Riddles in the Dark

Almarëa Mordollwen · Mon Jun 15, 2020 5:09 pm

An Ent?

Mojo · Mon Jun 15, 2020 6:06 pm

@Almarëa Mordollwen I'm going to give you credit for this one. I was technically thinking "Entwife" but given that we never really know what it was that Hal saw on the North Moors, I think Ents and Entwives can be interchangeably used here. Good solving!

Almarëa Mordollwen · Wed Jun 17, 2020 1:49 am

We are kindred
We see with no eyes
We call to each other with no mouths
We gave comfort to the Faithful
What are we?

Thalionwen Hunigfolm · Wed Jun 17, 2020 1:52 am

The palantiri

Dimcairien Luiniel · Wed Jun 17, 2020 1:53 am

Angels?

Almarëa Mordollwen · Wed Jun 17, 2020 1:58 am

Well, that was fast. It is indeed the palantíri. @Thalionwen you are up!

Thalionwen Hunigfolm · Wed Jun 17, 2020 5:40 am

I CARRY MY HOUSE WHEREVER I GO
EVEN AT MY FASTEST, I AM STILL SLOW

This riddle is brought to you by 1:30am and Discord. If anyone from there tries to answer it, when it is obviously EXTREMELY CLEVER AND HARD TO GUESS, they will be cast into the Void.

Dimcairien Luiniel · Wed Jun 17, 2020 5:50 am

It's a snail!

(it's not the topic of the discord at the moment, but I think is still a valid answer to the riddle, so I think I can avoid being cast into the Void)

Thalionwen Hunigfolm · Wed Jun 17, 2020 6:02 am

This *is* a valid answer, but not the one I'm looking for. I'm looking for the *other* valid answer

Dwim · Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:08 am

Tortoise?

Although I can think of at least two other animals this applies to.

Thalionwen Hunigfolm · Wed Jun 17, 2020 12:24 pm

Yes @Dwim, you're up!

Dwim · Thu Jun 18, 2020 10:01 am

Thanks Thali! Here's a new one, hope it's not too weird:

Without a nose you cannot sense us,
Remove one letter and you can spend us.
Now how about we remove one more,
Then watch with awe, as trees begin to talk.

Almarëa Mordollwen · Thu Jun 18, 2020 10:15 am

Scent => Cent => Ent?

Dwim · Thu Jun 18, 2020 10:19 am

Yep @Almarëa Mordollwen, scents is what I was after! Nicely done. :mrgreen: Your turn.

Almarëa Mordollwen · Fri Jun 19, 2020 2:21 pm

I need to stop answering these ... I am so bad at writing them.

But here goes:

One name, two bearers: mother of the lost, and scion on an island. What name am I?

Li. · Sat Jun 20, 2020 1:54 am

Patty

Almarëa Mordollwen · Sat Jun 20, 2020 3:28 pm

No, that is not the answer.

KingODuckingham · Sat Jun 20, 2020 7:30 pm

Eärendur? I feel like this is a terrible guess since the clue seems to suggest a woman but it's the only double name I can think of involving an island, Numenor.

Almarëa Mordollwen · Sat Jun 20, 2020 7:58 pm

No, it is not Eärendur.

Marceline · Sat Jun 20, 2020 8:07 pm

Wild and unlikely guess - Minas Tirith?

Almarëa Mordollwen · Sat Jun 20, 2020 9:09 pm

It is not Minas Tirith. Hint: one half of the clue does indeed refer to a woman's name.

Menolly · Sun Jun 21, 2020 1:57 am

Yavanna?

Ercassie · Sun Jun 21, 2020 6:47 am

Morwen ?

Almarëa Mordollwen · Sun Jun 21, 2020 7:52 am

No, neither of those, but you are getting closer. One of the bearers of this name is not a person, but a plant.

KingODuckingham · Sun Jun 21, 2020 6:44 pm

Is it Elanor?

Almarëa Mordollwen · Sun Jun 21, 2020 11:10 pm

No, Elanor was not (to my knowledge) the mother of lost children.

(Maybe I made this one too obscure?

One last hint: the Silmarillion is the relevant book.)

Yávië · Mon Jun 22, 2020 3:46 am

A plant, aha! Nimloth.

