Palantir of Fortune!

[Guinevere]

O please

[Tuor in Gondolin]

If / - o - / - o - e / i n / - e a - e / l a - / d o - n / - o - - / a - - s .



dot lite fans

no ts or ds.

[Dimturiel]

Any R's?

[Guinevere]

Some Y's should make things clearer, I hope

[Tuor in Gondolin]

If / y o - / - o - e / i n / - e a - e / l a y / d o - n / y o - r / a r - s .



doty liter fans

no ts.


"r"s are helpful.

[Aganzir]

"If you come in peace lay down your arms."
Hmm I think this was someone in Laketown. Captain of guard?

[Tuor in Gondolin]

That's it. (The captain).

[Aganzir]

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

[Ilya]

T?

[Aganzir]

T

"--- / --- / --tt-- / -------- / --- / ----- / -- / t---- / - / ---- / ---- / - / ----- / ---t."

[Dimturiel]

Any A's?

[Aganzir]

AT

"--- / --- / --tt-- / -a------ / a-- / ----- / -- / t---- / - / -a-- / ---- / a / --a-- / ---t."

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"h"s?

[Aganzir]

HAT

"--- / --- / --tt-- / -a------ / a-- / ----- / -- / t---- / - / ha-- / ---- / a / --a-- / ---t."

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Any C's?

[Aganzir]

ATCH

"--- / --- / --tt-- / -a------ / a-- / ----- / -- / t---- / - / ha-- / ---- / a / --a-- / ---t."

No C's, sorry.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Typical! I should just stick to the letters I normaly pick.

I would like some E's then

[Aganzir]

A better choice.

TEACH

"--- / --- / --tt-e / -a--e-e- / a-- / ---e- / -- / t-ee- / - / ha-e / ---- / a / --a-- / ---t."

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"r"s, please.

[Aganzir]

TEACHR

"--r / --- / --tt-e / -ar-e-er / a-- / ---er / -- / tree- / - / ha-e / ---- / a / --a-- / ---t."

[Dimturiel]

I's?

[Aganzir]

RICH TEA

"--r / --- / -itt-e / -ar-e-er / a-- / ---er / -- / tree- / I / ha-e / ---- / a / --a-- / -i-t."

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"L"s?

[Aganzir]

LATE RICH

"--r / --- / little / -ar-e-er / a-- / l--er / -- / tree- / I / ha-e / --l- / a / --all / -i-t."

[Guinevere]

G please

[Aganzir]

GREAT LICH

"--r / --- / little / gar-e-er / a-- / l--er / -- / tree- / I / ha-e / --l- / a / --all / gi-t."

[Ilya]

D, perhaps?

[Aganzir]

ACDEGHILRT

"--r / --- / little / garde-er / a-d / l--er / -- / tree- / I / ha-e / --l- / a / --all / gi-t."

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"V's, please.

[Aganzir]

ACDEGHILRTV

"--r / --- / little / garde-er / a-d / l-ver / -- / tree- / I / have / --l- / a / --all / gi-t."

[Dimturiel]

For you little gardener and lover of trees, I have only a small gift. Galadriel to Sam in Farwell to Lorien

[Aganzir]

Correct. Your turn. :)

[Dimturiel]

Thanks. Here's the next one:

_ _ _/ _ _/ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _ _/ _ _ _/ _ _ _/ _ _ _!/ _/ _ _ _ _ _ _/ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _ _ _/ _ _/ _/ _ _ _ _ _/ _ _ _/ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _/ _ _/ _/ _ _ _ _/

Good luck!

[Aganzir]

A, please.

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"c"s?

[Dimturiel]

AC

A_ _/ _ _/ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _ _/ _ _ a_/ _ _ _/ _a_!/ _/ _ _ _ _ _ _/ _ _/ _a_ _ _ _ _/ _ _/ _/c_ _ _ _/ _ _ _/ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _/ _ _/a/ _ _ _ _.

[Guinevere]

N please

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"H"s?

[Aganzir]

D's for me, please.

