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Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2025 9:55 am
by Drífa
Hmm, I have to admit that you have me stumped for now. :smile: I'll be back.

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2025 9:32 am
by Eamila Bolger
Any ideas yet, Drifa :-D

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2025 9:58 am
by Drífa
"Give us a chance; let it give us a chance, my preciouss —
ss-ss."


It is a good riddle, @Eamila Bolger. It has me pulling my beard. But I will get it. Wait and see. No hints, please. :)

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2025 1:04 pm
by Arothir
This has been brought to my attention and I am pondering on it.

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2025 2:35 am
by Eldrith
Not seen... maybe something under clothing?
Not everyone knows of it..
I am a really bad scholar, so just.. guessing..
Mythril?

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2025 11:25 am
by Eamila Bolger
I like this guess @Eldrith! It's a good one, but not yet the answer to this riddle.

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2025 1:29 pm
by Drífa
Okay, time to guess. Thanks for your patience, Eamila!

Are you Henneth Annûn, Window of the West, who few have seen and who sheltered the Gondorians (and Frodo and Sam for a time)?

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2025 3:04 pm
by Eamila Bolger
Yes!!! That is indeed who I am, hurray!! I hope you had fun puzzling.

Those who know me, praise my beauty - only those who know of Henneth Annûn and who have been there, know of it's beauty.
My splendor is clear, but not always seen - you can see right through the waterfall (clear) and it's splendor can be seen by daylight/sunset but not at night when no light reflects in the waterfall.
Those who seek me, find protection - indeed the warriors of Gondor with Faramir and Frodo and Sam found refuge here.
Yet it's not the royal who on me lean - Faramir is the son of the steward, not of a King.

Your turn for a new one, @Drífa!

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2025 4:52 pm
by Drífa
Cool! I finally cracked it! It was the first thing I read that finally had some link to your riddle. Thanks, Eamila!

I believe this riddle will require a short period with your thinking caps on, hahaha.
We live many a year and
long are our memories.
And to our children
We bequeath acuity
Though in youth we were
many, now we are few
Still, we do not forget
ancient history.

Who are we?

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2025 3:58 pm
by Arothir
Are you the Druedain?

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2025 9:00 pm
by Drífa
I am not a Druedain. Try again! :wink:

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2025 2:29 pm
by Eldrith
Are you Entwives?

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2025 10:52 am
by Drífa
Hi, @Eldrith! No, we are not Entwifes.

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2025 4:16 pm
by Arothir
Are you the Elves?

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2025 10:40 am
by Drífa
No, we are not elves.

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2025 1:56 pm
by Eamila Bolger
Are you Dúnedain/Rangers?

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2025 11:24 am
by Drífa
:smile: We are not the Dúnedain/Rangers.

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2025 4:57 pm
by Arothir
Are you Eagles?

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2025 10:41 am
by Drífa
No, not Eagles. But you are very close now. Red hot! :grin:

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2025 11:43 am
by Eamila Bolger
Are you raven?

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2025 10:06 pm
by Aikári Salmarinian
Are you a mearas?

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2025 11:10 am
by Drífa
@Eamila Bolger - Yes, we are ravens. :thumbs:

"They live many a year, and their memories are long, and they hand
on their wisdom to their children...
"I am Roäc son of Carc. Carc is dead, but he was well
known to you once. It is a hundred years and three and fifty since I came
out of the egg, but I do not forget what my father told me. Now I am the
chief of the great ravens of the Mountain. We are few, but we remember
still the king that was of old... The Hobbit

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2025 2:32 pm
by Eamila Bolger
Yay! But if it hadn't been for Arothir, I wouldn't have guessed it. So as far as I'm concerned, @Arothir it's your turn if you would like to make up the next riddle!

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2025 4:22 am
by Arothir
@Eamila Bolger nah, you got it, go for it!

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2026 8:51 pm
by Merewyn
Since @Eamila Bolger mentioned needing to not be quite as active for a little while, would ya'll mind if I kickstart this again a few months later with a new riddle? @Arothir

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2026 10:33 pm
by Eamila Bolger
Please do! I don't have the inspiration right now...

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2026 11:04 pm
by Merewyn
Sweet! Let me see here...hmm.

Older, yet not oldest.
Great, yet the least of those.
Breaking of guard to breaking of body,
Breaking of heart before breaking of all.

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2026 11:18 am
by Eamila Bolger
Well, I've been thinking about this a lot, let's start guessing...

Are you the Dwarves Rings?

Re: Riddles in the Dark

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2026 9:13 pm
by Merewyn
I am not the seven rings of the Dwarves.