Without resorting to Wikipedia I *think* the talus is the ankle-bone, and the first part is presumably burning, so: firefoot, which was the horse of Eomer if memory serves?
Hope you don't mind me butting in btw, lurked these threads for some time and this is the first time I've come close to working one out
Haha well, you came more than close this time. That's it exactly.
And of course you're welcome; the more the merrier.
You're up.
Well, I suppose you could always say "flame resistant sunglasses" if you prefer that to "shoes"
Very difficult. The name "Brandywine" comes to mind, but that's a river and a bridge, not a flower...perhaps the answer is "Amaranth Brandybuck"?
Brandywine is right.
Was a bit sneaky with that one - 'flower' is often used in cryptic crosswords to indicate a river or stream as well as a flower (rivers flow, so a flower is... geddit).
Was a bit sneaky with that one - 'flower' is often used in cryptic crosswords to indicate a river or stream as well as a flower (rivers flow, so a flower is... geddit).
You're up.
You're right...that was sneaky. And a very good puzzle.
Thanks.
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Was a bit sneaky with that one - 'flower' is often used in cryptic crosswords to indicate a river or stream as well as a flower (rivers flow, so a flower is... geddit).
You're up.
A bit sneaky? That was acutally a really good riddle.
Here's mine:
That which an Auleian representative intended to make so noticably concave that one with highly sophisticated knowledge of the arcane arts would find it all but impossible to effect a revertion to its previous status.
That which an Auleian representative intended to make so noticably concave that one with highly sophisticated knowledge of the arcane arts would find it all but impossible to effect a revertion to its previous status.
..."Or I will make a dint in your hat that even a wizard will find it hard to deal with!"
Well, I suppose you could always say "flame resistant sunglasses" if you prefer that to "shoes"
I have a feeling that you are looking for a one or two word answer rather than an event, but seeing as there have been no responses yet, I will offer this:
What the Uruk-hai archers did to Boromir near Parth Galen.
Too easy no doubt, but this is what comes to mind:
Vertical protrusion from eponymous locus, non-subaqueous post temporal phase shift.
I think I finally have a guess for this one...
Could this be describing the Battle of the Peak where Gandalf pursued Durin's Bane and they reached Durin's Tower atop the Silvertine? Gandalf stated that after the battle: 'Then darkness took me, and I strayed out of thought and time...' (The Two Towers III 5, The White Rider)
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Could this be describing the Battle of the Peak where Gandalf pursued Durin's Bane and they reached Durin's Tower atop the Silvertine? Gandalf stated that after the battle: 'Then darkness took me, and I strayed out of thought and time...' (The Two Towers III 5, The White Rider)
That is a good guess bambu....the only issue I can see with it is how to fit in the "non-subaqueous" part.
I take that to mean "not under water".
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Tol Morwen, which remained above sea level after the sundering of Beleriand at the end of the First Age? It was named after Morwen Eledhwen, who lays at rest there.
Tol Morwen, which remained above sea level after the sundering of Beleriand at the end of the First Age? It was named after Morwen Eledhwen, who lays at rest there.
I was thinking of the Hill of Himring, which was located in the March of Maedhros. It also remained above-water after the drowning of Beleriand as the island of Himling. However, Tol Morwen also works just fine for me, as it fits each element of the clue. You have a vertical protrusion (hill) from an eponymous locus (named for Morwen) that remained non-subaqueous (above water) after a temporal phase shift (the commencement of the Second Age).
Bambu's response satisfied the "temporal phase shift" prong in a clever manner, but I don't see that it really works for "non-subaqueous." Although it is in fact above water and thus would technically fit that part of the clue, I think it violates the spirit of the riddle on that point. The Silvertine peak doesn't really have any relevance to the "above water" concept and so would render that part of the riddle superfluous. Still, a very good guess. I have one other concern regarding that answer - is Durin's Tower actually in the text somewhere or is that a Turbine invention? If the latter then I think it also fails the eponymous prong.
Nice work to all. Kethavel, you now have the riddle stick.
Bambu's response satisfied the "temporal phase shift" prong in a clever manner, but I don't see that it really works for "non-subaqueous." Although it is in fact above water and thus would technically fit that part of the clue, I think it violates the spirit of the riddle on that point. The Silvertine peak doesn't really have any relevance to the "above water" concept and so would render that part of the riddle superfluous. Still, a very good guess. I have one other concern regarding that answer - is Durin's Tower actually in the text somewhere or is that a Turbine invention? If the latter then I think it also fails the eponymous prong.
Nice work to all. Kethavel, you now have the riddle stick.
The fact that my guess did not seem to work in "non-subaqueous" troubled me too. Good job to Kethavel!
To answer the reference question about Durin's Tower, here is what Gandalf said about reaching the Endless Stair in pursuit of the Balrog:
'It was made, and it had not been destroyed,' said Gandalf. 'From the lowest dungeon to the highest peak it climbed, ascending in unbroken spiral in many thousand steps, until it issued at last in Durin's Tower carved in the living rock of Zirakzigil, the pinnacle of the Silvertine.'
- from The Two Towers, The White Rider
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And Ding!
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Spin-1 boson Absorber of the high-velocity chompers
Bosons of Spin 1 are photons, or light particles. What isn't clear to me is whether in your riddle the Absorber modifies boson or chomper. I'm going to go with boson, and under that interpretation we have an Absorber of light. What comes to mind is the darkness of Ungoliant, and indeed after the destruction of the Two Trees her darkness is capitalized in the text "Darkness" (see pg. 76 of The Silmarillion). You have Absorber capitalized, so I think I am on the right track. Now, on pg. 76 you have Ungoliant and Morgoth fleeing Valinor at speed:
"But Manwe from his high seat looked out, and his eyes alone pierced through the night, until they saw a Darkness beyond dark which they could not penetrate, huge but far away, moving now northward with great speed; and he knew that Melkor had come and gone."
I will take "high velocity" for "great speed."
That leaves me chompers, and I don't think it is a terrible stretch to say that is what Ungoliant did to the Two Trees:
"Ungoliant sucked it up, and going then from Tree to Tree she set her black beak to their wounds, till they were drained." She also not long after ate the light-filled gems that Melkor plundered from Formenos.
Also, I had intended to add to my post last night but the site went down for maintenance:
In the alternative, LoyKashka may be looking for the fast moving cloud of giant bats that blocked the sun during the Battle of Five Armies. The bats "fastened vampire-like upon the stricken" which is probably a better fit for "chompers".
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