[Dimturiel]

ACNHD

And/d_/n_ _/ _ _ _ _ _ _/ _ha_/ _ _d/ _an!/ _/ _ _ _ _ _d/ _ _/ _a_ _ _ _ _/ _ _/ _/ c _ _ _d/ _ _ _/ _h_/ _ _ _n_/ _ _/a/ _ _ _ _.

[Eönwë]

May I have an "O", kind Downer?

[Dimturiel]

Sure;)

ACHNDO

And/do/no_/ _o_ _ _ _/ _ha_/o_d/ _an!/ _/ _ _o_ _d/ _ _/ha_ _ _ _ _/ _ _/ _/co_ _d/ _ _ _/ _h_/ _ _ _n_/o_/a/ _oo_.

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"M"s, please.

[Dimturiel]

ACNHDOM

And/do/no_/ _o_ _ _ _/ _ha_/o_d/man!/ _/ _ho_ _d/ _ _/ha_ _ _ _ _/ _ _/ _/co_ _d/ _ _ _/ _h_/ _ _ _n_/o_/a/ _oo_.

[Aganzir]

T's?

[Dimturiel]

ACNHDOMT

And/do/not/_o_ _ _t/that/o_d/man!/ _/ _ho_ _d/ _ _/ha_ _ _ _ _/ _ _/ _/co_ _d/ _ _ _/th_/ _ _ _nt/o_/a/ _oot.

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"w""s?

[Guinevere]

"And do not forget that old man!" said Gimli. "I should be happier if I could see the print of a boot."

[Dimturiel]

Yup. That's the one. Well done.

[Guinevere]

Thank you, Dimturiel! ("old man" was a useful clue)

"--/ ----/ -------/ ------/ ----/ -------/ ----/ --/ -----/ ---/ ------/ --/ -/ ----/ ----/ -----/ ---/ ------/ -------/ --/ -/ -----'-/ ---/ ----/ ----/ --/ -----/ ------."

[Morsul the Dark]

a

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"b"s?

[Lindale]

An "s" if it's not too much a bother. :D

[Guinevere]

AS (no B)

"S-/ -a--/ s--a---/ -----s/ -a--/ --a----/ --a-/ --/ --a--/ ---/ --a-s-/ --/ a/ -a--/ -a--/ -----/ ---/ ------/ s-----s/ --/ a/ --a--'s/ a--/ ----/ s---/ --/ ---a-/ ------."

[Aganzir]

O, please.

[Dimturiel]

Any Rs?

[Guinevere]

ROSA (no B)

"So/ -a--/ s-ra---/ -----s/ -a--/ --a----/ --a-/ -o/ --ar-/ ---/ -ra-s-/ o-/ a/ -a-r/ -a--/ ----r/ ---/ -o----/ s-ro--s/ o-/ a/ --ar-'s/ a--/ ----/ s---/ -o/ -r-a-/ -o---r."

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"t"s, please.

[Lindale]

and an "h" :D

[Dimturiel]

And some F please.

[Guinevere]

OF TRASH (no B)

"So/ -a--/ stra---/ th---s/ ha--/ -ha----/ that/ to/ --ar-/ th-/ -ra-s-/ of/ a/ fa-r/ -a--/ ----r/ th-/ -o----/ stro--s/ of/ a/ --arf's/ a--/ ----/ s---/ -o/ -r-at/ -o---r."

Shouldn't be difficult anymore...

[Dimturiel]

So many strange things have chanced that to learn the praise of a fair lady under the loving strokes of a dwarf's axe will seem no great wonder.
Eomer to Gimli.

[Guinevere]

That was a fast answer, Dimturiel! :) Please proceed.

[Dimturiel]

Thank you;)

_ _ _ _ _ _/ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _/ _ _,/ _ _ _/ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _/ _ _,/ _' _ _/ _ _ _ _ _ _ _./ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _/ _ _/ _ _/ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _,/ _ _ _ _' _/ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _.

