Thank you very much!
Is there somewhere in the internet where theese riddles have been
post?
This is probably not the entire FA riddle list but here are a bunch
of them. I will leave the answers off so you can reread your
tolkien books over and over again to figure them out when your bored.
Fred
A man it was that gave dwelling places to these,
those who comprised the same of different names.
A name given in Eldar lore for those who did not repose
in a land blessed by those who came.
A marker they were meant to be,
erected not by one nor by three.
Visages two with helm and axe
they guarded the flow through the cracks.
A northern border was it
siding a lake by three.
The peak of the spur was it
of no doubt there could be.
A Sindarin word for one of three
that raised their fingers to the sky.
Here within living rock a chamber be.
An endless stair to lead to on high.
Above a gate,
above a wall,
one of the greatest to guard them all.
Ba -> Bo _> BO -> Br -> Br -> Bo ->
A name is want I want to hear,
so say it out loud and clear.
Before the extinguishing of the light
before the coming of the Darkest Dark
it arose as a mighty sight
til the flood did render it stark.
Before the red flame flew from the north
one king did order what men to sally forth.
Down he went to the unstoppable flame
and twas only a descendant who erased the blame.
Beleriand.
Ered Wethrin.
Ered Lomin.
B O H M B D I F M ???
Far to the east of a place long gone,
lay that from which nine did sail.
It was the day of downfall, thetrace of dawn,
and here did they tread last on that from which they did hail.
Fleet was he when he did fly
down the road under the sky.
Friend was he to both dwarf and elf
used when speed and courage demanded more of self
From out of the war of Great Jewels,
came one of a pair of stings.
taken from he so Trollish cruel,
left in honor with tombish things.
Glowing with blood both morn and night
Cruelty high within its sight
Its gate, its pass had reputation dire
so was the lore of this dreaded spire.
Honored by this Elven name
a male named for him just the same
His honor wained as time went by
till his surrender to the lidless eye
Houses in the snow.
Bones on their feet.
Who is it that we know
who so lives without heat?
In aura of blue light
it warned of nearing fight.
In a forest lived he
as hearty as the proverbial tree
During the struggle he helped as he could
but, in the end, he did as he would.
In earlier times a man known in grey
was suddenly at a loss for what to say.
Words, commands, and phrases left it bound
til at this attempt at entry did sound.
In the first was a race terrible to see
forged for war from older stock they be.
It's Quenya for those out of the cold
fought best by Dwarves oh so bold.
In wagons they came
In chariots they fought.
Stirred by Sauron they were not really to blame
But destruction is what they sought and were taught.
It is of the most ancient form
And tells of those of the Three Houses.
They who fought the Dark til ne'er lost
Who risked all with their brothers no matter the cost.
A heroic voyage enabled them to survive the dire test
and in return were gladly given the West.
It was an age of deed and tale
of little joy and much travail.
Long was it before the eye did close and we saw the sun.
How many was it now that it's done.
Its making was known to only one.
Harder than anything when it was done.
Gifted to hold and snare the light
the three made of it were a wondrous sight.
Most beautiful child at the end of the first
Torn between love and family, she felt she would burst.
But choose she did and much evil overcame
Beauty, charm, and nobility were embodied by her name.
Named in numenorion form
He led seven hundred into the besieging storm.
A mighty warrior on fiend and before gate
Prince he, His daughter king wed by fate.
Not the first but the last.
A drink of red was her due.
For terror was she known in days gone past
She brooked no favorites as some were wont to do.
One apart was I known.
Of my deeds tales were sown.
In olden days I often asked why
but with sting and ring it became do or die.
Rebel maiden most royal
Kin bereft by war, in repentance did she toil.
An enemy most bitter to the one Dark Lord.
From whom did we get this radiant sword?
Remarkable wonders that gleamed so bright
yet kept for themselves out of everyones sight
used for storage for fortresses around
not til the fourth would the beauty be found.
Round its tower was kept a watch
by those with eyes so keen.
But its deep darkness was not such
as to keep the elven lights unseen.
Second only to he that was first
King of that which rarely relieves thirst.
Many there were whose faith in him was huge
His one reward was to suggest a lasting refuge.
Silmaril cutter maker
Stone of white
soft flickering light.
Of wondrous material it be
that which was second of the three.
The hero of the third,
his deeds are often heard.
Of his trial many do sing,
except in the households that surround his offspring.
The king listened to what he did say
and promised a Rohan woman to him as pay.
But found to be serving good gone bad
he lost his life to hobbits in tale so sad.
The war of the third
which brought about the end of the rule.
a war most civil where fleets were the tool
and the deaths of kings were frequently heard.
The west of the middle
where dwelt the grey
who so in love did heed the ancient call little
til swallowed by that held at bay.
They say it was part of a man,
and that it was for those who went by sea.
Where once radiance, then it did wan
leaving unending evening for all to see
They say that this was protected by a fence
and that two only passed and went hence.
But soon elf and dwarven passion would come into play
and as it fell, elf fought elf to die that day.
This secret was while fishing made.
A discovery for which many would have paid.
Fortunate to have a friend around
but unfortunate so as to death be bound.
When the elder race
did festival embrace
garden flowers in both sun and shade
gave their all for this to be made!
