Re: MEPBM Riddle help needed

From: bhsmith@uclink.berkeley.edu (Benjamin Hugh Smith)

Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 00:00:00 +0000

In article <334E401D.7471@acsu.buffalo.edu>,  <jaede@acsu.buffalo.edu> wrote:
>Darrell Shimel wrote:
>
>>
>> >
>> > 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.
>>
>> No clue.  Mark Jaede should be able to help on this one.
>>
>
>Oh great!  I thunk he was my buddy and now he sets me up!
>
>I'm only guessing here, but this may refer to the three mountains over
>Moria, which is surely a chamber within living rock.  Caradhras is the
>most famous; the other two, in Sindarin, are Celebdil and Fanuidhol.
>The stair bit is unclear to me.  Cirith Ungol is the only "endless
>stair" spoken of in LOTR, but I don't recall any mention of three of
>anything which raise their fingers to the sky there.

Actually, I believe after his rebirth by fire, Gandalf pursued the Balrog
up an endless stair and defeated the Balrog at the very tip of
Caradhras...this is where the Eagle found him and was able to take him to
Fangorn...

So, this probably does answer the riddle...

Benjamin Smith
bhsmith@uclink.berkeley.edu

References

Re: MEPBM Riddle help needed
jaede@acsu.buffalo.edu
Fri, 11 Apr 1997 00:00:00 +0000
MEPBM Riddle help needed
morgwraith@aol.com (Morgwraith)
Wed, 09 Apr 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: MEPBM Riddle help needed
Darrell Shimel <Darrell.Shimel@MCI.com>
Thu, 10 Apr 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: MEPBM Riddle help needed
jaede@acsu.buffalo.edu
Fri, 11 Apr 1997 00:00:00 +0000
MEPBM Riddle help needed
morgwraith@aol.com (Morgwraith)
Wed, 09 Apr 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: MEPBM Riddle help needed
Darrell Shimel <Darrell.Shimel@MCI.com>
Thu, 10 Apr 1997 00:00:00 +0000