Authorities

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"The Authorities, it is true, differ whether this last question was a mere ‘question’ and not a ‘riddle’ according to the strict rules of the Game."
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The Authorities are a group mentioned fleetingly in The Lord of the Rings Prologue, regarding the Riddle-game between Bilbo Baggins and Gollum.

Considering that the rules of the Game were sacred, it's possible that the Authorities was another name for the Valar. [2][3]

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