Re: Middle Earth Riddle - Answer Required

From: "David A. Lind" <davel59@ameritech.net>

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 00:00:00 +0000

Szymon Sokol wrote:
>
> In alt.games.tolkien.rpg XIII <dlepriol@japan.co.jp> wrote:
> : It looks like something from the Silmarilion, Turin???.
>
> [----]
> :> 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
> No way. Turin never surrendered to "the lidless eye" (Sauron).

How about the lidless eyes of Glaurung?

"...Glaurung withheld his blast, and opened wide his serpent-eyes and gazed
upon Turin. Without fear Turin looked into them as he raised up his sword;
and straightway he fell under the binding spell of the lidless eyes of the
dragon..."
                         THE SILMARILLION, chapter 21

So here he have a person honored with an Elvish name, who subsequently had
a King and two Stewards of Gondor named for him. He was honored as the son
of Hurin but because of his own pride and the curse of Morgoth he fell into
darkness.

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
XIII <dlepriol@japan.co.jp>
Sun, 12 Apr 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Middle Earth Riddle - Answer Required
Szymon Sokol <szymon@galaxy.uci.agh.edu.pl>
Wed, 15 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
XIII <dlepriol@japan.co.jp>
Sun, 12 Apr 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Middle Earth Riddle - Answer Required
Szymon Sokol <szymon@galaxy.uci.agh.edu.pl>
Wed, 15 Apr 1998 00:00:00 +0000