Riddling III

[Noble Elf Lord]

I'll try something here...

What?

First, slow, then a-sudden fast
Then comes crashing down
The thing that forms this
Rocks' gown?

You'll get this in no time, ne'er been much of a riddler.

[Keith K]

Originally Posted by Valandil

Is it Vingilot - Earendil's ship, now turned into a star, where he sails with one of the Silmarils?

LMAO! While that is a good guess, and I can't say for sure whether or not Vingiliot had any other color than white, I am shocked that you have forgotten the solution to this Dunedain based riddle that had given you such fits the first time I posted it.

Remember when I told you that you would never forget the solution to this after all that agony? Well, I was wrong!

[Keith K]

Originally Posted by Wilhelm

I like it... very clever and staring you in the face...

Entmoot.

Correct! I generally bring this one out every few years or so. After all, the solution is the namesake of our site!

[Keith K]

Originally Posted by Noble Elf Lord

I'll try something here...

What?

First, slow, then a-sudden fast
Then comes crashing down
The thing that forms this
Rocks' gown?

You'll get this in no time, ne'er been much of a riddler.

I think you're a fine riddler, NEL. One of our best!

Hmm. This riddle could be several things. My first guess is the Wave that took Numenor. With the island as the "rock", and the sea as the "gown".

[Keith K]

Here's another new riddle for y'all:

The orb of the Teacher
whose pupil was slit.
On fire without
burning nothing within it.

[CAB]

Originally Posted by Noble Elf Lord

What?

First, slow, then a-sudden fast
Then comes crashing down
The thing that forms this
Rocks' gown?

Snowstorm on the Redhorn pass, perhaps? It started slow, sped up, caused a rock-fall, and “dressed” the mountain.

Originally Posted by Keith K

The orb of the Teacher
whose pupil was slit.
On fire without
burning nothing within it.

The Eye of Sauron? Sauron taught the Elves during the making of the Rings. His eye was cat-like and rimmed with fire.

[CAB]

This should sound somewhat familiar:

Alive signaling death
Hot as dragon's breath
Not always moving, sometimes downing
In the days ere Numenor's drowning

[Midge]

Originally Posted by Noble Elf Lord

I'll try something here...

What?

First, slow, then a-sudden fast
Then comes crashing down
The thing that forms this
Rocks' gown?

You'll get this in no time, ne'er been much of a riddler.

Yeah, that's what I thought about my Gandalf's fireworks riddle.

I don't have my books with me, so I can't check to make sure this is even an accurate guess, but is it some sort of lava or something that exploded from Mt. Orodruin after Frodo threw in the Ring?

Originally Posted by Keith K

Here's another new riddle for y'all:

The orb of the Teacher
whose pupil was slit.
On fire without
burning nothing within it.

I'm so glad you're back, KK. I'm going to guess a Palantir. Again, because I don't have my books with me, I can't double check, but I believe that Denethor was holding his Palantir as he burned to death, and the Palantir was not harmed. I guess you could call Sauron (whose pupil WAS slit) his "teacher" because he did learn things from him, like how big the armies were, etc., though he didn't use his knowledge well.

[EllethValatari]

I'm not much of a riddler either but here's another one:

One small golden thread
it's purpose, unread,
one short simple keeper-
from the Lady of Light

Pretty easy...

[Midge]

Yeah. It's nice to know you're not going crazy, unable to solve ALL the riddles in the world, because some people think up some pretty stinking hard ones!

[Keith K]

Originally Posted by Keith K

The orb of the Teacher
whose pupil was slit.
On fire without
burning nothing within it.

Originally Posted by Thurin

The Eye of Sauron? Sauron taught the Elves during the making of the Rings. His eye was cat-like and rimmed with fire.

Thurin is right again! The Eye of Sauron it is! He has found the quote from The Mirror Of Galadriel. That eye was a slit into a pit into nothing. Good job, Thurin!

Thanks for your guess, Midge. The riddling thread cannot survive without without good tries...

P.S. I don't have my books either.

[EllethValatari]

Another badly written riddle

First set out to entertain,
a dwarf work unfurled,
but it grew taller and taller,
little hole became world.

[Midge]

That one's harder. I didn't know Dwarves liked to entertain!

[Keith K]

Originally Posted by EllethValatari

I'm not much of a riddler either but here's another one:

One small golden thread
it's purpose, unread,
one short simple keeper-
from the Lady of Light

Pretty easy...

This is a good riddle, don't sell yourself short, EllethValatari!

Could the solution to it be the hair of Galadriel?

[EllethValatari]

Originally Posted by Keith K

Could the solution to it be the hair of Galadriel?

Correct! One of my favorite "contradictions" in Middle Earth; something so strong moved by something so delicate.

[EllethValatari]

Originally Posted by Midge

That one's harder. I didn't know Dwarves liked to entertain!

Not necessarily made by dwarves...

Hint: might be a play on words, Dwarves are characters in Middle Earth but the word "dwarf" today usually refers to something small or seemingly unimportant...

[Keith K]

First set out to entertain,
a dwarf work unfurled,
but it grew taller and taller,
little hole became world.

Originally Posted by Midge

That one's harder. I didn't know Dwarves liked to entertain!

Midge! You are forgetting Bilbo's Unexpected Party. They even brought their instruments...

Arrrrgh! I sure wish I had my Hobbit. I'm thinking of the dance they did cleaning up Bilbo's place. The plates piled ever higher, etc.

[Keith K]

Here, take a try at this one:

Elanor,
Rosie,
Frodo,
and Merry.
Goldilocks,
Pippin,
here is my query:
Who are these people,
and tell me whether,
there is a reason they’re listed together?

[EllethValatari]

First set out to entertain,
a dwarf work unfurled,
but it grew taller and taller,
little hole became world.


Okay...this appears to be harder than I expected it to be! Let me bask in the confusion that Keith K also enjoyed...

another hint: this riddle is a huge play on words. It refers to one object, but that object may or may not actually be in ME. It might have to do with Tolkien himself...possibly

[Midge]

Oh! I know! It's Bag End! In the Hobbit, when the Dwarves came to see about Bilbo being their burglar, they sang that song "Far over the Misty Mountains cold..." and Bilbo seemed to see the whole world inside his house, or his "modest" little hole!

edit: after that last hint, I'm not so sure, but I'll stick with the guess.