Palantir of Fortune!

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

And another good selection:

HON

"-h-- / h-- / ----n / -o / -o----: / -o---- / -h--- / o-n / ----nn-n-- / -n- / ----n--, /
-o---- / -h-- / ------ / -h-- / h-- / -no-n / --o-- / -h- / -----n--- / o- / -h- / -o---. /
-- / --- / no- / --- / -on-, / --- / -- / --- / -----n- / ------: / -h- / ---o-- / o- / -h- /
h--h / -n- / -h- / -----o--."

[Guinevere]

Sss pleassse

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Hmm, not assssss many of thosssssse, but a few...

HONS

"-h-- / h-- / ----n / -o / -o----: / -o---- / -h--- / o-n / ----nn-n-s / -n- / ----n-s, /
-o---- / -h-- / ------ / -h-- / h-- / -no-n / --o-- / -h- / -----n-ss / o- / -h- / -o---. /
-- / --s / no- / --- / -on-, / --- / -- / --s / -----n- / ------: / -h- / ---o-- / o- / -h- /
h--h / -n- / -h- / -----o-s."

[Guinevere]

How about T then?

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Or an E?

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"C"s?

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

A likely group of letters — but sorry, Tuor, no C's.

TECHON (no C)

"The- / h-- / -e--n / to / -o--et: / -o--et / the-- / o-n / -e--nn-n-s / -n- / -e-en-s, /
-o--et / -h-t / --tt-e / the- / h-- / -no-n / --o-t / the / --e--ness / o- / the / -o---. /
-t / --s / not / -et / -one, / --t / -t / --s / --tt-n- / ----e-: / the / -e-o-- / o- / the /
h--h / -n- / the / -e---o-s."

Would a hint help? Like, it's from Unfinished Tales? :D

[Guinevere]

"They had begun to forget: forget their own beginnings and legends, forget what little they had known about the greatness of the world. It was not yet gone, but it was getting buried: the memory of the high and the perilous."

Gandalf about the Shire Hobbits in the appendix of "The quest of Erebor"

I had figured out nearly the whole text, but was puzzled because it didn't sound like a quote but a piece of narrative, like in the prologue... So your hint was very welcome, Ibri!

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Quite correct, your majesty! I felt like trying something a bit different (but not as obscure as the HoME books :)). The floor is yours!

[Guinevere]

Thank you, Ibri!:)

"--/ --/ -----/! -/ ----/ ---/ ---/: --/ ---/ ----/; ---/ ---/ ---/ -----/ ---/ --/ ----/."

Probably much too well known, but one of my favourites...

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

I, please.

[Guinevere]

"--/ i-/ -----/! I/ -i--/ ---/ ---/: --/ ---/ ----/; ---/ ---/ ---/ -----/ ---/ --/ --i-/."

[Blind Guardian]

a

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Any U's ?

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"O"s?

[Inziladun]

H for me.

[morwen edhelwen]

How do you post a passage for people to guess?

[Inziladun]

How do you post a passage for people to guess?

If you guess the current one, in this case Guinevere's, you can then post one of your own.

[morwen edhelwen]

"-- --- ---- -- ----- --- -- ----- ------- --- ------- -- --- ---- -- -------, ---- -- ---- --- -----'s
--------. --------- --- ------ -- --- - ---- --- ----- -----, --- ------, -------, --- ------."

[Inziladun]

It's Guinevere's turn, morwen. Try asking her for a letter and seeing if you can guess hers. Then, if you are successful, it'll be your turn to supply a quote for others to guess.

[morwen edhelwen]

"--/ i-/ -----/! I/ -i--/ ---/ ---/: --/ ---/ ----/; ---/ ---/ ---/ -----/ ---/ --/ --i-/."

Hold on let's see- i have no clue.. is it alright if I ask a question? is this a familiar passage? How about "An"? (that's a phrase) or "If"?

[morwen edhelwen]

"If it..."

[Guinevere]

AIOU, no H

"-o/ i-/ --a--/! I/ -i--/ -o-/ -a-/: -o/ -o-/ ----/; -o-/ -o-/ a--/ --a--/ a--/ a-/ --i-/."

@morwen edhelwen: only one letter at a time. But yes, this quote is a familiar one (for a change ;)!

[morwen edhelwen]

Sorry Guinevere:)"T" for the first space?

[morwen edhelwen]

another "t' after the i?

[morwen edhelwen]

"s" instead of a"t'" maybe? for the first letter of first word?

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

R, please.