[Guinevere]

T please

[Dimturiel]

T

_ _ _ _ _ _/ _ _/ _ _ _ _t/t_,/ _ _ _/ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _/t_,/ _' _ _/ _ _ _ _ _ _t./t_ _ _tt_ _/ _ _/ _ _/ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _/t_ _t'_/ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _.

[Guinevere]

O please

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"P"s?

[Dimturiel]

TOP

_ _ _ _ _ _/ _ _/ _ _ _ _t/to,/ _ _ _/ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _/to,/ _'_ _/ _ _ _ _ _ _t./ T_ _ott_ _ / _ _/ _ _/o_ _/ _ _ _ _p,/t_ _t'_/ _ _ _/p_ _ _.

[Guinevere]

I'd like to see the R's please

[Aganzir]

L's for me please.

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"a"s, please.

[Guinevere]

:) I can't resist solving that one:

"He has done us no harm." said Frodo. "Oh has'nt he!" said Sam rubbing his shoulder.
"Anyway he meant to, and he means to, I'll warrant. Throttle us in our sleep, that's his plan."

(in "The Taming of Sméagol")

[Dimturiel]

Yes, indeed that's the one:D

[Guinevere]

Sorry for the delay! :o Here's a new one:

"---/ --/ ---'--/ -----/ --/ -----/ ----/ -----/ --/ ---/ ----'-/ ----/ ----/ --/ -/ ------/ -------/."

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"w"s?

[Guinevere]

W

"---/ --/ ---'--/ -----/ --/ -----/ ----/ w----/ --/ ---/ ----'-/ ----/ ----/ --/ -/ w-----/ -------/."

[Aganzir]

S?

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"a"s, please.

[Lindale]

Please give us T. :D

[Guinevere]

WAST

"--t/ --/ ---'--/ s---t/ --/ s----/ ----/ wat--/ --/ t--/ ----'s/ ----/ -a--/ --/ a/ w--t--/ --tt---/."

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"R"s, please.

[Aganzir]

Let's have the E's then as well.

[Guinevere]

WASTER

"--t/ --/ ---'re/ s--rt/ --/ s-ee-/ ----/ water/ --/ t-e/ -e--'s/ ---e/ ra--/ --/ a/ w--te-/ -ett--e/."

[Aganzir]

B please.

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"i"s, please.

[Lindale]

"C" please. :D

[Guinevere]

CRAB IS WET

"B-t/ i-/ ---'re/ s--rt/ --/ s-ee-/ c---/ water/ --/ t-e/ -ec-'s/ -i-e/ rai-/ --/ a/ wi-te-/ -ett-ce/."

[Tuor in Gondolin]

CRAB IS WET

"But/ if/ you're/ short/ on/ sleep/cold/ water/ on/ the/ neck's/ like/ rain/ on/ a/ wilted/ lettuce/."

Speaker: Samwise

[Guinevere]

:)Yep, that's right, Tuor (except it's short of sleep).

[Tuor in Gondolin]

Oops. Well, I guess I can post a new one.

Try this one, although the identity of the speaker
may be somewhat debatable.

- - - - / - - / - - - / - - - - - - - - -, / - - - - - - / - - - / - - - /
- - - - - - - - - / - - / - - - / - - - - / - - / - - - - - - !

[Guinevere]

O please

[Tuor in Gondolin]

- o - - / o - / - - - / - o - - - - - - -, / - - - - - - / - o - / - - - /
- - - - - - - - - / o - / - - - / - o - - / o - / - - - - - - !

O

[Aganzir]

Any K's?

[Tuor in Gondolin]

- o - - / o - / - - - / - o - - - - - - -, / - - - - - - / - o - / - - - /
- - - - - - - - - / o - / - - - / - o - - / o - / - - - - - - !

OK

Sorry, no "k"s. :(

[Ilya]

N?

[Tuor in Gondolin]

- o - - / o - / - - - / - o - n - - - n -, / - - n - - - / n o - / - - - /
- - - - - n - - - / o - / - - - / - o - - / o - / - - - - - - !

NOK

No "k"s.

[Ilya]

Herm...T?

