Palantir of Fortune!

[Kath]

I'll go for L's again.

[mormegil]

O,W,A,E,L

/-e-/e-e-/a-/-/w---e/--/--/-oole-,/a--/--/-ee-e--/-o/------,/--o---/--/lo-e--/-e---e-/o-/---/-ea---/o-/---/--a-e./Al-ea--/--e/w------/--o-/--,/w----/a-/-----/wa-/a-/-lea-/a-/-e-/-la-e/-a-e--/a--/--/-ow/o---/-a-el-/-o/-e/-ea-./

Sorry it took me so long to get this one out.

[Firefoot]

T's?

[Folwren]

This is probably guessable for the more skilled people around, but not for me, as yet.

"S"

[mormegil]

O,W,A,E,L,T,S

/-et/e-e-/as/-/w--te/-t/-s/-oole-,/a--/-t/see-et-/to/s-----,/t-o---/-t/loset-/-e-t-e-/o-/-ts/-ea-t-/o-/-ts/s-a-e./Al-ea--/t-e/w--t---/--o-/-t,/w----/at/---st/was/as/-lear/as/-e-/-la-e/-a-et-/a--/-s/-ow/o-l-/-a-el-/to/-e/-ea-./


I'm pretty sure I got all of them. I added one "L" that I missed.

Folwren, I don't think it was quite guessable last round but probably is this one...

Hint: look for key phrases. Don't try to solve the whole thing. Find a phrase or two that you can identify and work from there. I think that is what Firefoot and Guinevere do and I know it's what I do. Don't be too hard on yourself I think you are doing great.

[Kath]

"Yet even as I write it is cooled, and it seemeth to shrink, though it loseth neither its beauty nor its shape. Already the writing upon it, which at first was as clear as red flame, fadeth and is now only barely to be read"

Isildur writing of his experience of the Ring.

And Folwren I'd not have got it without those S's, I needed 'seemeth to shrink'.

[Firefoot]

"Yet even as I write it is cooled, and it seemeth to shrink, though it loseth neither its beauty nor its shape. Already the writing upon it, which at first was as clear as red flame, fadeth and is now only barely to be read." From Isildur's scroll about the Ring.

Ah, Kath, you beat me to it.

[Kath]

Ah, Kath, you beat me to it.

First time for everything!

[mormegil]

Obviously correct!

[Kath]

Cheers.

"---/ ---/ ------/ ----/ ---/ ----/, ----/ --" (.....) "---/ -----/ ---/ -----/ ----/, ---/ ---/. --/ ----/ --/ ------/ ---/ -----/ ----/, ----/. ----/ -/ ---/ -----/, ----/ -------!"

[Firefoot]

T's?

[mormegil]

"E" please

[Folwren]

A's

You're very kind, Mormegil, and I don't think I'm too hard on myself. Just a bit frusterated at times...I ought to be able to get half of these quotes that are guessed. The main problem is often that I get on too late and though it's possible, someone's already got it. :) But it's all good and I'm having fun still. I comfort myself that the game will go on and I will someday get one.

[Kath]

ATE

"T-e/ ---/ ----t-/ ---t/ ---/ e-e-/, t-e-/ --" (.....) "--t/ ---e-/ t-e/ ---te/ -a-e/, --t/ -et/. -t/ ----/ --/ -e----/ t-e/ -----/ ----/, -e--/. -e-t/ a/ --t/ ----t/, ---e/ -----t-!"

Folwren all you have to do is distract Firefoot somehow so she can't get there before you!

[mormegil]

"L" please

Timing is important. I have the luxory of being online quite often.

[Firefoot]

S's?

I'll second both Morm's and Kath's thoughts... having nearly unlimited computer access is a definite plus (that'll change for me, though, once school starts up again...). Except earlier today I was much distracted in other areas of the Downs... (coughWerewolfcough). ;)

[Kath]

TALES

"T-e/ ---/ l---ts/ ---t/ ---/ e-es/, t-e-/ --" (.....) "--t/ ---e-/ t-e/ ---te/ -a-e/, --t/ -et/. -t/ --ll/ --/ -e----/ t-e/ --lls/ s---/, -ess/. -est/ a/ --t/ ---st/, ---e/ -----ts!"

[Firefoot]

Can't quite get it.

O's?

[mormegil]

A bit odd but let's try "B"

[the guy who be short]

"W"s please.

