Re: Middle Earth Riddle - Answer Required

From: Andrew Solovay <asolovay@rubberducky.com>

Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 00:00:00 +0000

In article <6h604s$8rq$1@apple.news.easynet.net>,
  "cuteboy UK" <lee.warren@easynet.spam.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >>->The Riddle reads:
> >>->
> >>->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
>
> I think that some of the suggestions so far have been excellent, but I
> wonder whether the second line hasn't been overlooked. It's late, and I'm
> tired, but doesn't it imply a male named after a previously existing Elven
> name?

Or perhaps the other way around-- "A male was named for him". "Just the same"
could mean, "Even though he surrendered to the Lidless Eye, a male was named
after him."

Hm. I don't have my _Sil_ handy, but... The story of Beren begins with a
betrayal: One of the band of (Beren's father-- what was his name?) is
captured by Sauron (the "lidless eye", of course), and ends up telling Sauron
what he needs to know to destroy the band. What was the name of that captive?
If it's Elven, and if there's an Elf in LOTR with the same name... well, that
could be it.

--AMS

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References

Middle Earth Riddle - Answer Required
jason@hoofa.demon.co.uk (Jason Ayers)
Fri, 10 Apr 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Middle Earth Riddle - Answer Required
Jeff@Khazad-Dum.Gov
Thu, 16 Apr 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Middle Earth Riddle - Answer Required
"cuteboy UK" <lee.warren@easynet.spam.co.uk>
Thu, 16 Apr 1998 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Middle Earth Riddle - Answer Required
jason@hoofa.demon.co.uk (Jason Ayers)
Fri, 10 Apr 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Middle Earth Riddle - Answer Required
Jeff@Khazad-Dum.Gov
Thu, 16 Apr 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Middle Earth Riddle - Answer Required
"cuteboy UK" <lee.warren@easynet.spam.co.uk>
Thu, 16 Apr 1998 00:00:00 +0000