[Tuor in Gondolin]

- o - - / o - / t - - / - o - n - - - n -, / - - n - - - / n o t / t - - /
- - - - - n - - - / o - / t - - / - o - - / o - / - - t - - - !

TOKN

No "k"s.

[Aganzir]

Bah.

Then there surely are some L's.

[Tuor in Gondolin]

L o - - / o - / t - - / - o - n - - - n -, / - - n - - - / n o t / t - - /
- - - - - n - - - / o - / t - - / L o - - / o - / - - t - - - !

TOKNL

No "k"s.

As Mr. Burns might say:
"EX-cel-lent Choice, Smithers!" (Ah, Aganzir).

[Guinevere]

Hm, I guess we ought to ask for I's and E's so we get TOLKIEN!;)

E please

[Tuor in Gondolin]

L o - - / o - / t - e / - o - n - - - n -, / - - n - e - / n o t / t - e /
- e - - e n - e - / o - / t - e / L o - - / o - / - - t e - - !

TOLKEN

No "k"s.

[The Might]

Lord of the Fountains, hinder not the messenger of the Lord of Waters!Tuor to Ecthelion in the "Unfinished Tales - Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin".

EDIT: After noticing who was asking the question a second ago just had to edit and say "kudos for the nice idea!"

[Tuor in Gondolin]

That's it.

[The Might]

--/ ------/ ---/ --/ ------/! ----/!

Not a really hard one, thought I'll take it easy for now. ;)

[Aganzir]

O please.

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"w"s?

[Guinevere]

T please

[The Might]

TOW

-t/ --tt--/ ---/ -t/ t-----/! ----/!

[Lindale]

R, please. :D

[The Might]

WORT :)

-t/ --tt--/ ---/ -t/ t-r---/! ----/!

[Aganzir]

Now that's an evil quote, Miggy. :p

I, please.

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"a"s?

[The Might]

W RATIO

It/ -itt--/ a--/ it/ t-r---/! --a-/!

[Guinevere]

how about S?

[The Might]

SW RATIO

It/ -itt--/ a--/ it/ t-r---/! S-a-/!

[Beregond]

Can I have a D, please?

[The Might]

TOWARDS I

It/ -itt-d/ a-d/ it/ t-r--d/! S-a-/!

I believe it should have become obvious by now. ;)

[Beregond]

"It fitted and it turned! Snap!" as the secret door into the Lonely Mountain was opened. :)

[The Might]

And so it is. Take it away, sir! :)

[Beregond]

Thank you, sir.

Are we allowed to use quotes from the Silmarillion (this one isn't, by the way)?

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

[Lindale]

Let's get some E's, kind sir.

[Beregond]

Surely! Here are those E's.

"--/, ---/ ---/ --e/ -----/ ----/, -/ -ee/."

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"L"s"?

Oh, and quotes from The Silmarillion and UT are fine.

[Lindale]

May we have some I?

[Beregond]

The letters LIE.

"--/, ---/ ---/ --e/ -----/ --l-/, I/ -ee/."

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"n"s, please.

[Beregond]

Sorry, there are no N's in the LINE.

"--/, ---/ ---/ --e/ -----/ --l-/, I/ -ee/."

[Guinevere]

S please

[The Might]

Mr. T for me!

[Beregond]

ENLIST

"--/, --t/ ---/ --e/ --st-/ --l-/, I/ see/."

[Aganzir]

Any B's?

[Beregond]

Yes, as a matter of fact. SIN BELT

"--/, b-t/ ---/ --e/ --st-/ --l-/, I/ see/."

[Guinevere]

http://www.myrias.de/Templates/Elrond/images/idea.gif H's please!

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"u"s?

[Beregond]

Now you're getting somewhere! THIN BLUES

"H-/, but/ --u/ --e/ h-st-/ --l-/, I/ see/."

[Lindale]

This is driving me nuts. May we have some R please?

[Beregond]

It is fairly obscure.

BLUNT HEIRS. :)

"H-/, but/ --u/ -re/ h-st-/ --l-/, I/ see/."