[Kath]

TALESOB

"T-e/ b--/ l---ts/ ---t/ o--/ e-es/, t-e-/ -o" (.....) "-ot/ ---e-/ t-e/ ---te/ -a-e/, -ot/ -et/. -t/ --ll/ -o/ be----/ t-e/ --lls/ soo-/, -ess/. -est/ a/ b-t/ ---st/, ---e/ -obb-ts!"

This should give it to you Firefoot!

[mormegil]

Bah! I can't get it "M" Please.

[Firefoot]

Gr... I have *most* of it, but I haven't got more time to find it just yet. Werewolf calls... :rolleyes:

[Firefoot]

"The big lights hurt our eyes, they do," Gollum whined. "Not under the White Face, not yet. it will go behind the hills soon, yess. Rest a bit first, nice hobbits!" Amazing how many times Gollum tells Frodo and Sam to rest, then wake up, then don't rest yet... I think I just spent more than a half hour on that quote. Nice one, Kath.

[Folwren]

Oh, it was nice hobbits!

[Kath]

Wow I stumped Firefoot! For a while at least ;) You are of course correct, go ahead.

[Firefoot]

:) "--/-----/---/--/--/--/-/-----/----,/---/---/-----/--/-----./---!/---/---/-----/-----/----/--/---/----!"

[mormegil]

"P" please

[Kath]

E's bitte.

[Firefoot]

E,P"--/-----/---/--/-p/--/-/--e--/---e,/---/---/-----/-e/e--e-./---!/---/---/----e/-----/----/--/--e/----!"

[Kath]

I's?

[Tuor of Gondolin]

"v"s?

[Firefoot]

V,I,P,E"I-/-----/---/--/-p/i-/-/--e--/-i-e,/---/---/-----/-e/e--e-./---!/---/---/----e/-----/----/--/--e/-i--!" No V's.

[mormegil]

"t"

[Firefoot]

E,P,V,I,T"It/-----/---/--/-p/i-/-/--e-t/-i-e,/---/---/-----/-e/e--e-./---!/---/---/----e/-----/----/--/t-e/-i--!"

[Kath]

L's please.

[Firefoot]

LEPVIT"It/---ll/-ll/--/-p/i-/-/--e-t/-i-e,/---/-ll/---ll/-e/e--e-./---!/---/---/----e/-l---/----/--/t-e/-i--!"

[Kath]

I know half the words but have no idea of context - R's?

[Firefoot]

LT. VIPER ;) "It/---ll/-ll/--/-p/i-/-/-re-t/-ire,/---/-ll/---ll/-e/e--e-./---!/---/---/----e/-l---/----/--/t-e/-i--!" You're missing some key letters, though that's not to say you might not get it...

[Kath]

*sigh* that didn't help.

H's please.

[Firefoot]

PTHRIVE"It/-h-ll/-ll/--/-p/i-/-/-re-t/-ire,/---/-ll/-h-ll/-e/e--e-./--h!/--h/---/----e/-l---/----/--/the/-i--!"

[Kath]

Now I'm really confused! A's please!

[Firefoot]

Good choice.

AEHIPRTV"It/-hall/all/--/-p/i-/a/-reat/-ire,/a--/all/-hall/-e/e--e-./A-h!/A-h/a--/----e/-l---/a-a-/--/the/-i--!"

[Kath]

I have all of it bar one word! O's please.

[Firefoot]

AEHIOPRTV"It/-hall/all/-o/-p/i-/a/-reat/-ire,/a--/all/-hall/-e/e--e-./A-h!/A-h/a--/--o-e/-lo--/a-a-/--/the/-i--!" Better?

[mormegil]

Maybe an "S" will help :D

[Firefoot]

AEHIOPRSTV"It/shall/all/-o/-p/i-/a/-reat/-ire,/a--/all/shall/-e/e--e-./Ash!/Ash/a--/s-o-e/-lo--/a-a-/--/the/-i--!" That makes 10...

[Alcarillo]

"It shall all go up in a great fire, and all shall be ended. Ash! Ash and smoke blown away on the wind!"

From The Pyre of Denethor, when he's rambling on about the West failing and that everything will be burned and whatnot.

[Firefoot]

Yep.

[Alcarillo]

I'm not sure if this one has been done before, but here it is:

-/---’-/----/----/--/---/----/--/----/--/-/------/----;/---/-/----/----/----/----/--/---/----/--/----/--/---/-------.

