Riddling III - Page 24

Noble Elf Lord · 07-18-2008, 06:58 AM

A mighty weapon, the wielder was willing,
had to be broken for unforeseen killing.

Not very good, but I guess it'll keep you thinking. I hope you don't mind me posting here, not having answered a riddle for ages.

***Valandil*** · 07-18-2008, 05:03 PM

Oh - it's alright. We're very 'freeform' in this thread. Anyone is free to post a new riddle at any time, without having solved, etc. We can have multiple unsolved riddles on the floor at once.

Yours... I'd say maybe Merry's Barrow-knife that helped kill the Witch-King? (since his killing was not forseen)

I was thinking Merry's knife evaporated rather than breaking, but I could be wrong. I should check.

Noble Elf Lord · 07-19-2008, 04:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valandil

Oh - it's alright. We're very 'freeform' in this thread. Anyone is free to post a new riddle at any time, without having solved, etc. We can have multiple unsolved riddles on the floor at once.

Yours... I'd say maybe Merry's Barrow-knife that helped kill the Witch-King? (since his killing was not forseen)

I was thinking Merry's knife evaporated rather than breaking, but I could be wrong. I should check.

Nice guess, but no. And - correct me if I remember wrong - but didn't Glorfindel in a way foresee WK's doom? After the next guess from anyone, if it's wrong, I'll give a little tip...

Curufin · 07-19-2008, 04:29 AM

Narsil?

***Valandil*** · 07-19-2008, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noble Elf Lord

Nice guess, but no. And - correct me if I remember wrong - but didn't Glorfindel in a way foresee WK's doom? After the next guess from anyone, if it's wrong, I'll give a little tip...

Yes - Glorfindel forsaw some, but not all. And what he said about it wasn't very helpful.

You can let us take a few more cracks at it. My next guess would have been Narsil too, but I'll try to think of anything else that might apply.

Midge · 07-21-2008, 10:08 PM

Mean and mangled,
Vessel strangled-
Procrastinated
Found by fated,
Wavey, wet lifeline-
With a purpose divine.

My name is:

Okay. For a first one, I have NO CLUE how hard or easy this is.

***Valandil*** · 07-22-2008, 06:36 AM

I don't know either. No sure answer comes right to mind - which is good!

BTW - Noble Elf Lord - is Narsil the correct answer to yours?

Noble Elf Lord · 07-22-2008, 06:44 AM

Not Narsil. This is an older weapon.

Noble Elf Lord · 07-22-2008, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Midge

Mean and mangled,
Vessel strangled-
Procrastinated
Found by fated,
Wavey, wet lifeline-
With a purpose divine.

My name is:

Okay. For a first one, I have NO CLUE how hard or easy this is.

Gandalf's body? lol. That's tough... maybe Gollum? He's mean and mangled, with a strangled tree trunk as his vessel down Anduin, he was procrastinated in his 500-year stay in the Misty Mountains. Dunno about the lifeline, but he was "meant" to ultimately destroy the Ring: divine purpose.

Yeah right... Well, just a thought or two.

Midge · 07-22-2008, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valandil

I don't know either. No sure answer comes right to mind - which is good!

Well... I can think of one!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noble Elf Lord

Gandalf's body? lol. That's tough... maybe Gollum? He's mean and mangled, with a strangled tree trunk as his vessel down Anduin, he was procrastinated in his 500-year stay in the Misty Mountains. Dunno about the lifeline, but he was "meant" to ultimately destroy the Ring: divine purpose.

Yeah right... Well, just a thought or two.

No, not Gandalf's body nor Gollum.

Noble Elf Lord · 07-24-2008, 05:56 AM

The Army of the Dead! Has to be! ...No? ... ...

Noble Elf Lord · 07-25-2008, 03:11 AM

The One Ring?

Midge · 07-30-2008, 12:57 PM

No, it doesn't HAVE to be the Army of the Dead, especially as that's not the answer I had in mind when I made it. Neither is it the One.

Did Turin's black sword break to kill Glaurung? If so, I don't remember the name of the sword... was it Gurthang?

The Silmarillion was a bunch of pretty words which had really hard-to-remember meanings and references.

***Valandil*** · 07-30-2008, 10:11 PM

Midge, can you give us a hint, I'm begging,
Is your riddle's answer; person, place or thing?

Midge · 07-31-2008, 10:10 AM

Person

Noble Elf Lord · 07-31-2008, 10:49 AM

Not Gurthang. But the timing is getting closer... And when I said "has to be" I was just kidding.

Midge · 07-31-2008, 01:32 PM

Oh. Haha. Oops.

*Tries to think of recent reading of Silmarillion and find stories where a weapon was broken*....

I wish my brain had a search mechanism... like I could type in something, a name or word or even an image or sound or smell, and it could just pop out all the times whatever it was had registered in my head.

I'll get back to you on that broken weapon thing.

*goes off to begin development of a MINDGoogle.*

Noble Elf Lord · 08-01-2008, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Midge

*goes off to begin development of a MINDGoogle.*

Good luck with that.

So your riddle's answer is a person...? This is getting difficult. Hmmm... (*searching.. searching.. no thoughts...*) Mîm? Gee, I'm racking my brain so hard, and can't think of anything... Oh bugger.

***Earniel*** · 08-01-2008, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Midge

Mean and mangled,
Vessel strangled-
Procrastinated
Found by fated,
Wavey, wet lifeline-
With a purpose divine.

Hm, Voronwë?

Midge · 08-03-2008, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eärniel

Hm, Voronwë?

Hey! Earn got it! Maybe you two were just too close to the problem...