[The Might]

Obscure is of course a relative term.

Hm, but you are hasty folk, I see.

Typical of Treebeard to say something like that. :D

[Beregond]

Yes! Well done, sir. Take it away! :D

[The Might]

Hmm... I'll try to find something a bit more hidden this time:

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

Good luck! :)

[Beregond]

May I have an I, please, or several?

[The Might]

I

I/ -i--/ -----/, ----/ I/ ----/ ------/ ---/ -------/ ------/.

[Beregond]

Do you have any M's?

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"a"s?

[Aganzir]

R's for me please.

[The Might]

MIRA

I/ -i--/ ---a-/, ----/ I/ -a--/ ------/ a--/ -------/ -----r/.

Not so much for now...;)

[Beregond]

I think some E's are in order. :)

[The Might]

EMIRA

I/ -i--/ --ea-/, --e-/ I/ -a-e/ ----e-/ a--/ -------/ ----er/.

[Strongbow]

N, if you would.

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"w"s?

[The Might]

WIREMAN

I/ wi--/ --ea-/, w-en/ I/ -a-e/ ----e-/ an-/ -------/ --n-er/.

[Aganzir]

L please.

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"H"s, please.

[Lindale]

D please.

[The Might]

WIREMAN DHL

I/ will/ --ea-/, when/ I/ ha-e/ l---ed/ and/ -h---h-/ l-n-er/.

You have got to be kidding me if you don't get it now. ;)

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"v"s?

[The Might]

I/ will/ --ea-/, when/ I/ have/ l---ed/ and/ -h---h-/ l-n-er/.

WIREMAN DHLV

[Lindale]

I know it not, but maybe some other would benefit if some O's are in order.

[Beregond]

I knew what the quote was but not from whence it came. So I cheated. I'll let someone get it legitimately.

To help out: T

[The Might]

Cheated = Googled? :D

WIREMAN DHLWOT (we already have more than half the alphabet btw)

I/ will/ --ea-/, when/ I/ have/ loo-ed/ and/ tho--ht/ lon-er/.

Now if anyone asks for a letter, I'll lol. :D

[Lalwen]

I am new here but i found this topic really interesting so I though of posting a reply:)
The quote is from The Silmarillion and due to its length I'll give the first and the last word.
Hope you will enjoy and please tell what you think:)



For _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _ _ _/ _ _/ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _/ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /stars.

[Lindale]

Lalwen, erm, sorry, but you're supposed to answer the one posted by
The Might before you can put on yours. And welcome to the Downs.


The Might, I have no idea what it is. Lol on me all you want. :(

[Beregond]

Yes, google. Maybe if I'd found it in the books it wouldn't have been so bad, but I knew I wouldn't find it. :p

X, please.

[Lalwen]

My pc didn'y get the posts right:confused::confused:

It is "I will speak when I have looked and thought longer" . I think it's from The Unfinished Tales but I can't recall exactly fom where. Am I close?

And sorry again for the misunderstanding.

[The Might]

Ok, Lalwen has the quote but not the exact source. It is UT, but the speaker is not said.
If you are ok with it, I'll lift the veil and reveal the answer and then let Lalwen post a quote.
Btw, Lalwen, maybe one a bit shorter would be in order. Just a tip though. ;)

Lol, Beregond wants X.

[Lindale]

Congrats, Lalwen. I actually had a scratch paper, figuring out what letters have been used and what aren't, so I can guess the word with the --a-k. I never thought of speak. I thought of break. I don't know the quote either, so I guess that's why I had difficulty with that.

However I did not resort to Googling it, as Beregond did. :Merisu:

[Aganzir]

Argh that's Daín to the Nazgûl isn't it?

I thought about him all along (it was my very first idea) but I couldn't figure speak either, so...

[Tuor in Gondolin]

Agh! Why didn't I think of Dain!
As Gandalf mght say:
Of Course, of course! Absurdly simple, like
most riddles when you see the answer.:

[Strongbow]

T, please.