[Kath]

'smoke' was the word I needed. Well done Alcarillo that would have taken me forever :rolleyes:

And E's please.

[Alcarillo]

E

-/---’-/----/----/--/---/----/--/----/--/-/------/---e;/---/-/---e/-e--/----/----/--/---/----/--/-e--/--/---/-e-e--e.

[mormegil]

"T" Please

[Firefoot]

O's?

[Alcarillo]

E, T, O

-/---’t/--o-/----/o-/-o-/----/--/-e--/--/-/--o---/---e;/---/-/---e/-e--/t---/----/o-/-o-/----/--/-e--/--/-o-/-e-e--e.

[Firefoot]

N's?

[Alcarillo]

NOTE

-/-on’t/-no-/----/o-/-o-/----/--/-e--/--/-/--o---/---e;/-n-/-/---e/-e--/t--n/----/o-/-o-/----/--/-e--/--/-o-/-e-e--e.

[Firefoot]

S, please.

[Alcarillo]

NOTES

-/-on’t/-no-/----/o-/-o-/----/-s/-e--/-s/-/s-o---/---e;/-n-/-/---e/-ess/t--n/----/o-/-o-/----/-s/-e--/-s/-o-/-ese--e.

[Firefoot]

"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." Bilbo's (in)famous farewell speech.

[Alcarillo]

Yep.

[Firefoot]

Cheers."----/--/-/-----/--/-----/------/----/---------./---/---/---------/-----./--/---/--/-----,/----/---/------/--/-----/-----/----/--/---/----/--/-----."

[Alcarillo]

E's, please.

[mormegil]

"m"

[Firefoot]

ME"----/--/-/-----/--/-----/-e----/----/-e-------./---/---/----e----/----e./--/---/--/---e-,/---e/--e/e--eem/--/-----/----e/----/--/---/---e/m-/----e."

[mormegil]

"T" please

[Alcarillo]

And S's, please.

[Folwren]

A's, if you will.

-Fol

[Firefoot]

STEAM"T--s/-s/a/t----/--/---t-/-e----/----/-e-------./---/-ts/a---e-t--/a---e./-t/-as/--/---e-,/sa-e/t-e/esteem/--/-----/t--se/----/-t/---/---e/m-/---se."

[Alcarillo]

N's, please.

[mormegil]

This is a thing of worth beyond your reckoning. For its ancientry alone. It has no power, save the esteem in which those hold it who love my house.

Arvedui speaking of the ring of Barahir.

[Firefoot]

Correct, of course.

[mormegil]

I just moved apartments today so all of my stuff is still packed. I sadly will not be able to find a quote and be able to keep up with it for at least a day or two. So as to not let such a worthy game go too long without action I shall hand my turn over to either Kath or Folwren. They were close on the last two. The first one to get it has the turn.

Sorry about that.

[Kath]

I wasn't really involved in the last one so Folwren can take it.

[Folwren]

I don't understand...first one to get what? Anyway, I probably wouldn't be the one. Give it to Kath, she's better than I so has more right to it and she's been around more. (Now, if you're a guy, Kath, then tell me so and it won't be the first time I was wrong. I have an excuse, though...really I do...for thinking your a girl. :rolleyes: )

-Folwren

[Folwren]

Kath, I don't want it. I don't deserve it. I haven't guessed a single one.

Why'd you choose one of us two anyway, Morm?

-Folwren

Edit: we could flip a coin. ;)

[Kath]

Since I have just been bullied into this by Folwren, here is a quote:

"--/--/--/----/---/--------/--/--/--/---(-)----/." (.......) "----/---'-/----/-------/. ---/--/----/--/--/--/---/-----/! -/--/---/----/----/-/----/--/----/---/----/---/----/---/."

[Firefoot]

T's, please.

[Gelmir]

Any A's*?




*A's being the plural of A.

[Alcarillo]

E's?

[Folwren]

What ever! Bullied into nothing! ;)

R's.

[Kath]

RATE

"-t/--/--/----/--r/-tart---/t-/--/--/---(-)-a--/." (.......) "T-at/---'t/-e--/-atte--/. -et/--/-ee-/--/a-/-e/are/-----/! -/a-/--t/--re/t-at/-/-a-t/t-/---e/--t/--t-/t--/--e-/-et/."

[Alcarillo]

S's, please.

