Melkor's black spear is correct. Hopefully you didn't have that fresh in your mind from my recent proposed answer in the obfuscated trivia thread. I knew in posing the "Ebon lance" question that it was rather like Bilbo's "fish on table" riddle - untimely in context.
True, I had just been reviewing the obfuscated thread, but what sent me to "black spear" was, I think, more related to reading Caxton's translation of Mallory's Arthurian saga (that can be so tedious, but I persevere...). In that, a lance is almost always referred to as a spear. And, I could not readily come up with a memory of Tolkien using "ebon" anything, so a simple substitution gave me "black spear" and I thought I remembered a connection to Melkor and began skimming, starting with the Ungoliant misadventure.
So, now a new one.
solitary conjunction
Like I told you... What I said...Steal your face right off your head.
The only guess I have is when Elrond is describing the choice the Council must make as 'this one doom or one fate' but I think I am confusing the movie with the book. I can't seen to find the actual text.
It's probably not right either though...
The Crimson Burglar Squad - First you see Red...Then you are dead.
This is not something spoken, so it is not your intended answer, but I feel that it qualifies nonetheless:
Luthien Tinuviel, the only child ever born of a union between Maia and Elf.
No, it is not the intended answer and it almost qualifies.
Your answer appears to be Luthien. She was the result of the conjoining of Elwe and Melian.
I am very tempted to give in and accept that this was a "solitary conjunction", but I think it would be better classified as unique rather than solitary. The result, Luthien, is indeed unique and solitary, but the conjunction itself was probably not solitary in that in all likelihood it occurred more than once.
I think that when the intended answer is revealed, you will agree that it is a much better fit.
To hint a bit more; conjunction is used in the grammatical sense.
Like I told you... What I said...Steal your face right off your head.
I guess my answer would have been a better fit for unique or singular conjunction. I was a bit concerned about the nuanced distinction between those concepts and solitary.
No, it is not the intended answer and it almost qualifies.
Your answer appears to be Luthien. She was the result of the conjoining of Elwe and Melian.
I am very tempted to give in and accept that this was a "solitary conjunction", but I think it would be better classified as unique rather than solitary. The result, Luthien, is indeed unique and solitary, but the conjunction itself was probably not solitary in that in all likelihood it occurred more than once.
I think that when the intended answer is revealed, you will agree that it is a much better fit.
To hint a bit more; conjunction is used in the grammatical sense.
I think I might have a better guess then.
con·junc·tion
noun
1. Grammar .
a. any member of a small class of words distinguished in many languages by their function as connectors between words, phrases, clauses, or sentences, as and, because, but, however.
When Gandalf returns to the lodgings he shares with Pippin in Minas Tirith late and Pippin pesters him with questions
'But', said Pippin.
'But what?' said Gandalf. 'Only one but will I allow tonight.'
The Crimson Burglar Squad - First you see Red...Then you are dead.
I'm baffled... the only thing at all close I've thought of is one of the six young dwarves that had to carry Bombur in Rivendell.
Ding ding ding ding! Wow tuco you nailed it! Although technically the six dwarves had to carry Bombur around in the Lonely Mountain, and Gloin told this to Frodo in Rivendell.
Nicely done! You're up!
Side note: I of course only made an assumption in my clue that the six dwarves were exhausted. Carrying the big guy around can't have been easy even for dwarves who are sturdy folk.
Last edited by bambubambubambu; May 18 2012 at 03:34 PM.
The Crimson Burglar Squad - First you see Red...Then you are dead.
Ding ding ding ding! Wow tuco you nailed it! Although technically the six dwarves had to carry Bombur around in the Lonely Mountain, and Gloin told this to Frodo in Rivendell.
Nicely done! You're up!
Side note: I of course only made an assumption in my clue that the six dwarves were exhausted. Carrying the big guy around can't have been easy even for dwarves who are sturdy folk.
Oh, Lonely Mountain, right! Well, they would have been exhausted for sure if they'd carried him all the way to Rivendell!
Too bad I blew my two-word clue on the other trivia thread: "yellow stockings". Well, you can answer it there. I'll go with a different colour here:
I was AFK for five hours and missed four riddles. Sheesh. Could someone explain how "green man" => Faramir quote? I am feeling dense.
"All ... were clad in green and brown of varied hues, as if the better to walk unseen in the glades of Ithilien. Green gauntlets covered their hands, and their faces were hooded and masked with green, except for their eyes, which were very keen and bright. ... The tall green man laughed grimly. `I am Faramir, Captain of Gondor,' he said."
I'll take a shot in the dark here. Gollum as he followed the Fellowship down the Great River?
Strider speaking from FOTR -
Since we took to boats, he has been lying on a log and paddling with his hands and feet. I have tried to catch him once or twice at night; but he is slier than a fox, and as slippery as a fish.
The Crimson Burglar Squad - First you see Red...Then you are dead.
Heh - I wondered whether it might be an elf hearing Bilbo:
"That was no fish!" one said. "There is a spy about. Hide your lights! They will help him more than us, if it is that queer little creature that is said to be their servant."
Heh - I wondered whether it might be an elf hearing Bilbo:
"That was no fish!" one said. "There is a spy about. Hide your lights! They will help him more than us, if it is that queer little creature that is said to be their servant."
Oooh! I had forgotten about that one! Next riddle coming soon...
The Crimson Burglar Squad - First you see Red...Then you are dead.
Grand Member Online status:
Reputation:
Originally Posted by Vilnas
Grand Member Online status:
Reputation:
Poster of Note Online status:
Grand Member Online status:
Senior Member Online status:
Reply With Quote
Posting Permissions