[Beregond]

It wasn't Dain. ;)

Are we working on Lalwen's quote now? If so, S please. :)

[Guinevere]

I'd like to see the A's

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"k"s?

[Lalwen]

Here's the quote with the letters you've asked.

For _ _ t _ _ / _ _ _ _ / t _ _ / t _ _ _ _s / _ _ / _ _ _ _ s / _ _ / t _ _ / s _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ /t _ _ / _ _ _ a _ / a _ _ / t _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ / t _ _ / T _ _ / K _ _ _ _ _ _ s / t _at / _ _ _ _ / _ a _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ ata _ / t _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / A _ _a/ t _ _ / K _ _ _ _ _ _/ _ _/ _ a _t _ /a_ _ _ /t_ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _ _a _ _ _ /stars.


When and if I'll give another quote I'll take the advice of The Might and make it shorter:) but for now you have started to solve this one so I'll leave it.
Good luck!;)

[Lindale]

P please.

[Beregond]

Have any M's? :)

[Lalwen]

No Ps sorry;) But here are the Ms:)

For _ _ t _ _ / _ _ _ _ / t _ _ / t _ _ m _s / _ _ / _ _ _ _ s / _ _ / t _ _ / s _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ /t _ _ / _ _ _ a _ / a _ _ / t _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / M _ _ / _ _ / t _ _ / T _ _ / K _ _ _ _ _ _ s / t _at / _ _ _ _ / ma _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ ata _ / t _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / A _ _a/ t _ _ / K _ _ _ _ _ m/ _ _/ _ a _t _ /am _ _ /t_ _ /
_ _ _ _ m _ _a _ _ _ /stars.

[Beregond]

I's! And to clarify, is "For" just the start of the first word? :)

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"n"s, please.

[Guinevere]

how about R ?

[Lalwen]

Yes "for" is the first word.
Here you are with an update:

For/ _ _ t _ i _ n/ _ _ _ _ / t _ _ / t _ _ m _s / _ _ / _ _ r _ s / _ _ / t _ _ /
s _ rr _ _ / _ _ /t _ _ / _ _ _ ar/ an _ / t _ _ / _ ri _ _ / _ _ / M _ n / _ _ / t _ _ /
T _ _ /K _ n _r _ _ s / t _at / _ _ r_ / ma _ _ / _ _ / I_ _ _ atar / t _ / _ _ _ _ _ /in/
Ar _a/ t _ _ / Kin _ _ _ m/ _ _/ _ art _ /ami _ /t_ _ /
inn _ m _ ra _ _ _ /stars.

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"o"s?

[Guinevere]

L please!

[Lalwen]

There you go:)

For/ L _ t _ i _ n/ _ o _ _ / t _o / t _ _ m _s / o _ / _ or _ s / o _ / t _ _ / sorro_ / o_ /t _ _ / _l _ ar/ an _ / t _ _ / _ ri _ _ / o_ / M _ n / o_ / t _ _ / T _o /
K _ n _r _ _ s / t _at / _ _ r_ / ma _ _ / _ _ / Il _ _ atar / to / _ _ _ ll /in/
Ar _a/ t _ _ / Kin _ _ om/ o_/ _ art _ /ami _ /t_ _ /
inn _ m _ ra _ l_ /stars.

You should be able to guess most of it by now;)

[Guinevere]

Indeed! :) I had already guessed the second part of the sentence, and the L confirmes now my guess of the second word:

For Luthien wove two themes of words, of the sorrow of the Eldar and the grief of Men, of the Two Kindreds that were made by Iluvatar to dwell in Arda, the Kingdom of Earth amid the innumerable stars.

about Luthien's song before Mandos.

(btw, Lalwen, we have up to now always used quotes that are spoken by somebody, not just narrative.)

[Lalwen]

Yes you've got it! Congratulations:)
I didn't realize that, sorry. Won't happen again:p
Anyway I really liked this quote it sort of comprises the diffrences between the Two Kindreds or at least so I think.