[Folwren]

For TGWBS, who doesn't seem to be around at the time, I'll guess W's.

[Firefoot]

N's?

[Kath]

RATESWN

"-t/-s/n-/----/--r/start-n-/t-/--/-n/---(-)-a-s/." (.......) "T-at/w-n't/-en-/-atters/. -et/-s/-ee-/-n/as/we/are/---n-/! -/a-/--t/s-re/t-at/-/want/t-/---e/--t/-nt-/t-e/--en/-et/."

[Holbytlass]

I'd like to buy an 'I', please

[Kath]

You can have one free ;). Though it is a helpful letter.

RATESWNI

"It/is/n-/----/--r/startin-/t-/--/in/-i-(-)-a-s/." (.......) "T-at/w-n't/-en-/-atters/. -et/-s/-ee-/-n/as/we/are/--in-/! I/a-/n-t/s-re/t-at/I/want/t-/---e/--t/int-/t-e/--en/-et/."

[Folwren]

I am horrible at this game.

G's, please.

[Kath]

RATESWNIG

"It/is/n-/g---/--r/starting/t-/g-/in/-ig(-)-ags/." (.......) "T-at/w-n't/-en-/-atters/. -et/-s/-ee-/-n/as/we/are/g-ing/! I/a-/n-t/s-re/t-at/I/want/t-/---e/--t/int-/t-e/--en/-et/."

[Tuor of Gondolin]

"o"s?

[mormegil]

It is no good our starting to go in zig-zags, said Frodo. That won't mend matters. Let us keep on as we are going! I am not sure that I want to come out in the open yet.

Frodo speaking to Sam and Pippin

sorry for jumping in without guessing any letters.

[Kath]

S'ok, I thought someone would get it with that many in. Take it away morm.

[Folwren]

You are brilliant, Kath, absolutely brilliant, to think of using a quote with z's in it.

[mormegil]

/--------/-----/------/-/-----/-----/-------!/--(-)-------/-----(-)------/-/------------/--------,/

[Firefoot]

O's?

[mormegil]

/--------/-----/------/o/-----/-----/-------!/--(-)-------/-----(-)------/o/------------/---o----,/

[Firefoot]

S's?

[mormegil]

/s-------/-----/------/o/-----/-----/-------!/--(-)-------/-----(-)------/o/------------/---o----,/

[Alcarillo]

U's, please

[mormegil]

SOU

/s-------/-----/------/o/-----/-----/-------!/--(-)-------/-----(-)------/o/------------/---o----,/


No U's

[Alcarillo]

How about A's?

[mormegil]

SOUA

/s-------/----a/------/o/-----/a--a-/----a--!/-a(-)--a----/-a-a-(-)------/o/-a-a--------/---o-a--,/

[Alcarillo]

C's?

[Holbytlass]

I'll go for the 'I' again, please.

[mormegil]

SOUACI

/si-i----/----a/-i-i--/o/-----/a--a-/----a--!/-a(-)c-a----/-a-a-(-)-i-i--/o/-a-a------i-/---o-a--,/

[Kath]

Thanks Folwren

silivren penna miriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-diriel o galadhremmin ennorath

Is yours morm, and it's part of the song to Elbereth that begins A Elbereth Gilthoniel.

[Firefoot]

A Elbereth Gilthoniel,
silivren penna miriel
o menel aglar elenath!
Na-chaered palan-diriel
o galadhremmin ennorath,
Fanuilos, le linnathon
nef aear, si nef aearon! From the Elves' song to Elbereth in Rivendell.

Ach! She did it again! *sigh* :p

[Kath]

Sorry :D

[mormegil]

Correct but I thought if I included the first line it would be far too easy. You got it much sooner than I had expected. Was is the "O" that gave it away?

[Kath]

No it was the si-i----. The second I saw that I realised it must be Elvish so I flicked through the Elvish poems until I found a line beginning with that.

Next:
"-/----/----/--/-----/----." (......) -/---/---/--/--/, ---/----."

Sorry it's so short!

[mormegil]

"e"

[Kath]

E

"-/---e/----/--/, -----/-e--." (......) -/---/---/--/--/, ---/----."

[mormegil]

"l"

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

A, bitte. :)

[Kath]

EAI

"I/-a-e/----/i-/, -i---/-ea-." (......) "I/---/-i-/--/i-/, ---/----."

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

N?

