The Riddles in the Dark
the riddle-game of Bilbo and Gollum beneath the Mountain
The Game
The Riddles in the Dark was the word-game of forfeit played between Bilbo and Gollum in the black caverns beneath the Misty Mountains; the stakes of the Ring were in the prizes, and the riddles spoke in images of the dark, of time, and of the sea.
The Turning
In the last of the game Bilbo put the riddle of the Ring, and Gollum betrayed himself with the word ‘precious’; behind him unseen the hobbit drew the Ring upon his finger, went out by the secret door, and the Ring began its long life in the world.
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