Morwen, have you ever seen the game show "Wheel of Fotune?" That's how this is played. A player asks for a letter, and if there are any in the phrase, they are revealed. The puzzle is solved when a player can identify the full phrase. This isn't as rigidly structured as the game show; anybody can jump in at any time with the answer, and there aren't "turns" (although for myself, I think it's polite to wait until the result of my request is shown before asking for another letter). And I don't believe the person presenting the puzzle is obliged to offer hints, though it's nice when they do from time to time. Just FYI. :)

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Well, duh, forget the last letter, Lady G!

"Go in peace! I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil."

Gandalf to the hobbits at the Grey Havens. Familiar, indeed!

[Guinevere]

That's it, Ibri, well done! (without any consonants :eek: :) )

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Thanks, your majesty, it was actually the punctuation that gave it away. :) Here's another, then:

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

[Blind Guardian]

a

[Inziladun]

S?

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Excellent choices!

AS

"--- / -- / -s / --- / --- / -a-- / -- / -a--- / --a- / -a--s / --s / ------ / --a----ss, / --- /
--- / --a----ss / --a- / ----- / ------- / -a-- / -a------ / --- / -a--; / a-- / ----- / --- /
----- / --- / ------ / a-- / ---- / --a-- / --- / s-----, / as / ----s / -- / a / ----- / --- /
s----- / a-- / s--a--as-."

[morwen edhelwen]

A? And no I don't think I have for very long. Not enouhg to know the structure

[LadyBrooke]

T

Have you played hang man then, Morwen? It's a lot like that but instead of a word it's an entire phrase.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

R, please.

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

More good choices:

STAR

"--r / -t / -s / --t / t-- / -a-- / -- / -a--- / t-at / -a--s / -ts / ------ / --at---ss, / --t /
t-- / --at---ss / t-at / ----- / t------ / -a-- / -a------ / t-- / -a--; / a-- / t--r- / --- /
----- / --t / --t--r / a-- / -r-- / --ar- / t-- / s----r, / as / --t-s / -- / a / ----t / t-- /
st---- / a-- / st-a--ast."

[morwen edhelwen]

T

Have you played hang man then, Morwen? It's a lot like that but instead of a word it's an entire phrase.

Of course I have! I think everyone has (well, everyone I know). Is there anyone who hasn't? And I have a suggestion: h.

[LadyBrooke]

To satisfy my curioustiy about the last word, D

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Two more good choices (and I beg everyone's pardon, I missed a couple of Rs in the last round. This is what I get for typing on an iPad instead of a real keyboard...:o)

STARHD

"--r / -t / -s / --t / th- / -a-d / -- / -a--- / that / -a--s / -ts / ------ / d-ath--ss, / --t /
th- / D-ath--ss / that / d---- / th-r--- / ha-- / ha-----d / th- / -a-d; / a-d / th-r- / --- /
----d / --t / --th-r / a-d / -r-- / --ar- / th- / s----r, / as / --ths / -- / a / ---ht / t-- /
str--- / a-d / st-ad-ast."

[Guinevere]

a lot of L's please

[Inziladun]

"For it is not the land of Manwë that makes its people deathless, but the Deathless that dwell therein have hallowed the land; and there you would but wither and grow weary the sooner, as moths in a light too strong and steadfast".

The Eldar to Tar-Atanamir of Númenor

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Hmm, I thought it was "the messengers" who said it (and since Manwë sent them, I always wondered if they might've been Maiar), but you're quite correct, Inzil. The floor is yours! :)

[Inziladun]

Hmm, I thought it was "the messengers" who said it (and since Manwë sent them, I always wondered if they might've been Maiar), but you're quite correct, Inzil. The floor is yours! :)

I've thought they were Elves, since during part of the conversation they say "Which of us therefore should envy the other"?

But anyhow, thanks. ;)

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

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"w"s, please.

[Inziladun]

W

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

[Blind Guardian]

e

[LadyBrooke]

S, please.

[Inziladun]

SEW

"- - - s/ - s/ - - -/ -/ s - - - -/ - - - - e -/ - -/ - - e/ - - e - -/ - e e - s/
- -/ - - - s/ - - - e/. -/ - - - -/ - - - s - - -/ - - - -/ - - e/ - e - - - - - - -/,
- - - - e/, w - - - -/ - -/ - - - - - e/ - -/ - - - e/ - - -/ - - -/ - -/ - e - -"

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"B"s?

