Re: Middle Earth Riddle - Answer Required

From: lintonm@umich.edu

Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 00:00:00 +0000

In article <353D1ED2.7B05FB84@ameritech.net>,
  "David A. Lind" <davel59@ameritech.net> wrote:
>
> 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.
>

I personally like Turin Turambar better as an answer then Denethor. It just
feels more right. Not that that's a great answer, but it works for me ;-).

Elenna Conner

-----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==-----
http://www.dejanews.com/   Now offering spam-free web-based newsreading

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
Re: Middle Earth Riddle - Answer Required
"David A. Lind" <davel59@ameritech.net>
Tue, 21 Apr 1998 00:00:00 +0000