Re: Another riddle from GSI

From: casega@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (greg A case)

Date: Mon, 17 May 1993 02:26:46 +0000

In article <1993May16.025943.19500@udel.edu> baidins@dori.cis.udel.edu
(Juris Baidins) writes:
> Another interesting riddle from GSI's Middle Earth game:
>
> Drawn to a stranger, a girdle-breaker,
> was a greycloak born in the year of trees
> defied the powers while still standing tall
> yet entrapped by the sweetest power of all.
>
> Both Eowyn and Aragorn come to mind, both fit lines 3 and 4.
> Eowyn was drawn to a stranger (did Aragorn ever break a girdle)?
> Was there a stranger Aragorn was drawn to (Boromir break any girdles)?
>
> Was Aragorn born in the year of trees ?
>
> Please Email speculations.
>
> Juris Baidins
> baidins@cis.udel.edu
> --
> Juris Baidins
> baidins@cis.udel.edu

Sounds like Beren to me.  The only girdle I can think of is the Girdle of
Melian, and he was the only on to ever break it.  The stranger he was
drawn to was Luthien.  He defied King Thingol becaue he wanteed to marry
his daughter, and he defied Morgoth by stealing the Silmaril.  Those were
about the two greatest powers you could find in Middle earth.  The seetest
power he was entrapped by was his love for Luthien.

Greg Case

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Another riddle from GSI
baidins@dori.cis.udel.edu (Juris Baidins)
Sun, 16 May 1993 02:59:43 +0000

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Another riddle from GSI
baidins@dori.cis.udel.edu (Juris Baidins)
Sun, 16 May 1993 02:59:43 +0000