[LadyBrooke]

a

[Inziladun]

SEWBA

"- - - s/ - s/ b - -/ a/ s - a - -/ - a - - e -/ - -/ - - e/ - - e a -/ - e e - s/
- -/ - - - s/ - - - e/. A/ - a - -/ - - - s - - -/ - - - -/ - - e/ b e - - - - - - -/,
- a - b e/, w - - - -/ - -/ - - - - - e/ - -/ - - - e/ - a -/ - a -/ - -/ - e - -"

[LadyBrooke]

t

[Inziladun]

SEWBAT

"- - - s/ - s/ b - t/ a/ s - a - -/ - a t t e -/ - -/ t - e/ - - e a t/ - e e - s/
- -/ t - - s/ t - - e/. A/ - a - -/ - - - s - - t/ - - - -/ t - e/ b e - - - - - - -/,
- a - b e/, w - - - -/ - -/ - - - - - e/ - -/ - - - e/ - a -/ - a -/ - -/ - e - -"

[LadyBrooke]

h

[Inziladun]

WET BASH

"- - - s/ - s/ b - t/ a/ s - a - -/ - a t t e -/ - -/ t h e/ - - e a t/ - e e - s/
- -/ t h - s/ t - - e/. A/ - a - -/ - - - s - - t/ - - - -/ t h e/ b e - - - - - - -/,
- a - b e/, w h - - h/ - -/ - h - - - e/ - -/ - - - e/ - a -/ - a -/ - -/ - e - -"

[LadyBrooke]

Is it possible that 'the' in the second sentence is 'its' in some editions? When I figured out the sentence I thought it was "Ours is but a small matter in the great deeds of this time. A vain pursuit from the beginning, maybe, which no choice of mine can mar or mend." But when I checked it against my copy all I could find was a quote with the word 'its' from Aragorn to Legolas and Gimli.

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

My edition shows "its." I figured out the quote last night, but as I'm rather busy printing and collating needlepoint patterns (my contribution to our livelihood), I thought I'd let someone else take the turn. Cheeky, I know.... :D;)

[Inziladun]

A thousand pardons, LadyBrooke, but you're right. Carelessness on my part. :o

It's yours.

[LadyBrooke]

It's alright. I'm sure I'll make a mistake. Or five.

_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ /, _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ?

Should be pretty easy once you get a few of the words. :)

[Inziladun]

Let's start with the L's.

[LadyBrooke]

_ _ _ _ / _ _ ll / _ _ _ _ / _ _ l _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ l _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ l _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ l _ /, _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ?

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

R, please.

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"V"s?

[Guinevere]

Are there any O's?

[Inziladun]

How about I?

[LadyBrooke]

LRVOI

_ _ _ _ / _ ill / _ _ i _ / v _ l i _ _ _ / _ _ o _ l _ / _ _ _ _ / _ o r _ _ / _ _ _ /
_ _ i r / _ _ / _ _ _ i r / _ i _ _ / _ l o _ _ / i _ _ o / _ _ _ i _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ i _ _ /
_ i _ / _ o _ _ / o _ l _ /, _ _ _ / r _ _ _ r _ / _ o / _ _ _ i r / _ o _ _ _ _ _ ?

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

N, please.

[Guinevere]

Let's have some T!

[Estanesse]

Im glad to see this game is still very alive and kicking :D.

Is the answer.
Then will this valiant people send forth the heir of their King alone into
banishment with his sons only, and return to their bondage?

Feanor speaking to the Noldor.

[LadyBrooke]

Yes, it is. Your turn.

[Estanesse]

Thanks.


‘_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /! _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ /
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / !

[LadyBrooke]

S, please.

[Inziladun]

A's, please.

[Erendis]

And some E's!

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"n"s, please.

[Estanesse]

‘An _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ se /! N _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ e / _ _ n _ / _ n
/ _ _ e / _ e _ _ / e _e / an _ / a / _ _ess _ n _ / _ n / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ e _ s / !

SEAN

[LadyBrooke]

T, please

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"y"s?

[Estanesse]

‘An _ / _ _ _ _ / t _ / y _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ se /! N _ _ t _ / _ _ t _ / t _ e / _ _ n _ / _ n
/ t _ e / _ e _ t / eye / an _ / a / _ _ess _ n _ / _ n / y _ _ _ / _ _ _ t _ t e _ s / !

SEANTY

[Inziladun]

"And hold to your purpose! North with the wind in the left eye and a blessing on your footsteps!"

Goldberry to Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin.

[Estanesse]

Correct, take it away Inziladun!

[Inziladun]

Thank you, Estanesse.

"_ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /, _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ /. _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ /. _ _ _ _ / _ _ /
_ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ /!"

[LadyBrooke]

T, please.

[Inziladun]

T

"_ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /, _ _ _ / _ _ t _ _ _ /
_ t / _ _ _ t / t _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ /. _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ t / _ _ _ _ _ _ t / _ _ / _ _ _ _ /. T _ _ _ / _ _ /
t _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ t _ _ /!"

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Any Is? :)

[Inziladun]

IT

"_ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /, _ _ _ / _ _ t _ _ _ /
_ t / _ _ _ t / t _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ /. _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ i _ _ t / _ _ _ i _ _ t / _ _ / _ _ _ _ /. T _ _ _ / _ _ /
t _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ t _ _ /!"

