tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913609798232369293.post3174288761079486739..comments2023-11-09T01:11:09.516-08:00Comments on Europrogocontestovision: RiddleAdam Roberts Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10001572970456425902noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913609798232369293.post-68382581866834935462012-11-20T15:23:08.719-08:002012-11-20T15:23:08.719-08:00Coincidentally I do hear echoes of Tolkien, or rat...Coincidentally I do hear echoes of Tolkien, or rather predecessors. <br /><br />As for unravelling the riddle, I can see that my lack of knowledge concerning the 'mighty Powers' and their name for the wind sealed my fate.Lucy Claire Hounsomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323962723383039792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913609798232369293.post-39099794893329895792012-11-20T15:09:15.880-08:002012-11-20T15:09:15.880-08:00I will not eat you tonight.I will not eat you tonight.Lucy Claire Hounsomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323962723383039792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913609798232369293.post-10087690305312398112012-11-20T15:06:53.607-08:002012-11-20T15:06:53.607-08:00It's my version of a riddle from the Old Norse...It's my version of a riddle from the Old Norse poem Alvissmal :<br /><br />THOR: ‘Tell me this, All-wise—I foresee, dwarf,<br />that you know all the fates of men—<br />what the wind is called, which blows so widely,<br />in each of the worlds.’<br /><br />ALVISS: ‘Wind it’s called among men, the waverer by the gods,<br />the mighty Powers say neigher;<br />whooper the giants, din-journeyer the elves,<br />in hell they call it stormer.’<br /><br />'Alviss' is a name that means 'All Wise'.Adam Roberts Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001572970456425902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913609798232369293.post-85981635377157299252012-11-20T15:02:36.417-08:002012-11-20T15:02:36.417-08:00String -- or Nothing!String -- or Nothing!Adam Roberts Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001572970456425902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913609798232369293.post-4278306783640525302012-11-20T14:10:41.382-08:002012-11-20T14:10:41.382-08:00I've been working at this on and off for half ...I've been working at this on and off for half an hour and am still none the wiser. How about I ask one? 'What have I got in my pocket?' [Clue: it's not the Ring of Power].Lucy Claire Hounsomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323962723383039792noreply@blogger.com