|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bracegirdle
Valinor
May 25 2015, 2:52pm
Post #1 of 15
(1461 views)
Shortcut
|
My RIDDLES finally dropped
|
Can't Post
|
|
off page one (at least on my computer).
So here’s 3 more real easy ones….
1.
As a color you would see
Of the primaries its wavelength longest.
Middle-earth it helped to free
Of the twenty not the strongest.
What am I?
2.
Glowing first as Moon and Sun, a shining on high.
Next gleaming quenched, shrouded did lie.
Blazing last as westering sun, once more the battle-cry.
What am I?
3.
I’m the first or the last,
A pause for the weary.
Near the Edge of the Wild
A cause to be cheery.
What am I?
{Official Riddles Rules obtained from The Authorities across the Westering Sea:}
“If you’d like to guess pray do not scroll down and peeksee at other’s answers. One must use his or her own inborn insight in his/her quest for truth.”
|
|
|
Gianna
Rohan
May 25 2015, 4:35pm
Post #2 of 15
(1439 views)
Shortcut
|
...is Rivendell. As for number 2, I'm thinking a star(s), but "once more the battle-cry" is confusing me. Number 1... Narya!
~There's some good left in this world. And it's worth fighting for.~
|
|
|
Meneldor
Valinor
May 25 2015, 5:59pm
Post #3 of 15
(1432 views)
Shortcut
|
1. Narya, ring of fire, passed from Cirdan to Gandalf.
2. Narsil/Anduril
3. Rivendell
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters, these see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep. -Psalm 107
|
|
|
Bracegirdle
Valinor
May 25 2015, 6:11pm
Post #4 of 15
(1429 views)
Shortcut
|
1.
As a color you would see
Of the primaries its wavelength longest.
Middle-earth it helped to free
Of the twenty not the strongest.
Answer:
Narya, the Ring of Fire
The color red has the longest (visible) wavelength
Narya the Great had the power to invigorate dispirited hearts,
but was not the strongest of the 20 Great Rings of Power.
It was set with a single red gem.
#3 (Rivendell) is an acceptable answer that hadn’t come to my mind, and is probably closer to true than the answer I had in mind. . . Grrr. 
Well, gotcha so far on #2. 
Thanks Gianna 
|
|
|
Bracegirdle
Valinor
May 25 2015, 6:24pm
Post #5 of 15
(1425 views)
Shortcut
|
2.
Glowing first as Moon and Sun, a shining on high.
Next gleaming quenched, shrouded did lie.
Blazing last as westering sun, once more the battle-cry.
Answer:
NARSIL – The SHARDS of NARSIL – ANDURIL
The bright (glowing) sword of Elendil had a device of seven stars set between the (moon) and (sun).
After its breaking the shards were kept covertly at Imladris, its vivid sheen apparently dulled (shrouded did lie).
When reforged as Anduril (The Flame of the West), the sun gave it a bright red countenance (blazing last).
3.
I’m the first or the last,
A pause for the weary.
Near the Edge of the Wild
A cause to be cheery.
(My) Answer (thinking more of “hospice” or “tavern”, but yes, Rivendell is closer to “the edge of the wild”.
The Forsaken Inn
The (last) hospice on the Great East Road if traveling west to east –
or the (first) if traveling east to west.
#1 explanation above.....
|
|
|
Eruwestial37
Rohan
May 26 2015, 5:20am
Post #6 of 15
(1406 views)
Shortcut
|
#2 Might be a Silmaril
#3 Might be Rivendell
Or not
|
|
|
Bracegirdle
Valinor
May 26 2015, 12:30pm
Post #7 of 15
(1395 views)
Shortcut
|
#3 is correct
See my posts 4 & 5 for explanations.
|
|
|
NottaSackville
Valinor
May 26 2015, 1:11pm
Post #8 of 15
(1393 views)
Shortcut
|
1) Red?
2) Smaug
3) The Last Homey House!
 Happiness: money matters, but less than we think and not in the way that we think. Family is important and so are friends, while envy is toxic -- and so is excessive thinking. Beaches are optional. Trust is not. Neither is gratitude. - The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner as summarized by Lily Fairbairn. And a bit of the Hobbit reading thrown in never hurts. - NottaSackville
|
|
|
Bracegirdle
Valinor
May 26 2015, 8:29pm
Post #9 of 15
(1387 views)
Shortcut
|
1. Yes, RED has the longest (visible) wavelength, but oops wrong answer.
2. Nice try
3. Correct -- Oh so Homey it is!
If you haven't looked already my expanations are above.
|
|
|
NottaSackville
Valinor
May 27 2015, 12:57pm
Post #10 of 15
(1366 views)
Shortcut
|
|
Ahh yes - I read #1 incorrectly
[In reply to]
|
Can't Post
|
|
I read the last two lines of #1 together:
"Middle-earth it helped to free Of the twenty not the strongest"
And I couldn't think of 20 anything that had been freed, much less which one of them wasn't the strongest (and what had freed it...)
At least the mediocrity bench has comfy pillows!
Notta
Happiness: money matters, but less than we think and not in the way that we think. Family is important and so are friends, while envy is toxic -- and so is excessive thinking. Beaches are optional. Trust is not. Neither is gratitude. - The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner as summarized by Lily Fairbairn. And a bit of the Hobbit reading thrown in never hurts. - NottaSackville
|
|
|
Bracegirdle
Valinor
May 27 2015, 1:29pm
Post #11 of 15
(1365 views)
Shortcut
|
|
Aw, don’t be so hard on yerself Notta
[In reply to]
|
Can't Post
|
|
That’s what makes TORn so much fun. The written word is so easily misinterpreted and it often takes a half-dozen posts to make a point. 
Speaking of the ‘mediocrity bench’, I’ll have a seat. As I wanted to make a riddle about the Forsaken Inn (#3), but I didn’t think it through thoroughly, and am justly embarrassed. 
|
|
|
NottaSackville
Valinor
May 27 2015, 8:10pm
Post #12 of 15
(1355 views)
Shortcut
|
|
They even serve drinks on the bench!
[In reply to]
|
Can't Post
|
|
At least when Fiesta comes around :)
And I can see your riddle works great for the Forsaken Inn, but glad you're accepting Rivendell for us benchers.
Happiness: money matters, but less than we think and not in the way that we think. Family is important and so are friends, while envy is toxic -- and so is excessive thinking. Beaches are optional. Trust is not. Neither is gratitude. - The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner as summarized by Lily Fairbairn. And a bit of the Hobbit reading thrown in never hurts. - NottaSackville
|
|
|
Cirashala
Valinor
Jun 6 2015, 4:02am
Post #13 of 15
(1274 views)
Shortcut
|
1. Narya I think
2. I'm going to guess Telperion
3. Rivendell
|
|
|
Bracegirdle
Valinor
Jun 6 2015, 1:07pm
Post #14 of 15
(1266 views)
Shortcut
|
I didn't mean to ignore you.
Guess I thought this was a 'dead thread'.
You got 1. and 3. Nice thinking
I suppose by now you've checked all the answers and my explanations.
|
|
|
Cirashala
Valinor
Jun 6 2015, 9:37pm
Post #15 of 15
(1255 views)
Shortcut
|
I haven't been on TORn for two months due to crazy life, so I can understand the "dead thread" thought
Thanks I love riddles. When AUJ came out, the hobbit website had a ton of riddles in a riddle game, and it was a blast! I miss that....
Yup I'm good 
|
|
|
|
|
Thanks NottaS
[