probably be as simple as this one. I know those two unsolved riddles are gonna haunt me for the rest of the night. Curse you root and branch!
__________________
We are not things. |
03-30-2002, 08:54 PM | #207 | |
Lurker
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Lothlórien
Posts: 3,419
|
Quote:
__________________
There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium... |
|
03-30-2002, 09:09 PM | #208 |
Padawan
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: The Barony of Carolingia
Posts: 2,176
|
why, oh why are these riddles so bloody hard???? even Gollum probably wouldn't be able to get them!! maybe you ought to send them to Andy Serkis (he plays Gollum) and see if he can get them!
__________________
There are only four questions of value in life: What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for? What is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same: ONLY LOVE. Dance as though nobody's watching. Sing as though nobody's listening. Dream as though you'll live forever. Live as though you'll die tomorrow. EIDRIORCQWSDAKLMEDDCWWTIWOATTOPWFIO and proud! FRODO LIVES!!!!! |
03-30-2002, 09:10 PM | #209 | |
Padawan
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: The Barony of Carolingia
Posts: 2,176
|
Quote:
__________________
There are only four questions of value in life: What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for? What is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same: ONLY LOVE. Dance as though nobody's watching. Sing as though nobody's listening. Dream as though you'll live forever. Live as though you'll die tomorrow. EIDRIORCQWSDAKLMEDDCWWTIWOATTOPWFIO and proud! FRODO LIVES!!!!! |
|
03-30-2002, 09:12 PM | #210 |
Head Hollara
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Texas
Posts: 751
|
I second that curse.
__________________
"People used to ring up and say 'Don't quit your day job' or 'sell your synth', but the joke's on them: we were fired and the synth is broken!" -John Flansburgh from They Might Be Giants Ever heard of Mormons? I'm one. Click here to know more about us. |
03-30-2002, 09:17 PM | #211 |
Lurker
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Lothlórien
Posts: 3,419
|
Honestly...you don't need to curse me...it's just a riddle...precious...what has it gots in its pocketses...not fair...preciousssss...
__________________
There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium... |
03-31-2002, 02:48 AM | #212 |
Enting
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Over the Hill, and under the Hill, and across the Water. From the lands of my birth, into the place beyond the Sundering Seas.
Posts: 69
|
Elf Girl,
I have been pondering your riddle for over a day now. Every time I think of it, my mind shouts, "Durin! Durin!" then the other half of my brain shouts back, "No, it's not Durin, you idiot." But then you posted the location of it, and that mithril was close, so I have to know, is it Durin?
__________________
The Enigmatic F.B.-B. ~"Why, to think of it, we're in the same tale still! It's going on."~ Olalye i vanwa i lome, Olalye a manan mapaiauretul i aure. (Translated: Dream of the past by night, Dream of how you can grasp the future by day.) Greet each day with enthusiasm. You never know what tale you might be thrust into before nightfall ... Be sure you have enough courage stored up to endure once the quest has found you. |
03-31-2002, 02:51 AM | #213 |
Enting
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Over the Hill, and under the Hill, and across the Water. From the lands of my birth, into the place beyond the Sundering Seas.
Posts: 69
|
Or the... the... argh! What is the word for the writing on the doors of Moria and on Bilbo's map? Moon letters, and star letters, but there is a name. If you know what I'm talking about, please tell me yes or no.
__________________
The Enigmatic F.B.-B. ~"Why, to think of it, we're in the same tale still! It's going on."~ Olalye i vanwa i lome, Olalye a manan mapaiauretul i aure. (Translated: Dream of the past by night, Dream of how you can grasp the future by day.) Greet each day with enthusiasm. You never know what tale you might be thrust into before nightfall ... Be sure you have enough courage stored up to endure once the quest has found you. |
03-31-2002, 02:58 AM | #214 |
Enting
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Over the Hill, and under the Hill, and across the Water. From the lands of my birth, into the place beyond the Sundering Seas.
Posts: 69
|
Oh, and by the way, your answer on mine was not it. The sun was actually closer. Clue: It is not something exclusive to the writings of Tolkien.
__________________
The Enigmatic F.B.-B. ~"Why, to think of it, we're in the same tale still! It's going on."~ Olalye i vanwa i lome, Olalye a manan mapaiauretul i aure. (Translated: Dream of the past by night, Dream of how you can grasp the future by day.) Greet each day with enthusiasm. You never know what tale you might be thrust into before nightfall ... Be sure you have enough courage stored up to endure once the quest has found you. |
03-31-2002, 03:20 AM | #215 |
Elf Lord
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: California
Posts: 60,865
|
The letters on the door were wrought of ithildin. The writing system itself was Tengwar.
The obvious answer to the eagle riddle would be the winged crown of Gondor, but I'm not sure if that is in "the second book" (Two Towers or Ring Goes South?). Did anyone ever guess the answer to BeardofPants riddle about the evening? I think the answer must be the evening star: Eärendil (or as we would say: Venus).
__________________
Falmon -- Dylan |
03-31-2002, 04:08 AM | #216 | |
the Shrike
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: San Francisco, CA <3
Posts: 10,647
|
Quote:
"The mark of splendor Lost to knowledge, Newly remembered."
__________________
"Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords |
|
03-31-2002, 04:40 AM | #217 | |
Enting
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Over the Hill, and under the Hill, and across the Water. From the lands of my birth, into the place beyond the Sundering Seas.
Posts: 69
|
Ithilden! Starmoon! (Slaps forehead.) Of course! My knack with languages fades with the death of day's light, I'm afraid. Thank you!
Quote:
(To self,) Ah well, stop procrastinating! I'm having two kids over for the weekend who insist on a traditional Easter egg hunt tomorrow. So, I have to gently enlighten them... Yes, you guessed it. I'm making them answer a riddle to find each one. Now back to the nassty eggsess... (Grin.)
__________________
The Enigmatic F.B.-B. ~"Why, to think of it, we're in the same tale still! It's going on."~ Olalye i vanwa i lome, Olalye a manan mapaiauretul i aure. (Translated: Dream of the past by night, Dream of how you can grasp the future by day.) Greet each day with enthusiasm. You never know what tale you might be thrust into before nightfall ... Be sure you have enough courage stored up to endure once the quest has found you. |
|
03-31-2002, 04:53 AM | #218 |
Enting
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Over the Hill, and under the Hill, and across the Water. From the lands of my birth, into the place beyond the Sundering Seas.
Posts: 69
|
Nolendil? She already said it was not The Two Towers, so my assumption is that she means "Book Two" which begins with "Many Meetings", I believe. I hope we are able to answer this one soon.
__________________
The Enigmatic F.B.-B. ~"Why, to think of it, we're in the same tale still! It's going on."~ Olalye i vanwa i lome, Olalye a manan mapaiauretul i aure. (Translated: Dream of the past by night, Dream of how you can grasp the future by day.) Greet each day with enthusiasm. You never know what tale you might be thrust into before nightfall ... Be sure you have enough courage stored up to endure once the quest has found you. |
03-31-2002, 08:46 AM | #219 |
The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium)
Posts: 14,363
|
Ithildin! That was my guess too! I've been pondering on those to for the enitre night and when I rush to the computer to post my answer.. what do I get? You guys beat me to it!
__________________
We are not things. |
03-31-2002, 09:45 AM | #220 | ||
the Shrike
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: San Francisco, CA <3
Posts: 10,647
|
Quote:
Quote:
__________________
"Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords |
||
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Riddling III | Twista | Middle Earth | 997 | 05-02-2010 09:18 PM |
Riddling continued | Sister Golden Hair | Middle Earth | 1415 | 11-06-2004 02:32 PM |