07-18-2008, 06:58 AM	#461
Noble Elf Lord Leaf-Crowned Lord Of Elvenpath Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Heaven by the looks of it. Hell by the feel of it. Posts: 1,052	A mighty weapon, the wielder was willing, had to be broken for unforeseen killing. Not very good, but I guess it'll keep you thinking. I hope you don't mind me posting here, not having answered a riddle for ages. __________________ Hers.

07-18-2008, 05:03 PM	#462
*Valandil* High King at Annuminas Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wyoming - USA Posts: 10,752	Oh - it's alright. We're very 'freeform' in this thread. Anyone is free to post a new riddle at any time, without having solved, etc. We can have multiple unsolved riddles on the floor at once. Yours... I'd say maybe Merry's Barrow-knife that helped kill the Witch-King? (since his killing was not forseen) I was thinking Merry's knife evaporated rather than breaking, but I could be wrong. I should check. __________________ My Fanfic: Letters of Firiel Tales of Nolduryon Visitors Come to Court Ñ á ë ?* ó ú é ä ï ö Ö ñ É Þ ð ß ® ™ [Xurl=Xhttp://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=ABCXYZ#postABCXYZ]text[/Xurl] Splitting Threads is SUCH Hard Work!!

07-19-2008, 04:29 AM	#464
Curufin The Ñoldóran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mishawaka, IN Posts: 2,050	Narsil? __________________ Then Celegorm no more would stay, And Curufin smiled and turned away... ~The Lay of Leithian

07-21-2008, 10:08 PM	#466
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	Mean and mangled, Vessel strangled- Procrastinated Found by fated, Wavey, wet lifeline- With a purpose divine. My name is: Okay. For a first one, I have NO CLUE how hard or easy this is. __________________ In God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 "Starbuck, what do you hear?" "Nothin' but the rain, sir!" "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat." Make sure to check out the C.S. Lewis forum. Game threads, movie and book discussions and more!

07-22-2008, 06:36 AM	#467
*Valandil* High King at Annuminas Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wyoming - USA Posts: 10,752	I don't know either. No sure answer comes right to mind - which is good! BTW - Noble Elf Lord - is *Narsil* the correct answer to yours? __________________ My Fanfic: Letters of Firiel Tales of Nolduryon Visitors Come to Court Ñ á ë ?* ó ú é ä ï ö Ö ñ É Þ ð ß ® ™ [Xurl=Xhttp://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=ABCXYZ#postABCXYZ]text[/Xurl] Splitting Threads is SUCH Hard Work!!

07-22-2008, 06:44 AM	#468
Noble Elf Lord Leaf-Crowned Lord Of Elvenpath Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Heaven by the looks of it. Hell by the feel of it. Posts: 1,052	Not Narsil. This is an older weapon. __________________ Hers.

07-24-2008, 05:56 AM	#471
Noble Elf Lord Leaf-Crowned Lord Of Elvenpath Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Heaven by the looks of it. Hell by the feel of it. Posts: 1,052	The Army of the Dead! Has to be! ...No? ... ... __________________ Hers.

07-25-2008, 03:11 AM	#472
Noble Elf Lord Leaf-Crowned Lord Of Elvenpath Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Heaven by the looks of it. Hell by the feel of it. Posts: 1,052	The One Ring? __________________ Hers.

07-30-2008, 12:57 PM	#473
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	No, it doesn't HAVE to be the Army of the Dead, especially as that's not the answer I had in mind when I made it. Neither is it the One. Did Turin's black sword break to kill Glaurung? If so, I don't remember the name of the sword... was it Gurthang? The Silmarillion was a bunch of pretty words which had really hard-to-remember meanings and references. __________________ In God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 "Starbuck, what do you hear?" "Nothin' but the rain, sir!" "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat." Make sure to check out the C.S. Lewis forum. Game threads, movie and book discussions and more! Last edited by Midge : 07-30-2008 at 12:59 PM.

07-30-2008, 10:11 PM	#474
*Valandil* High King at Annuminas Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wyoming - USA Posts: 10,752	Midge, can you give us a hint, I'm begging, Is your riddle's answer; person, place or thing? __________________ My Fanfic: Letters of Firiel Tales of Nolduryon Visitors Come to Court Ñ á ë ?* ó ú é ä ï ö Ö ñ É Þ ð ß ® ™ [Xurl=Xhttp://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=ABCXYZ#postABCXYZ]text[/Xurl] Splitting Threads is SUCH Hard Work!!

07-31-2008, 10:10 AM	#475
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	Person __________________ In God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 "Starbuck, what do you hear?" "Nothin' but the rain, sir!" "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat." Make sure to check out the C.S. Lewis forum. Game threads, movie and book discussions and more!

07-31-2008, 10:49 AM	#476
Noble Elf Lord Leaf-Crowned Lord Of Elvenpath Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Heaven by the looks of it. Hell by the feel of it. Posts: 1,052	Not Gurthang. But the timing is getting closer... And when I said "has to be" I was just kidding. __________________ Hers.

07-31-2008, 01:32 PM	#477
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	Oh. Haha. Oops. Tries to think of recent reading of Silmarillion and find stories where a weapon was broken.... I wish my brain had a search mechanism... like I could type in something, a name or word or even an image or sound or smell, and it could just pop out all the times whatever it was had registered in my head. I'll get back to you on that broken weapon thing. goes off to begin development of a MINDGoogle. __________________ In God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 "Starbuck, what do you hear?" "Nothin' but the rain, sir!" "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat." Make sure to check out the C.S. Lewis forum. Game threads, movie and book discussions and more!

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