[mormegil]

"R" should do it I think or maybe "D" but I'll go with R

[Kath]

Yes I know it was easy I'm just not sure how long I'm able to be on here.

EAINR

"I/-a-e/----/i-/, -i---/-ear." (......) "I/---/ri-/--/i-/, ---/-n--."

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

O, please.

[mormegil]

Maybe not...

"D" please.

[Firefoot]

"I have lost it, Bilbo dear," said Frodo. "I got rid of it, you know." If it isn't obvious, Frodo to Bilbo. ;)

[Kath]

Firefoot of course has it. Well snatched back!

[Firefoot]

:D "-/------,"(...)"---/-/------/-------/---/------/-------/----/--/---,/----/--/---/----."

[Folwren]

E's, please.

[mormegil]

P please

[Firefoot]

EP"-/----e-,"(...)"---/-/------/------e/---/------/-------/---e/--/---,/---e/--/---/----." No P's.

[mormegil]

T's then?

[Firefoot]

EPT"-/----e-,"(...)"--t/-/-----t/------e/---/------/-------/---e/t-/---,/---e/-t/--t/----."

[Folwren]

O's.

[mormegil]

"L" please

[Firefoot]

ELOPT"-/-o--e-,"(...)"--t/-/----ot/------e/---/-----l/-------/-o-e/to/---,/o--e/-t/-ot/----."

[Folwren]

S's

[Guinevere]

how about some N's ?

[mormegil]

"D" please

[Firefoot]

DELNOPST"-/-onde-,"(...)"--t/-/--nnot/-----ne/-n-/-n---l/--nn-n-/-o-e/to/---,/on-e/-t/-ot/----."

[Folwren]

A

[Firefoot]

ADELNOPST"-/-onde-,"(...)"--t/-/-annot/--a--ne/an-/an--al/--nn-n-/-o-e/to/---,/on-e/-t/-ot/a-a-."

[Guinevere]

"I wonder" said Strider."But I cannot imagine any animal running home to him, once it got away."

about Frodo's suspicion that Bill the pony might bolt back to Bill Ferny.

[Firefoot]

Sure is.

[Guinevere]

:)

"---/ ----/ --/ ------/. ----/ ---/ ---/ ------/ --/ ---/ ----/ ------/ --/ --/ -----/ ---/ -----/ -----/ ---/!"

[Firefoot]

O's, please.

[Kath]

T's please.

[Guinevere]

OT - good choices!

"T--/ -oo-/ --/ ------/. -oo-/ -o-/ t--/ -o--o-/ o-/ t--/ ---t/ -----t/ --/ --/ -----/ ---/ t----/ --o--/ -o-/!"

[Firefoot]

N's?

[Guinevere]

"T--/ -oon/ --/ ----n-/. -oo-/ -o-/ t--/ -o--o-/ o-/ t--/ ---t/ -----t/ --/ --/ -----/ -n-/ t--n-/ --o--/ -o-/!"

[Firefoot]

A's?

[Guinevere]

"T--/ -oon/ --/ ----n-/. -oo-/ -o-/ t--/ -o--o-/ o-/ t--/ ---t/ ---a-t/ a-/ --/ -----/ an-/ t--n-/ a-o--/ -o-/!"

[Firefoot]

Not as helpful as I might have hoped...

S's?

[Alcarillo]

E's, please.

[mormegil]

B please

[Folwren]

W!

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

L, bitte.

[Guinevere]

S,E, B, W and L added. I guess the next one to look at it will get it now! ;)

"T-e/ -oon/ -s/ --s-n-/. Loo-/ -o-/ t-e/ -ollow/ o-/ t-e/ le-t/ --east/ as/ -e/ -l-es/ an-/ t--ns/ abo-e/ -o-/!"

[Firefoot]

"The moon is rising. Look for the hollow of the left breast as he flies and turns above you!" The thrush to Bard.

[Guinevere]

Correct, of course! (Well, that was no challenge for you, Firefoot! ;) )

[Firefoot]

;) "-----/--/----/--/---/--/----/----/---/----,/-----/--/---/------/----./----/-------/---/----/------,/-------/--/-------." This one's for you, Morm.

[Folwren]

E's, please.

[mormegil]

;) This one's for you, Morm.

I wonder what that means... :confused:

"T" please

[Firefoot]

ET"T-e-e/--/---e/--/---/--/----/t---/---/----,/-----/--/t--/------/-e-t./---e/------e/---/---e/------,/--e--e-/--/-e----e."