Now it's your turn to give us a quote:)

[Guinevere]

Thank you, Lalwen. :) I agree that was really a beautiful quote!

"---/, --/ -----/ --/ --/, --'--/ --/ ---/ ----/ ----/ -----! --'-/ -----/ --/. ---'-/ ---/ -----/ -----/ -----/ ---?"

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"N"s?

[Guinevere]

"---/, --/ ---n-/ --/ --/, --'--/ -n/ ---/ ----/ ----/ -----! --'-/ ---n-/ -n/. --n'-/ ---/ -----/ -----/ n----/ -n-?"

[Beregond]

O, please!

[Lalwen]

L please.

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"a"s, please.

[The Might]

Sssss

[Guinevere]

LOANS

"---/, -o/ ---n-/ o-/ --/, --'--/ -n/ ---/ sa--/ -al-/ s--ll! --'s/ -o-n-/ on/. -on'-/ ---/ ---a-/ -al-s/ n----/ -n-?"

[The Might]

T

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"r"s, please.

[Guinevere]

TO SNARL

"---/, to/ t--n-/ o-/ -t/, --'r-/ -n/ t--/ sa--/ tal-/ st-ll! -t's/ -o-n-/ on/. -on't/ t--/ -r-at/ tal-s/ n---r/ -n-?"

[The Might]

... Why, to think of it, we're in the same tale still! It's going on. Don't the great tales never end? 'An epic phrase by good old Sam.

Nice pick btw. ;)

EDIT: just an edit, as I noticed above I never got to reveal the source of my last quote. It was Aghan, speaking in the UT, he was contemplating the battle between the stone he had created and the Orcs and needed a bit more time to figure things out seemingly. Good fellow this Aghan!

[Guinevere]

Yes, good work, The Might!
And thanks for the information about your last quote! I had guessed the words quite early on, but couldn't figure out where it was from. (No wonder, I haven't read the bit about the Druedain for ages!)

[The Might]

Oh, I do recommend it, it's one of my favourites (actually all of the UT is something I really like, so much lore in there :D).

Now, on to a new quote:

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

Now, let's hear some letters!

[Aganzir]

I could do with some T.

[Beregond]

WWW please!

[Guinevere]

Are there any O's?

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"e"s, please.

[Lindale]

R please! :D

[The Might]

TOWER

T-ere -- -ore -- -o- o- -oo- t--- -o- --ow, ----- o- t-e ----- We-t.

I hope I got it all right with the letters. Seems to be an easy one from now on.

[Ilya]

S?

[The Might]

TOWERS

T-ere -s -ore -- -o- o- -oo- t--- -o- --ow, ----- o- t-e ----- West.

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"n"s?

[Eönwë]

"h"?

[The Might]

TOWERS HN

There -s -ore -n -o- o- -oo- th-n -o- -now, -h--- o- the --n--- West.

Btw, I apologize that in the previous two posts the next to last word was written as a five-letter word, it has six, as is to be seen in the first post with this quote.

[Tuor in Gondolin]

There is more in you of good then you know, child of the kindly West.

Thorin's deathbed speech to Bilbo.

[Samwise]

There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West.

[The Might]

Samwise has indeed the 100% correct sentence, however I'll give this one to Tuor, since I myself very well know how easy it is to make the "then/than mistake". Why, I still make it today in many of my posts...

So, Tuor, take it away!

[Tuor in Gondolin]

Oops! Well, that'll teach me about not
looking up a quote to double-check it. :eek:

How about:

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

[The Might]

Well, I realised it was a mistake since the E's had all been given, so it could only be an A at that spot.

Speaking of E's... E!

[Tuor in Gondolin]

- - - - e / - e , / - - - - ! / - - - e e - / - / - - - - / - - - /
- - - - - - / - - / - - - / - e e - - - - / - - / - - - / - - - - / - - - e .

E

[Aganzir]

Are there any M's?

