Re: Another riddle from GSI

From: jjmcwill@next5 (Jeffrey J. McWilliams)

Date: Mon, 17 May 1993 13:50:59 +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 ?
>
I think the girdle is the Girdle of Melian surrounding King Elu Thingol's land
in the first age.   The stranger the hero was drawn to would be
Luthien, King Thingol and Melian's daughter, as she sang and danced in
the forest.  The powers he defied were the powers of Melian and the King
to a) keep him out of Doriath since he entered unbidden
   b) asked for Luthien Tinuviel's hand which the King refused
   c) took a Silmaril from Morgoth's iron crown as a prize to King Thingol
      in return for his daughter's hand in marriage.

Entrapped by the sweetest power?  Probably meant Luthien herself.

Just my guess

Jeff McWilliams

References

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