The Riddle Game #22

[Ernildhir]

The answer to last week's riddle was Ithildin: the substance used to write the runes and markings on Moria's west gate. Congratulations to Elf_wannabee, Eruwestial37, and Sara for answering correctly!

Here is today's riddle:

Come, I seek a bargain with thee,
For the least of all these,
Of the great you'll have three,
For the least of all these,
You'll have friendship with me.​

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[sador]

This is a rephrase of the Fell Messenger's words to Dain.
So I would call the answer: "The Rings of Power".

 

[sara]

Rings!

"The least of these" being The One Ring

"The great" being the three dwarvish rings of old Sauron promised to return to them.

 

[elf_wannabee]

Could it be Sauron's message the Mouth of Sauron gave to Dain Ironfoot in which the "least of rings" refers to the One Ring taken by Bilbo while in Thorin's company in return for three of the dwarf ones? Probably not right but an 'educated' guess!

 

[dernwyn]

I'm going to guess that this is the Messenger which Sauron sent to Dain at Erebor!