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uhhh.... Narg? no wait that ends in G..

Nav?

I was going to guess Nav as well

Hmm, it sounds like you might need a clue. The name also has the letters R and A in it, but not necessarily in that order.

Narv?

Is it Noov?

Nrararararararararv?

Phew that was a difficult one, but Thorin's got it! ;) Your turn to give a riddle.

Oh man I am so happy to see Riddles back! This is great, reminds me of the good old days again.

Having major nostalgia right now as memories of RIddles come flooding back. Right, since its my turn, let's try this one:

With pointed fangs I sit and wait; with piercing force I crunch out fate; grabbing victims, proclaiming might; physically joining with a single bite. What am I?

A stapler?

Carcharoth?

The demon-hound of Angband who bit the hand of Beren which held the Silmaril. I'm struggling a little bit with the last part ("physically joining with a single bite") but I think it works, especially since it only took a single bite to rend Beren's hand from his body.

Aduchil wrote: ↑Fri May 15, 2020 2:59 pmA stapler?

Hey good job! I thought that one would take longer for people to get. You're up Aduchil.

Lol I was stumped for a moment, but the only thing I can think of that joins things while biting down.. It was a good riddle!

The man who needs me, doesn't know it. The man who makes me, doesn't want me. The man who buys me, gives me to another.

A Coffin?

Got it! You're up, Oro.

Wow, I was right this may be the first time I was first one right in the Riddles thread. I was spitballing, I feel like Ive heard a similar riddle before so that helped a bit with solving it. Thanks Aduchil, Good Riddle!

A barrel of Khazad-Dum’s best ale weighs seventy pounds, what must you put in this barrel for it to weigh forty pounds?

A hole?

Uh...negative thirty pounds of ale?

Nothing. Just invite a group of thirsty dwarves.

Holes.

Sorry! I was asleep, Fairy Nuff is the first correct. The answer is a Hole. I would have accepted thirst dwarves and a hole 3/7 down. Or even a spigot. But hole was the first correct.

Oooh, I've never got a riddle correct before, though I wish I'd thought of the thirsty dwarves answer! I am also not very good at making riddles, but I do have a couple of favourites from when I used to play riddle games as a child.

I can run but will never walk, have a mouth but will never talk, have a head but never weep, have a bed but never sleep. What am I?

Would that be a river?

I think Dwim is right - a river.

@Dwim has it!

@Reikon Suchi-ru believe it or not, the answer to everything is not Narv...it is rumoured to be 42 in fact...

Thanks Fairy! I've made this one myself, and I have no idea if it's too easy or not. (The answer is probably not Narv.)

The older I am, the smaller I get.
I am silent but have a sharp tongue.
If I'm wrong, do not fret,
For what is said can be undone.

@Moriel, you got it! Your turn.

I'm going to guess Earendil the Mariner, who took the Silmaril to Valinor then his ship was hallowed and placed into the sky for the Silmaril to shine (outside of time) and I believe there was a passage about him hunting the foul creatures of Morgoth in the sky.

I actually feel like I'm off track somewhere but...

Tilion? As a hunter of Orome and with a connection to silver, and the moon certainly shines! As well as...

"But Tilion was wayward and uncertain in speed, and held not to his appointed path; and he sought to come near to Arien..."

"But Morgoth hated the new lights, and was for a while confounded by this unlooked-for stroke of the Valar. Then he assailed Tilion, sending spirits of shadow against him, and there was strife in Ilmen beneath the paths of the stars; but Tilion was victorious."

Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor

EDIT: simul! And it feels so good to use that word again I don't even care

Hmm...perhaps ice?

Oh no now I have to try my hand at actual riddling skills. Pretty sure I haven't written an original one since 2012 at least! Here goes...

At first I keep my bearer warm
When removed, I fall to bits
Til time and skill shape me anew
A new bearer kept warm, if it fits

One's Psyche?

No, but a very interesting guess!

No on both counts. Here's a clue: because I am very lazy when looking for inspiration, this is an item sitting in my living room.

A snuggie?

No, but an entertaining guess and closer than any others so far!

Fur?