Re: Middle Earth - PBM, c1950 Riddle

From: Ivory@concentric.net

Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000

dade-sc@ix.netcom.com(Leo DiBenigno ) wrote:

>In <Dru0Ht.9t3@cix.compulink.co.uk> drawes@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Mark
>Seward") writes:
>>Can anyone help please?
>>        The greatest of the first
>>        Though not the largest in war
>>        Bound to earth but travelled afar
>>        Fought by dwaves he killed the King
>>        Finally laid low by one sword's black sting.
>>Not sure of answer here. Some Beriland elfy perchance?
>>Catch ya' later,
>>Mark.

>I don't know for sure, but I just finished re-reading
>tLotR again and it sounds like the Lord of the Nazgul,
>but I'm not sure if he had a proper name.

>If I remember, he killed Theoden (the King) before he
>himself was killed by either Merry or Pippin, or was it
>the maiden (forgot her name) who ended up marrying
>Feramier (sp?).

The Lord of the Nazgul killed Theoden and then was faced by his
daughter who ultimately killed him/it. During the battle Merry or
Pippin stabbed hiim in the back of the leg with the elven blade they
had picked up in the barrow downs (I think), buying her the time to
take the Nazgul's head.

Ivory...

References

Middle Earth - PBM, c1950 Riddle
drawes@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Mark Seward")
Thu, 23 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000

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Middle Earth - PBM, c1950 Riddle
drawes@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Mark Seward")
Thu, 23 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000