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The Riddles

THE MAN RIDDLES THE HOBBIT HOMES THE MOVIE ART MIDDLE EARTH

Here we have all the riddles from chapter 5 of The Hobbit by J.R.R.Tolkien. To see the answer, click on the Answer link.

First Riddle

What has roots as nobody sees,

Is taller than trees

    Up, up it goes,

    And yet it never grows?

Answer:

Second Riddle

Thirty white horses on a red hill,

    First they champ,

    Then they stamp,

Then they stand still.

Answer:

Third Riddle

Voiceless it cries,

Wingless flutters,

Toothless bites,

Mouthless mutters.

Answer:

Fourth Riddle

An eye in a blue face

Saw an eye in a green face.

"That eye is like to this eye"

Said the first eye,

"But in a low place,

Not in high lace."

Answer:

Fifth Riddle

It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,

Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.

It lies behind stars and under hills,

   And empty holes it fills.

It comes first and follows after,

    Ends life, kills laughter

Answer:

Sixth Riddle

A box without hinges, key, or lid,

Yet golden treasure inside is hid.

Answer:

Seventh Riddle

Alive without breath,

As cold as death;

Never thirsty, ever drinking,

All in mail never clinking.

Answer:

Eighth Riddle

No-leg lay on one-leg,

Two-legs sat near on three-legs,

Four-legs got some.

Answer:

Ninth Riddle

This thing all things devours:

Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;

Gnaws iron, bites steel;

Slays king, ruins town,

And beats high mountain down.

Answer:

Here are the Answers

First riddle = Mountain .................. Go Back
Second riddle = Teeth .................. Go Back
Third riddle = Wind .................. Go Back
Fourth riddle = Sun on the daisies.........Go Back
Fifth riddle = Dark .................. Go Back
Sixth riddle = Eggs .................. Go Back
Seventh riddle = Fish .................. Go Back
Eighth riddle = Fish on a little table, man at table sitting on a stool, the cat has the bones. .... Go Back
Ninth riddle = Time .................. Go Back.