Riddling III

[Noble Elf Lord]

Originally Posted by Keith K

Here's a new riddle for y'all.

Wooden walls up in the sky
No other prison ever reached as high.

Eärendil and his boat?

[Keith K]

Originally Posted by Noble Elf Lord

Eärendil and his boat?

Ha! Ha! That would be a stretch.

[Keith K]

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

Belthronding, the bow of Beleg comes to mind first, (but, I am having some trouble fitting it to the clues).

[Noble Elf Lord]

Originally Posted by Keith K

Belthronding, the bow of Beleg comes to mind first, (but, I am having some trouble fitting it to the clues).

Alright. This one has been hanging on too long. It's the bow of Angrod, the one which killed Mîm's son.

[Keith K]

Originally Posted by Noble Elf Lord

Alright. This one has been hanging on too long. It's the bow of Angrod, the one which killed Mîm's son.

How does that bow fit the riddle? Refresh my memory. It isn't in the Sil.

[Midge]

Originally Posted by Keith K

This is one of my earliest ones (along with the above). It has a different form altogether than the previous example:

Complete the last line....

hill is to Hole,
as mountain is to Tower,
as tree is to ______.

Is that a riddle? Well, it's a puzzle at the least, and where better to post it than here in the Riddling Thread?

Flet?

Originally Posted by Keith K

Sometimes I get "cute" with em. Just for funsies:

Complete the rhyme:

We can drive you nearly crazy.
Hurry by, don't be lazy.
We're in the marshes
all you seekers,
Sam would call us:
_______!

Neekerbreekers!

Originally Posted by Keith K

Can this marriage work?

He likes the highlands.
She likes the lowlands.
He like the big trees.
She likes the little trees.
He likes the wild woods.
She likes the meadows.
He likes to talk with things.
She likes to order things.

Ent and Entwife

Originally Posted by Keith K

Here's a new riddle for y'all.

Wooden walls up in the sky
No other prison ever reached as high.

Is it really a prison? If it's not a prison... well... it could be imprisoning someone without actually being a prison. What place had very tall walls? Are they real walls, or figurative walls? They're wooden, so I imagine they're real.

If it's prisons, I immediately think of Thangorodrim. But that was stone.. wasn't it? There was a high wooden fence around Calas Galadhon.. but I don't recall them ever imprisoning someone. I imagine they did, of course.. but it wasn't of consequence and therefore not useful. Could it be .. Mirkwood? The tree trunks were thick and tall, and the dwarves and Bilbo felt very trapped in them... later they were indeed imprisoned there, but that was in the Elvenking's halls.

If we're on the subject of trees.. it could be Fangorn, I suppose.. or the Huorns at Helm's Deep for the Orcs. Or Doriath.

Were the Halls of Mandos made of wood?

Could it be the Old Man Willow, imprisoning Merry and Pippin? If I only get one guess, that will be it. Although it would be nice to know if the tree thing is anywhere close.

[Keith K]

Originally Posted by Midge

Flet?

Yes!

Originally Posted by Midge

Neekerbreekers!

Yes!

Originally Posted by Midge

Ent and Entwife

Yes!

[Keith K]

Originally Posted by Keith K

Wooden walls up in the sky
No other prison ever reached as high.

Originally Posted by Midge

Is it really a prison? If it's not a prison... well... it could be imprisoning someone without actually being a prison.

Yes!

Originally Posted by Midge

Are they real walls, or figurative walls? They're wooden, so I imagine they're real.

Yes!

Originally Posted by Midge

If it's prisons, I immediately think of Thangorodrim.

No!

Originally Posted by Midge

Were the Halls of Mandos made of wood?

Beats da heck outta me!

Originally Posted by Midge

Could it be the Old Man Willow, imprisoning Merry and Pippin?

Nope, but that is a most excellent and intuitive guess!

Originally Posted by Midge

Although it would be nice to know if the tree thing is anywhere close.

Yes!

[Rían]

Originally Posted by Keith K

Here's a new riddle for y'all.

Wooden walls up in the sky
No other prison ever reached as high.

Lúthien imprisoned in the tree?

[Noble Elf Lord]

Originally Posted by Keith K

How does that bow fit the riddle? Refresh my memory. It isn't in the Sil.

Is it not? At least it's in The Children of Húrin.

Anyways, the bow is mentioned to be great, and I believe it was better than any Gondorian bow from 3rd age. Angrod really didn't have any trouble (ethically) shooting that lesser dwarf. Due to this, Mîm insisted the bow to be broken, and that if Angrod should ever wield a bow again, he would die by an arrow. And so it happened that he died when an Orc arrow hit him, IIRC (this does mean "if I remember correctly", doesn't it?) in his eye.

[Keith K]

Originally Posted by RÃ*an

Lúthien imprisoned in the tree?

Yes, but this tree/prison has a name. Does anyone know it?

[Keith K]

Originally Posted by Noble Elf Lord

Is it not? At least it's in The Children of Húrin.

Anyways, the bow is mentioned to be great, and I believe it was better than any Gondorian bow from 3rd age. Angrod really didn't have any trouble (ethically) shooting that lesser dwarf. Due to this, Mîm insisted the bow to be broken, and that if Angrod should ever wield a bow again, he would die by an arrow. And so it happened that he died when an Orc arrow hit him, IIRC (this does mean "if I remember correctly", doesn't it?) in his eye.

Okay, thanks. I do recall reading that story.

P.S. My trip to the Sil to look for the answer did lead me to my latest riddle about Luthien's prison, so thanks again!

[Noble Elf Lord]

Originally Posted by Keith K

Okay, thanks. I do recall reading that story.

P.S. My trip to the Sil to look for the answer did lead me to my latest riddle about Luthien's prison, so thanks again!

No problemo, my friend.

[Earniel]

Originally Posted by Keith K

Yes, but this tree/prison has a name. Does anyone know it?

Was it Hirilorn? The Tree of the Lady?

[Keith K]

Originally Posted by Eärniel

Was it Hirilorn? The Tree of the Lady?

That's the one. Thank you.

Well, it's back to the Riddling Room for me. In the meantime, try these old classics if you have not seen them yet...

1.

A Hobbit habit found in a wizards bowl.

2.

What is it that...

What is it that occurs in a place yet is not a place,
but is rather a reason to gather?
A rare event of expression and debate
to discuss the issues that matter?

3.

Tools of war
above the fire.
Found in homes throughout the Shire.
Useless items of little worth
exchanged as gifts back and forth.
If any hobbits want to see 'em
in Michel Delving there's a museum!

Have fun!

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

pipeweed
Entmoot
mathoms

[Midge]

Sweet. I love being the tools by which people can figure out riddles, even if I don't figure it out. It's a good feeling.. to know that your intuition was good, even if you didn't know the specific answer.

[Valandil]

Originally Posted by Keith K

That's the one. Thank you.
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Ah - I didn't think of that. But I DID think of a 'higher' prison.

[Keith K]

Originally Posted by Valandil

Ah - I didn't think of that. But I DID think of a 'higher' prison.

Maybe, but the key question to ask is: Is it wooden?

Maedhros' nail doesn't count!

[Keith K]

Originally Posted by Midge

Sweet. I love being the tools by which people can figure out riddles, even if I don't figure it out. It's a good feeling.. to know that your intuition was good, even if you didn't know the specific answer.

It takes a village, Midge my friend! Your participation is essential to this thread, so thank you very much.