[LadyBrooke]

O's

[Guinevere]

N please

[Inziladun]

Good picks.

ITON

"_ _ / _ _ _ _ / n o / n _ _ _ / o _ / _ _ _ _ o n _ /, _ _ o / _ _ t _ _ n /
_ t / _ _ _ t / t o / o _ _ / o _ n / _ _ / _ _ o _ _ n / o _ / o _ _ /. N o _ /
_ o _ _ _ / _ _ / _ i _ _ t / _ _ _ i n _ t / _ o / _ _ n _ /. T _ _ _ / _ _ /
t o / _ o _ _ / _ _ _ t _ _ /!"

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

W, please.

[LadyBrooke]

E, please.

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"v"s, please.

[Inziladun]

Should be pretty clear now.

ITONWEV

"W e / _ _ v e / n o / n e e _ / o _ / w e _ _ o n _ /, w _ o / _ e t _ _ n /
_ t / _ _ _ t / t o / o _ _ / o w n / _ _ / _ _ o _ e n / o _ / o _ _ /. N o _ /
_ o _ _ _ / w e / _ i _ _ t / _ _ _ i n _ t / _ o / _ _ n _ /. T _ _ e / _ _ /
t o / _ o _ _ / _ _ _ t e _ /!"

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

"We have no need of weapons, who return at last to our own as spoken of old. Nor could we fight against so many. Take us to your master!"

Thorin, to the captain of the guard upon arriving in Laketown

[Inziladun]

That's it, Ibrin.

Proceed.

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Thank you. A longish one:

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

[Estanesse]

Any T's?

[LadyBrooke]

E's, Please.

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Oh, excellent choices!

TE

"- / -----t / --e / -t. / - / --e-- / t-e / ---- / -- / t------- / -t. / --- /
- / ---e / --t / -et / ----- / t-e / -t-e--t- / t- / -e-- / -t / t- / -- / ----. /
-t / -ee-- / --e / --e-te- / t--- / - / --- / ---- / ---e-- / t- / -e. / -- /
----e / --- / ----e-. / -t / ------ / -- / t- / t-e / -ee-e-- / -- / t-e / T--ee."

[Inziladun]

R?

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Not a lot, but some key positions....

TER

"- / -----t / --e / -t. / - / -re-- / t-e / ---- / -- / t------- / -t. / --- /
- / ---e / --t / -et / ----- / t-e / -tre--t- / t- / -e-- / -t / t- / -- / ----. /
-t / -ee-- / --e / -re-ter / t--- / - / --- / ---- / ---e-- / t- / -e. / -- /
-r--e / --- / ----e-. / -t / ------ / -- / t- / t-e / -ee-er- / -- / t-e / T-ree."

[LadyBrooke]

O's please

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

A good choice.

TERO

"- / ----ot / --e / -t. / - / -re-- / t-e / ---- / o- / to------ / -t. / --- /
- / ---e / -ot / -et / -o--- / t-e / -tre--t- / to / -e-- / -t / to / -- / ----. /
-t / -ee-- / o-e / -re-ter / t--- / - / -o- / --o- / ---e-- / to / -e. / -- /
-r--e / --- / ----e-. / -t / --o--- / -o / t- / t-e / -ee-er- / o- / t-e / T-ree."

[LadyBrooke]

H, please

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

A, please.

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

More good choices. But am I being too obscure, here?

TEROHA

"- / -a--ot / --e / -t. / - / -rea- / the / -a-- / o- / to--h--- / -t. / A-- /
- / ha-e / -ot / -et / -o--- / the / -tre--th / to / -e-- / -t / to / -- / ----. /
-t / -ee-- / o-e / -reater / tha- / - / -o- / --o- / ---e-- / to / -e. / -- /
-r--e / ha- / -a--e-. / -t / -ho--- / -o / t- / the / -ee-er- / o- / the / Three."

[LadyBrooke]

S, please.

And no you're not being too obscure. It's funner when they go on longer.

[Guinevere]

http://www.myrias.de/Templates/Elrond/images/idea.gif another UT quote!
"I cannot use it. I dread the pain of touching it. And I have not yet found the strength to bend it to my will. It needs one greater than I now know myself to be. My pride has fallen. It should go to the Keepers of the Three."

Isildur to his son Elendur in The Disaster of the Gladden Fields

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

You have it, milady! By any chance did the rather obvious "Keepers of the Three" give it away? :)

[Guinevere]

Thank you, Ibri! :)
(I looked first at the beginning and guessed "I cannot ? it. I dread the ? of touching it." Then I saw the "keepers of the Three" and it was obvious)

Well, here is the next quote:

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

[LadyBrooke]

S's please

[Inziladun]

O for me.