[Guinevere]

Hm, perhaps it's something about Túrin ? :rolleyes:

are there any O's ?

[mormegil]

It could also be about Frodo from a recent thread or Sam

"G" please

[Firefoot]

EGOT"T-e-e/--/-o-e/--/-o-/o-/goo-/t---/-o-/--o-,/-----/o-/t--/------/-e-t./-o-e/-o---ge/---/-o-e/----o-,/--e--e-/--/-e----e."

[Kath]

Now this looks familiar - R's please.

[Firefoot]

EGORT"T-ere/--/-ore/--/-o-/o-/goo-/t---/-o-/--o-,/-----/o-/t--/------/-e-t./-o-e/-o-r-ge/---/-o-e/----o-,/--e--e-/--/-e---re."

[Folwren]

A...

It might very well be something about Sam....

[Kath]

And S please.

[mormegil]

Can't believe you're making me guess this one you evil thing :D

There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure.

Thorin who was on his death bed and clearly delusional about Bilbo

[Firefoot]

Like I said... just for you. http://www.corsaclub.de/smilies/23.gif :D

[mormegil]

/-'--/---/-----,/--/-/-----/----------/---/--/-----/------,/(...)/---/-'--/-----/--./-----/--/------,--/--/------/--/----/---/-----./--/----/-------!/

[Alcarillo]

A's, please.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

And the T's!

[Firefoot]

N's?

[mormegil]

ANT

/-'--/--t/t----,/--/-/--a--/-----t--n-/--t/--/--n--/----n-,/(...)/An-/-'--/-a---/--./-----/--/------,/--/-t/---a--/--/-a--/an-/--a-t./--/-t--/a----n-!/

[Firefoot]

E's, perhaps?

[Alcarillo]

R's, please.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

O?

[mormegil]

ANTERO

/-'--/-et/t-ere,/--/-/-ea-e/e-er-t--n-/--t/--/-one-/-e--n-,/(...)/An-/-'--/-arr-/-r./-ro-o/--/---e--,/--/-t/-rea--/--/-a--/an-/-eart./-o/-to-/ar---n-!/

[Folwren]

S's

[mormegil]

ANTEROS

/-'--/-et/t-ere,/--/-/-ea-e/e-er-t--n-/--t/--/-ones/-e--n-,/(...)/An-/-'--/-arr-/-r./-ro-o/--/--se--,/--/-t/-rea-s/--/-a--/an-/-eart./So/sto-/ar---n-!/

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

'I'll get there, if I leave everything but my bones behind,' said Sam. 'And I'll carry Mr. Frodo up myself, if it breaks my back and heart. So stop arguing!'
LR VI 3

[mormegil]

Correct.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

. . . -------/-----/-/----/----/--/--------/, ---/------/----/------/---/--/----/---/---/; ---/----/---/--/--/----/----/-----/---/-----/. ---/----/----/----/------/--/---/---/----/--/------(-)-----/--/---/----------/--/---/----/.

[mormegil]

"E" Please

[Alcarillo]

R's, please.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

. . . -e-----/-----/-/-re-/----/--/------e-/, ---/----e-/----/------/---/--/--er/--e/-e-/; ---/----/---/, --/--/----/, -e--/-----/--e/---r-/. ---/--e-/----/----/----e-/--/e--/---/---e/--/-----e(-)e-r--/--/--e/-e--------/--/--e/r---/.

(Some errors have been corrected.)

[Firefoot]

A's?

[mormegil]

"L" please

[Holbytlass]

'I' please

[Tuor of Gondolin]

"t"s?

[Alcarillo]

N's, please.

[Folwren]

S's.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

. . . Le---as/--ilt/a/-re-/s-i-/in/It-ilien/, an-/saile-/int-/An--in/an-/s-/--er/t-e/sea/; an-/-it-/-i-/, it/is/sai-/, -ent/-i-li/t-e/--ar-/. An-/--e-/t-at/--i-/-asse-/an/en-/-as/---e/in/-i--le(-)eart-/--/t-e/-ell----i-/--/t-e/rin-/.

[mormegil]

I'm ashamed that I can't get it yet.

"G"

[Alcarillo]

And D's, please.

