Flytting 1

[whose_son_am_i]

Sender: Loki of Asgard
To: Everyone
Subject: Introduction and a Riddle

It seems a popular way to test and get used to this journal is to do a proper introduction. I am Loki of Asgard. As might be surmised, I am newly arrived--though I find this place intriguing and curious so far. I think I'll have fun here.

I could go on, but instead, I have a riddle for you all.

My head was forged / by hammer's hit,
pricked by a point / and polished by files.
What comes before me, / I frequently eat.
With rings adorned / I doth strike,
hard against hard, / a hole in my back.
Shoved forth / I shall defend
my master's money / amidst the night.
Sometimes I spin / my skull backwards,
when my lord wants me / - the warden of his wealth -
to hand him the treasures / of hundreds of heroes
he killed in battle / to capture their gold.

I look forward to hearing your answers.

Comments

Sender: Satan

[angelbirth]

Hello, Loki of Asgard. I'd say you'd made quite the memorable introduction.

The riddle you've provided seems to be about something a smith might be able to make. Is it a two part answer? I ask because I want to guess a key, given the context of wealth and gold, but the lock the key fits into might also be important.

Re: Sender: Satan

[whose_son_am_i]

I am quite amused that Satan is the one to correctly guess--and yes it is a two part riddle though I would accept only part of it.

[angelbirth]

What's so amusing about it?

[ He's a little surprised it was the right answer -- he'd spent a lot of time overthinking it and might guessed virtually anything a blacksmith could forge. Of course, he is glad all the same. ]

[whose_son_am_i]

Nuance does not come along well in text. I am amused in the delighted sense of the word. Especially that you guessed both parts.

[angelbirth]

[ Ah. He is significantly less angry upon reading Loki's response. He had initially thought that Loki had been mocking him -- mostly because he's fantastic at jumping to conclusions. ]

Was it a riddle you crafted yourself? Or something you learned through a book or word of mouth?

Mun found it from a website. Mun is not nearly as clever as Loki is.

[whose_son_am_i]

Does it matter? I'm known to be very clever.