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

N, please.

[Lindale]

L's for Lindale!~

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"G"s?

[Guinevere]

LONGS

"---s/ --/ ----/ -g--n/, --o-g-/ -ll/ ---/ -os-s/ o-/ -o--o-/ l--/ ------n/ -s/." "---/ -/ no-/ s--/ so/ --/ ---/ -o-n---g/?"

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

"Thus we meet again, though all the hosts of Mordor lay between us," [said Aragorn.] "Did I not say so at the Hornburg?"

Aragorn to Éomer, upon meeting during the battle of the Pellenor. I'd considered that a while ago. :D

[Guinevere]

Yes, that's it, Ibri ! I guess the Hornburg was a give-away...

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Actually, it was "again," and the fact that I'd considered using that quote a while back. :) On with the game, then....

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

[Guinevere]

Let's start with the A's

[LadyBrooke]

S, please

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

AS

"-----, / -a--- / -s / ------ / --- / -a---- / --a- / -- / --a-- / --a-----, / ------- / -a- / -- /
s----- / ------- / --------- / --- / s-----a--, / --- / -- / a-- / -- / --s-- / -as / ----a---- / --- /
-a----- / -- / --- / -a--. / - / ---- / s--- / -a---, / --a- / -- / a-- / - / -a- / -a-- / -------s /
--- / ---- / -- / --- / -------!"

[LadyBrooke]

E's please

[Estanesse]

M, please

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"w"s, please.

[Inziladun]

How about H?

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Oh, excellent choices!

WASH ME

"-----, / wa-e- / -s / -e--me / -ow / -a--e- / -ha- / m- / hea-- / -ma---e-, / -e--he- / ha- / m- /
se--e- / -h---h- / ----e--e- / -he / s--w--a-e, / --- / -- / a-- / m- / m-s-- / was / ----a--e- / -he /
-a----- / -- / -he / -a--. / - / w--- / see- / Ma-wë, / -ha- / he / a-- / - / ma- / ma-k / me----es /
--- / e-e- / -- / -h- / -e---h-!"

[LadyBrooke]

Truly, water is become now fairer than my heart imagined, neither had my secret thought conceived the snowflake, nor in all my music was contained the falling of the rain. I will seek Manwe, that he and I may make melodies for ever to thy delight.

Ulmo to Eru in the Ainulindale.

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

That's it! Take it away!

[LadyBrooke]

Here it is:

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

[Inziladun]

How about E's to begin?

[LadyBrooke]

E

_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ e /, _ _ _ / _ e _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ e /, _ _ _ /
_ e _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ e /. _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ' _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ e _ / _ /
_ _ / _ _ e / _ _ _ _ /. _ _ _ / _ _ / _ e _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ /. _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ e / _ _ _ _ e _ / _ _ _ _ e / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ e / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ e / _ _ _ _ _ /, _ _ / _ e /
_ _ _ _ e _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ e / _ _ / _ _ e / _ e _ / _ _ _ _ e / _ _ _ _ _ e /
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ e / _ _ e _ _ e _?

Hopefully I got them all.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

I always go to this thread and guess one letter, then by the time I get back to it, it is solved.

Anyway, T, please.

[LadyBrooke]

TE

_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ e /, _ _ _ / _ e _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ e /, _ _ _ /
_ e _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ e /. _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ' _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ e _ / _ /
_ _ / _ _ e / _ _ _ t /. _ _ t / _ _ / _ e _ _ t / _ _ / _ t _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ /. _ _ _ t /
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / t _ e / _ _ _ _ e _ / _ _ _ _ e / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / t _ _ t / _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / t _ e / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / t _ e / _ _ _ _ _ /, _ _ / _ e /
_ _ _ t e _ t / _ _ t _ / _ _ / _ _ _ e / _ _ / t _ e / _ e _ / _ _ _ _ e / _ _ t _ _ e /
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / t _ e / _ _ e _ _ e _?

Maybe this time it won't be solved before you get back. It is a long one after all.

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"i"s, please.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

H, please.

Won't be hard to miss it with Guinevere around.

[LadyBrooke]

THE I

_ _ _ _ _ _ / i _ / _ _ _ e /, _ _ _ / _ e _ _ _ _ / i _ / _ _ _ e /, _ _ _ /
_ e _ _ _ _ _ _ / i _ / _ _ / _ _ _ e /. _ _ / _ i _ _ _ _ _ _ ' _ / _ _ i _ _ _ e _ / I /
_ _ / the / _ _ _ t /. _ _ t / _ _ / he _ _ t / i _ / _ t i _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ /. _ _ _ t /
_ _ _ _ _ / _ i _ / the / _ _ _ _ e _ / h _ _ _ e / _ _ / _ i _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / t h _ t / I / _ h _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / the / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / the / _ _ _ _ _ /, _ _ / _ e /
_ _ _ t e _ t / _ i t h / _ _ / i _ _ e / i _ / the / _ e _ / _ h _ _ e / _ _ t i _ e /
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / t _ e / _ _ e _ _ e _?