[Firefoot]

Legolas built a grey ship in Ithilien, and sailed down Anduin and so over Sea; and with him, itis said, went Gimli the Dwarf. And when that ship passed an end was come in Middle-earth of the Fellowship of the Ring. From the last entry in Appendix B, "Later Events concerning the Members of the Fellowship of the Ring."

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

I knew you'd get it. ;)

Your turn.

[Firefoot]

:) "---/----/--/------/------/--/------/-----,/---/----/--/--/--/---/---/----./---/--/----/----/--/---/------./---/--/---/--/--/----/---/-------/--/----/-----!" Sorry for the wait.

[Alcarillo]

A's, please.

[mormegil]

"D" please

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

E. :)

[Guinevere]

and R's please, while you'r at it...

[Firefoot]

ADER"--e/e---/--/-a-r--/-a----/--/------/--red,/--r/-ade/a-/--/--/-ad/---/-ee-./---/--/----/da--/-e/are/d---ed./-e-/--/---/--/--/----/--e/---r-e-/-e/-a-e/-e---!"

[Alcarillo]

M's, please.

[Firefoot]

ADEMR"--e/e---/--/-a-r--/-a----/--/------/--red,/--r/made/a-/--/--/-ad/---/-ee-./---/--/----/da--/-e/are/d--med./-e-/--/---/--/--/----/--e/---r-e-/-e/-a-e/-e---!

[mormegil]

"O" please

[Alcarillo]

And N's, please.

[mormegil]

The evil of Sauron cannot be wholly cured, nor made as if it had not been. But to such days we are doomed. Let us now go on with the journey we have begun!

Gandalf speaking to Frodo

[Firefoot]

Well, you got the quote and speaker right, but Gandalf said it to Théoden, not Frodo. :p Your turn.

[mormegil]

/-/----/---/--/-/---'-/----/-/----/--/----/------/-----/--/-----/--/--/-----/(...)/--/----/-----/----/--/--/-------/----/---/---------/--/---./

[Alcarillo]

A's, please.

[Firefoot]

N's?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

I?

[mormegil]

/I/----/---/i-/I/-an'-/-in-/a/----/--/----/----n-/-ian-/--/-----/i-/--/---in/(...)/--/---n/-----/-i--/--/n-/----in-/----/---/---n-ain-/a-/a--./

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

"I must see if I can't find a more or less decent giant to block it up again," said Gandalf, "or soon there will be no getting over the mountains at all."
TH VI

[mormegil]

Very well done and might I say good guess with the I. I'm thinking that's what helped. What with giant and mountain being a bit easier. Fantastic job however.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Just saw all those single dashes and thought, "Ah, this must be I's or a's."

---/-----/----/-------/---/-----/-----/, ---/----/--/---/------/--/-------/----/---/------/--/, -----/-------/--/---/-/-----/, ---/--/--/----/--------/---/---------/, --/--/---/--/---/------/----/--/---/--------/, ----/----------/-----/---/----/-----/.

[Alcarillo]

A's, please.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

---/---a-/--a-/-a-----/---/---a-/-----/, a--/--a-/--/---/------/--/-a-----/-a--/-a-/------/--/, -----/-------/--/---/a/-----/, ---/--/--/----/---a----/a--/---------/, a-/--/---/--/---/-a----/-a--/--/---/----a---/, --a-/----------/-----/---/----/a-a--/.

[Alcarillo]

M's, please.

[Firefoot]

E's?

[Tuor of Gondolin]

"n"s?

[mormegil]

"O" please

[Guinevere]

and some T for me, please

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

T-e/--ea-/t-at/-a--te-/t-e/--eat/To-e-/, an-/-ea-/o-/t-e/--oom-/o-/-an-o-n/t-at/-a-/-e--n-/-t/, m---t/--ote-t/-t/-o-/a/----e/, --t/--/-t/-e-e/-nmanne-/an-/ne--e-te-/, a-/-t/-a-/-n/t-e/-atte-/-a--/o-/t-e/-te-a---/, t-at/--ote-t-on/-o---/not/-on-/a-a--/.

[Alcarillo]

L's, please.

[mormegil]

"H" please

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

The/--ea-/that/ha--te-/the/--eat/To-e-/, an-/-ea-/o-/the/-loom-/o-/-an-o-n/that/la-/-eh-n-/-t/, m--ht/--ote-t/-t/-o-/a/-h-le/, --t/--/-t/-e-e/-nmanne-/an-/ne-le-te-/, a-/-t/-a-/-n/the/latte-/-a--/o-/the/-te-a---/, that/--ote-t-on/-o-l-/not/lon-/a-a-l/.

