Re: ME-PBM:RIDDLES

From: johns@unipalm.co.uk (John Sloan)

Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1993 13:07:54 +0000

pearsoni@arco2.afrc.ac.uk (Ian Pearson) writes:

>I have just had two encounters. One is a riddle:

>Bred by Evil to slay
>what could be slain in no other way
>Bred to guard that which went astray
>and within the great bowels lay
>Slayer and slain all at one time
>his death brought all the light to shine

This sounds like the Wolf bred by Morgoth to kill Huan.  The thing which
went astray, and laid in his bowels for a time, and which was brought out
to shine on the whole of the world was a Silmaril.  And indeed both he and
Huan died in that last fight.  I forget his name, but you need look no
further than the tale of Luthien for it.  Carcharoth?

>Any suggestions. This one has had me racking my brains and detailed
>searching through the Silmarillian (no a task I would wish on anyone)

>Also what do you do at AMON LHAW. Translated I think it means 'Hill of Hearing'
>but I'm not sure. Can anyone enlighten me.

One of the sites of the northern kingdom's Palantir, I think.

>Thanks

John.

No, I don't play ME-PBM.

References

ME-PBM:RIDDLES
pearsoni@arco2.afrc.ac.uk (Ian Pearson)
Thu, 09 Dec 1993 16:49:55 +0000