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"d"s, please.

[LadyBrooke]

THE ID

_ _ _ _ _ d / i _ / _ _ _ e /, _ _ d / _ e _ _ _ _ / i _ / _ _ _ e /, _ _ _ /
_ e _ _ _ _ _ d / i _ / _ _ / _ _ _ e /. _ _ / _ i _ _ _ _ _ _ ' _ / _ _ i _ d _ e _ / I /
_ _ / the / _ _ _ t /. _ _ t / _ _ / he _ _ t / i _ / _ t i _ _ / _ _ _ _ d /. _ _ _ t /
_ _ _ _ _ / did / the / _ _ _ d e _ / h _ _ _ e / _ _ / _ i _ _ _ _ _ _ / d _ / t h _ t / I /
_ h _ _ _ d / _ _ _ / the / _ _ _ d _ _ / _ _ / the / _ _ _ _ _ /, _ _ / _ e /
_ _ _ t e _ t / _ i t h / _ _ / i _ _ e / i _ / the / _ e _ / _ h _ _ e / _ _ t i _ e /
_ _ _ d / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / t _ e / _ _ e _ _ e d?

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

"Angrod is gone, and Aegnor is gone, and Felagund is no more. Of Finarfin's children I am the last. But my heart is still proud. What wrong did the golden house of Finarfin do that I should ask the pardon of the Valar, or be content with an isle in the sea whose native land was Aman the blessed?"

Galadriel to Celebrimbor, in version 2 concurring the Elessar in Unfinished Tales. Ah, I do love that book... :D

[LadyBrooke]

That's it. I love UT, too (+the Silm). :D Your turn.

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Thanks. Doing it differently yet again to accommodate hyphenation:

_ _ / _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _, /
_ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ ; /
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _, /
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _. /
_ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _, /
_ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ /
_ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _.

[Erendis]

May I ask for some O's?

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

You certainly may. :)

O

_ _ / _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ / o _ _, /
_ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ ; /
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ o _ _, /
_ _ _ / _ _ o _ _ / o _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _. /
_ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ o _ _ _ / _ _ o _ / _ _ _ / _ _ o _ _, /
_ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / o _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ /
_ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ o _ / _ _ _ / _ o _ _ _ _ / _ o _ _ _ _ /
_ _ / _ o _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _.

[LadyBrooke]

S's please.




For clarification what Tolkien books are we allowed to use in this thread? Obviously UT, Silm, LotR, and the Hobbit but are we allowed to use others?

[Inziladun]

L's?

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Can do:

SOL

_ _ / _ l _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ s / o _ / o l _, /
_ / s _ _ _ _ _ _ / s _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ ; /
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ l _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ s / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ o l _, /
_ _ _ / s _ o _ s / o _ / s _ l _ _ _ - _ _ _ _. /
_ / s _ _ _ / _ _ s / _ o _ _ _ / _ _ o _ / _ _ _ / _ _ o _ s, /
_ / l _ _ _ _ / _ _ s / o _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ /
_ s / s _ _ / _ _ o _ / _ _ _ / _ o l _ _ _ / _ o _ _ _ s /
_ _ / L o _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _.

Beg pardon, I'd missed an O in the first line.:o

[LadyBrooke]

A please

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

I have a few of those....

SOLA

A _ / _ l _ _ _ - _ a _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ as / o _ / ol _, /
A / s _ _ _ _ _ _ / s _ a _ / _ _ / _ a _ ; /
_ _ _ / _ a _ _ l _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ as / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ o l _, /
_ _ _ / s _ o _ s / o _ / s _ l _ _ _ - _ _ _ _. /
A / s _ a _ / _ as / _ o _ _ _ / _ _ o _ / _ _ _ / _ _ o _ s, /
A / l _ _ _ _ / _ as / o _ / _ _ _ / _ a _ _ /
As / s _ _ / _ _ o _ / _ _ _ / _ o l _ _ _ / _ o _ _ _ s /
_ _ / L o _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ a _ _.

[Inziladun]

"An Elven-maid there was of old,
A shining star by day:
Her mantle white was hemmed with gold ,
Her shoes of silver-grey.
A star was bound upon her brows,
A light was on her hair
As sun upon the golden boughs
In Lórien the Fair."

From Legolas' song of Nimrodel

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

You have it, Inzil! (And I've had it stuck in my head for several days. :D) Your turn.