The white tree of Númenor and the mother of Elured and Elurin. *sniffles*

There fell Celegorm by Dior's hand, and there fell Curufin, and dark Caranthir; but Dior was slain also, and Nimloth his wife, and the cruel servants of Celegorm seized his young sons and left them to starve in the forest. Of this Maedhros indeed repented, and sought for them long in the woods of Doriath; but his search was unavailing, and of the fate of Eluréd and Elurín no tale tells.
-Of the Ruin of Doriath

Almarëa Mordollwen · Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:36 am

Yes! @Aerlinn it is your turn.

Yávië · Mon Jun 22, 2020 3:09 pm

Nice one, Alma! I have not had any luck in coming up with decent Tolkien riddles. But er, how about...

A light in the forest, the kitchen or sky.
Only half can find me, what am I?

KingODuckingham · Mon Jun 22, 2020 6:39 pm

Wait, so this one is not Tolkien-specific?

On that understanding, I will guess: Summer

Dwim · Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:40 pm

What about the Moon?

Menolly · Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:23 am

Perhaps fire?

Yávië · Tue Jun 23, 2020 2:34 am

Ahaha yes, sorry Ducky, not Tolkien-specific. So far moon is the closest guess.

And uh, Google reminds me that the 'kitchen' clue may be a North American-ism. Sorry! So for those on the other side of the pond, let me add...

Lights in the forest, kitchen, field, or sky.
Only half can find me, what am I?

KingODuckingham · Tue Jun 23, 2020 2:42 am

I was -this- close to guessing the Sun the first time around, and hearing the Moon was close means I have to guess the Sun now even though I convinced myself earlier that wasn't it.

Yávië · Tue Jun 23, 2020 5:58 am

Sorry, not the sun. Moon was still closer...depending on your point of view.

Dimcairien Luiniel · Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:22 pm

Firefly, lightning bug, whatever word you use to describe those little light-up bugs that seem to be everywhere in the summertime in certain places?

Yávië · Wed Jun 24, 2020 5:42 am

Nope, not fireflies. What I'm thinking of is still closer to the moon or sun than any of the other guesses. Hmm, hint: the riddle has to do with the names of [answer].

Dwim · Wed Jun 24, 2020 9:07 am

Oh boy I'm stumped on a perfect fit for this. But based on your latest hint, is it constellations of stars?

Yávië · Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:16 pm

@Dwim .................continue that thought. :smiley8:

Dimcairien Luiniel · Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:25 pm

Ooh, is it the Big Dipper? You can only see it in the northern hemisphere. It’s a constellation found in the sky. Dippers are found in kitchens. I know the Big Dipper is also known as The Plough, so that would fit the field addition. It part of Ursa Major - the Great Bear, which you might find in a forest.

Yávië · Wed Jun 24, 2020 4:19 pm

@Dimcairien Luiniel Yes, the floor is yours! (thank goodness

)

Dimcairien Luiniel · Wed Jun 24, 2020 8:59 pm

Urgh, why did I try to hard to win this? Now I need to come up with a riddle …

From a tiny silver gift I come
To be a gift for all to see
What am I?

KingODuckingham · Wed Jun 24, 2020 9:48 pm

Is this Middle-earth related? Under the assumption that it is not, I will guess a ring, maybe an engagement ring?

Dimcairien Luiniel · Wed Jun 24, 2020 10:37 pm

Yes, it is Middle Earth related, sorry I didn't clarify that.

And no, it is not an engagement ring.

Almarëa Mordollwen · Wed Jun 24, 2020 10:52 pm

Is it the box of earth with a small silver rune on it, that Galadriel gave to Sam?

KingODuckingham · Wed Jun 24, 2020 10:56 pm

Well I guess I should have clarified before looking foolish. Oh well. A real guess:

Is it the Phial of Galadriel?

Dimcairien Luiniel · Wed Jun 24, 2020 11:01 pm

@Almarëa Mordollwen has gotten it once again. I really need to work on writing more complex riddles.

Sam used his little gift of earth to restore the trees of the Shire (including the Party Tree), thus making it a gift for all to see

Almarëa Mordollwen · Fri Jun 26, 2020 12:03 am

White and silver in the darkness,
named for a voice;
first light that returned,
after Death and Darkness.

Menolly · Fri Jun 26, 2020 2:13 am

The phial of Galadriel?

Almarëa Mordollwen · Fri Jun 26, 2020 2:33 am

No, not the phial of Galadriel.