[Guinevere]

T for me, please

[Tuor in Gondolin]

- - - - e / m e , / - - - - ! / - - - e e - / - / - - - - / - - - /
- - - - - t / - - / - - - / m e e t - - - / - - / - - - / t - - t / - - - e .

MET

[The Might]

A-bomb! :eek:

[Guinevere]

How about N?

[Aganzir]

Haha I'm not sure if I've ever before seen people cross post asking the same letter here. :D

An R, please.

edit: okay this doesn't make sense anymore ;)

[Tuor in Gondolin]

- - a r e / m e , / - - r - ! / - n - e e - / - / - - - - / - a - /
- a - - - t / - - / - - r / m e e t - n - / - - / a n - / t - a t / - - - e .

MET RAN (Fortunately Ran was an elf, not an orc).

[Beregond]

I just can't put my finger on it. We need a D at any rate, if you will!

[Tuor in Gondolin]

- - a r e / m e , / - - r d ! / - n d e e d / - / - - - - / - a - /
- a - - - t / - - / - - r / m e e t - n - / - - / a n - / t - a t / - - - e .

MET RAND

[Guinevere]

http://www.myrias.de/Templates/Elrond/images/idea.gif Ha! Another U.T. quote!

Spare me Lord! Indeed I will say naught of our meeting to any that live.

Grima Wormtongue to the Lord of the Nazgûl in "The hunt for the Ring".

[Tuor in Gondolin]

Yesss. It's poor Wormy being picked on.
And not by some nassty hobbit! :eek:

[Guinevere]

Happy New Year to everybody! :)

"--/ ---------/ --/ ---/!" he said. "--/ -----/ ---/ ----------/, ---/ -/ ----/ ----/ ---/. ----/ -/ ----/! ---/ --/ ---/ --/ ----/ ----/ ----/ -------/ --/."

[The Might]

E

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"r"s, please.

[Lindale]

S please. :cool:

[Aganzir]

Any A's?

[Guinevere]

EARS


"A-/ -----a---/ --/ -as/!" he said. "S-/ --ere/ are/ -----a---s/, a--/ -/ -a-e/ see-/ --e/. --a-/ a/ ---e/! ---/ --/ --e/ a-/ ---e/ ----/ e-er/ -e--e-e/ -e/."

[Inziladun]

What about T's?

[Guinevere]

TEARS


"A-/ -----a--t/ -t/ -as/!" he said. "S-/ t-ere/ are/ -----a--ts/, a--/ -/ -a-e/ see-/ --e/. --at/ a/ ---e/! --t/ --/ --e/ at/ ---e/ ----/ e-er/ -e--e-e/ -e/."

[Inziladun]

I have it.

"An Oliphaunt, it was!" he said. "So there are Oliphaunts, and I have seen one. What a life! But no one at home will ever believe me."

Samwise after a close-in look at an Oliphaunt in Ithilien, from Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit, TT.

[Guinevere]

Well done, Inziladun!

[Inziladun]

Thanks much.

Here's one:

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

[Beregond]

*I* Hope you have some *I's*?

[Samwise]

Might there be a "T" ?

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"m"s?

[Inziladun]

I T M



"T--t/ --tt---/ it/!" --i-/ -----/. "----t/ --t-/ m---/ ------/, --t/ i---/ m---/ ------/ ----."

[Samwise]

h?

[Inziladun]

I T M H

"Th-t/ --tt---/ it/!" --i-/ -----/. "-h--t/ --t-/ m---/ ------/, --t/ i---/ m---/ ------/ ----."

[Beregond]

I would like to solve:

"That settles it!" said Frodo. "Short cuts make delays, but inns make longer ones."

From "A Short Cut to Mushrooms," I believe. Poor Pippin will not for some time, if ever, test the beer of the Golden Perch.

[Inziladun]

Just so.
Let's have it!

[Beregond]

Already prepared, sir! :)

"'---/ --/ ---/ -----/ --------/,' --/ ----/, '---/ --/ ----/ ----/-/-------/'"...

The single hyphen between the last two words is, in fact, a hyphen.

[Inziladun]

To start with, can we have the 'e's?