Re: mepbm riddle/encounter

From: Patrick F. McGehearty <patrick@convex.COM>

Date: Mon, 08 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0000

In article <4rc556$90s@news.interlog.com>,
Tracy Scott  <tscott@interlog.com> wrote:
>markiel@callisto.pas.rochester.edu (Andrew Markiel) wrote:
>>
>> Patrick F. McGehearty (patrick@convex.COM) wrote:
>> > In article <836058411.5940.0@narboro.demon.co.uk>,
>> >  <steve@narboro.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> > >2. Help needed with the following riddle;
>> > >
>> > >A prince was he
>> > >Last of the line of the third
>> > >Untamable was he claimed to be
>> > >Until the grey word bade him for battle gird.
>> > >
>> > Theoden, King of the Eothraim - last of his line at the end of
>> > the third age, irascable, but Gandalf the Gray called him from
>> > his hall and bid him gird for battle against the Saruman and
>> > Mordor.
>> >
>> Hmm, I was thinking of Shadowfax actually. Untamable until Gandalf
>> came by. My memory is dim, but I seem to recall a passage describing
>> Shadowfax as a prince of a great line, which would fit the first
>> line better than Theoden (a king, not a prince).
>>
>> -Andrew
>> markiel@callisto.pas.rochester.edu
>
>Also, when Gandalf called Theoden to battle, wasn't he already Gandalf
>the White, new head of his order?
>
>Tracy Scott

I concede that my reasoning was flawed and Shadowfax is a better
answer to the riddle.

- Patrick McGehearty

References

mepbm riddle/encounter
steve@narboro.demon.co.uk
Sat, 29 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: mepbm riddle/encounter
Patrick F. McGehearty <patrick@convex.COM>
Sun, 30 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: mepbm riddle/encounter
markiel@callisto.pas.rochester.edu (Andrew Markiel)
Tue, 02 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: mepbm riddle/encounter
Tracy Scott <tscott@interlog.com>
Tue, 02 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0000