Unbelieveable! I've stumped you for this long?

I knew using obscure quotes would help. :D

[Guinevere]

I think I've got it (more or less)...

"The dread that haunted the great Tower, and fear of the glooms of Fangorn that lay behind it, might protect it for a while, but if it were unmanned and neglected, as it was in the latter days of the stewards, that protection would not long avail."

It's about Orthanc, somewhere in UT, but I haven't found it yet. Is this just narrative, or is it really said by a person?

Edit: I've found it now, It's in U.T, " The Battles of the Fords of Isen", in appendix (ii), and as I suspected, it's just narrative.
Obscure indeed! ;) :p

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

I knew normal quotes qould be no match for you guys, so I decided to raise the bar by using the obscurest quotes I could find! And nothing is more obscurer than the UT appendix.

Unless it's an endnote.

Yeah. http://www.geocities.com/louis_martian/smilies/evil.gif

Your thread, Guinevere. :)

[Guinevere]

Well, I'll stick to more or less "normal" quotes! ;)

"------/ ---/ ----/," (........) "------/ ---/ ----------/. ----------/ -/ --/ -----/ --/ ---/ -----/ ------/. -/ ----/ -/ ---/ ----/ --/ ---/ ----/ --/ --/ ---/ ----/, -----/ ----/ ---/ ----/ ----------/."

[Alcarillo]

A's, please.

[Guinevere]

"--a---/ ---/ ----/," (........) "------/ a--/ ----------/. ------a---/ -/ a-/ -----/ --/ ---/ -----/ a--a--/. -/ ----/ -/ -a-/ -a--/ --/ ---/ ----/ --/ --/ ---/ ----/, -----/ ----/ a--/ ----/ --a---a---/."

[mormegil]

T's please

[Firefoot]

N's?

[Alcarillo]

S's, please.

[Guinevere]

A TNS

"--a---/ ---/ -n--/," (........) "t--n-s/ a--/ ----ss----/. ---s-na---/ -/ a-/ t----/ --/ t--/ -----/ a--a--/. -/ --s-/ -/ -as/ -a--/ -n/ t--/ --st/ -n/ --/ --n/ ----/, -----/ ----/ a--/ ----/ --as-na---/."

[Firefoot]

E's?

[mormegil]

Let's try for R's this time

[Guinevere]

ATNS ER

"Rea---/ ---/ -n--/," (........) "t--n-s/ are/ ----ss---e/. -ers-na---/ -/ a-/ t-re-/ --/ t-e/ ----e/ a--a-r/. -/ --s-/ -/ -as/ -a--/ -n/ t-e/ -est/ -n/ --/ --n/ ---e/, --ere/ ----/ are/ --re/ reas-na--e/."

[Firefoot]

"Really you know," Bilbo was saying in his best business manner, "things are impossible. Personally I am tired of the whole affair. I wish I was back in the West in my own home, where folk are more reasonable." Bilbo to the Elvenking and Bard.

[Guinevere]

That's the one, Firefoot! I was sure you'd get it now. :)

[Firefoot]

Thank you. :) You've got to love Bilbo with quotes like that..."----/------'-/--/---/-----/----,/----/------/---/-------/---/-------/---/---./----/----/-----/-----,/----/-----./---/-/----/---/--/---/--/-----/-/---/----/-/---/---."

[Guinevere]

Let's start with the ever useful T's

[Firefoot]

T"T---/------'t/--/---/-----/----,/--t-/------/---/-----t-/---/-------/---/---./----/t---/t----/t----,/t--t/-----./---/-/---t/---/-t/--t/--/-----/-/--t/----/-/---/---."

[Guinevere]

are there any O's ?

[mormegil]

"L" please

[Evisse the Blue]

And E's please

[Firefoot]

ELOT"T-e-/-o-l--'t/-o/-o-/---e-/-ol-,/--t-/--o---/---/-el-et-/---/--e-l--/---/-ll./---e/t-e-/t----/t---e,/t--t/-o-l-./---/-/---t/---/-t/--t/-e/-----/-/--t/--e-/-/---/-o-."

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

[Butterbur: ]They wouldn't go for armed folk, with swords and helmets and shields and all. Make them think twice, that would. And I must say it put me aback a bit when I saw you.
LR VI 7