[Inziladun]

Thanks, Ibrin.

Here goes:

"_ _ _ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _/ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _/ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _/ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _/
_ _/ _ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _/, _ _ _/ _ _ _ _/ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _/ _ _/
_ _ _ _/ _ _."

[LadyBrooke]

A, please

[Inziladun]

A


"_ _ _ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _/ a _/ _ _ _ _ _/ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _/ _ _ _/ _ a _ _ _/
_ _/ _ _ _ _/ _ _ _ a _ _ _ _ _ _/, _ _ _/ _ _ _ _/ a _ _/ _ a _ _/ _ _/
_ _ _ _/ _ _."

I rather like putting the blanks on the bottom. Looks tidier.

[LadyBrooke]

S, please

[Inziladun]

AS

"_ _ _ _ _ s/ s _ _ _/ a s/ _ _ _ s _/ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _/ _ _ _/ _ a _ _ _/
_ _/ _ _ _ _/ _ _ _ a s _ _ _ _ s/, _ _ _/ _ _ _ _/ a _ _/ _ a _ _/ _ _/
_ _ _ _/ _ _."

[LadyBrooke]

O, please

[Inziladun]

ASO

"_ _ _ _ _ s/ s _ _ _/ a s/ _ _ _ s _/ _ o _/ _ _ _ _/ _ o _/ _ a _ _ _/
_ _/ _ o _ _/ _ _ _ a s _ _ _ _ s/, _ o _/ _ _ _ _/ a _ _/ _ a _ _/ _ o/
_ o _ _/ _ _."

[LadyBrooke]

E, please

[Inziladun]

ASOE

"_ e _ e _ s/ s _ _ _/ a s/ _ _ e s e/ _ o _/ _ _ _ _/ _ o _/ _ a _ _ _/
_ _/ _ o _ _/ _ _ e a s _ _ _ e s/, _ o _/ _ _ e _/ a _ e/ _ a _ _/ _ o/
_ o _ _/ _ _."

[LadyBrooke]

I's please

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

R, please.

[Inziladun]

ASOEIR

"_ e _ e _ s/ s _ _ _/ a s/ _ _ e s e/ _ o _/ _ i _ _/ _ o _/ _ a _ _ _/
i _/ _ o _ r/ _ r e a s _ r _ e s/, _ o r/ _ _ e _/ a r e/ _ a r _/ _ o/
_ o _ _/ _ _."

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

"Jewels such as these you will not match in your treasuries, for they are hard to come by."

Fram's insult to the Dwarves when he sent them the teeth of Scatha made into a necklace. That was a stinker! :D

[Guinevere]

For clarification what Tolkien books are we allowed to use in this thread? Obviously UT, Silm, LotR, and the Hobbit but are we allowed to use others?

The HoME and the Minor Works have their own "Palantir of Fortune" threads, as you can see in the Quotable quotes forum, but they have not been used in a long while; there were too few participants.

[Inziladun]

You have it, Ibrin. Those blond Northmen don't care who they insult, do they? :rolleyes:

Proceed.

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Thanks, Inzil. First, the puzzle:

"_ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ , / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ . / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ /
_ _ _ _ , / _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ , / _ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ , / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ . / _ _ _ / _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . /
_ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ ?"


Now, the comment:

For myself (as I am a latecomer to the game and couldn't find a single clear statement of the rules), I mostly use LotR, The Hobbit, and The Silmarillion (I've only read The Children of Hurin once, so I'm not as familiar with it), but I occasionally use Unfinished Tales as well, as it contains some good stories in a reasonably finished form that do not appear in the central completed works. I wouldn't touch the HoME books because they contain a lot of conflicting ideas, abandoned versions, and stuff that is just too much "scholarly" material for one to presume that all fans of Tolkien's world would be familiar with them. Almost all Tolkien fans I know (or, more explicitly, those who read the books before the movies came out, which at my age is a hefty percentage of them) have read UT; very few have even touched the HoME books. So I kinda figure that using them as the source would be a rather underhanded attempt to be obscure. It's very safe to assume that any puzzle I post will come from LotR, TH, TS, or UT (probably in that order). I'll eschew UT in the future if people feel it violates the rules too greatly. Just FYI. :)

[LadyBrooke]

A's please



Oh, I hope UT is allowed. It's far easier for me to solve a puzzle from it then it is from some parts of LotR or the Hobbit. I'm far more likely to be found rereading a portion of the Silm or UT then the others.

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Good choice.

A

"_ _ _ / a _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ a _ / a _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / a _ / _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ a _ _ _ , / _ _ _ _ _ / a _ _ / _ _ / _ a _ _ . / A _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ /
_ a _ _ , / _ / _ _ a _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ a _ _ / _ _ / _ _ / _ a _ _ , / _ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ , / _ _ / a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ a _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ a _ / _ a _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ a _ _ / _ _ / _ _ a _ / _ _ _ _ _ /
a _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ a _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ . / _ _ _ / _ / a _ _ _ / a _ / a / _ _ _ _ a _ _ . /
_ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ ?"

[Inziladun]

I've used Silm and UT quotes many times.

M, please.

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

A few of those....

AM

"_ _ _ / a _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ a _ / a _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / a _ / _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ a _ _ _ , / _ _ _ _ _ / a _ _ / m _ / _ a _ _ . / A _ _ / _ _ _ / m _ /
_ a _ _ , / _ / _ _ a _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ a _ _ / _ _ / m _ / _ a _ _ , / _ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ , / _ _ / a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ a _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ a _ / _ a _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ a _ _ / _ _ / _ _ a _ / _ _ _ _ _ /
a _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ a _ _ / _ _ / _ _ m _ . / _ _ _ / _ / a _ _ _ / am / a / _ _ _ _ a _ _ . /
_ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ ?"

[LadyBrooke]

E's please

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

And I have a few of those, too....

AME

"_ _ _ / a _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ a _ / a _ e / _ _ / _ e _ _ _ / a _ / _ _ e /
_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ a _ _ _ , / _ _ _ _ e / a _ e / m _ / _ a _ e . / A _ _ / _ _ _ / m _ /
_ a _ _ , / _ / _ _ a _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ a _ _ / _ _ / m _ / _ a _ _ , / _ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ e _ _ _ _ , / _ _ / a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ a _ _ e _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ a _ / _ a _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ a _ _ / _ _ / _ e a _ / _ _ _ _ _ /
a _ _ / _ _ _ _ e _ / _ _ / _ a _ _ / _ _ / _ _ m e . / _ _ _ / _ / a _ _ _ / am / a / _ _ e _ a _ _ . /
_ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ ?"

[LadyBrooke]

O's please

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Ah, good choice.

AMEO

"_ _ _ / a _ _ / _ o _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ a _ / a _ e / _ _ / _ e _ _ _ / a _ / _ _ e /
_ o _ _ _ / _ o _ / _ _ a _ _ _ , / _ _ o _ e / a _ e / m _ / _ a _ e . / A _ _ / _ o _ / m _ /
_ a _ _ , / _ / _ _ a _ _ / _ o _ / _ _ o _ _ _ / _ a _ _ / o _ / m _ / _ a _ _ , / _ _ o _ _ _ /
_ o _ _ o _ / _ _ o _ _ _ / _ e _ _ _ _ , / _ _ / a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ a _ _ e _ / _ _ _ o _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ a _ / _ a _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ o _ / _ a _ _ / _ _ / _ e a _ / _ _ _ _ _ /
a _ _ / _ _ o _ e _ / _ _ / _ a _ _ / _ o / _ o m e . / _ o _ / _ / a _ _ o / am / a / _ _ e _ a _ _ . /
_ _ _ / _ o _ / _ o _ / _ _ o _ ?"

[LadyBrooke]

S, please

[Estanesse]

F, please

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

I have some of each....

FAMEOS

"_ _ _ / a _ _ / _ o _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ s / _ _ a _ / a _ e / _ _ / _ e _ _ _ / as / _ _ e /
_ o _ _ _ / _ o _ / s _ a _ _ s, / _ _ o _se / a _ e / m _ / _ a _ e. / A _ _ / fo _ / m _ /
_ a _ _ , / _ / s _ a _ _ / _ o _ / _ _ o _ _ _ / f a _ _ / of / m _ / _ as _ , / _ _ o _ _ _ /
_ o _ _ o _ / s _ o _ _ _ / _ e _ _ s _ , / _ f / a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ asses / _ _ _ o _ _ _ /
_ _ _ s / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ a _ / _ a _ / s _ _ _ _ / _ _ o _ / fa _ _ / _ _ / _ e a _ / f _ _ _ _ /
a _ _ / f _ o _ e _ / _ _ / _ a _ s / _ o / _ ome. / Fo _ / _ / a _ so / am / a / s _ e _ a _ _ . /
_ _ _ / _ o _ / _ o _ / _ _ o _ ?"

I don't know if it will be of use to anyone, but this is one of my favorite quotes. :)

[Guinevere]

First, the solution:
But all worthy things that are in peril as the world now stands, those are my care. And for my part, I shall not wholly fail of my task, though Gondor should perish, if anything passes through this night that can still grow fair or bear fruit and flower again in days to come. For I also am a steward. Did you not know? Gandalf to Denethor
Great quote! :)

as I am a latecomer to the game and couldn't find a single clear statement of the rules

The main "Palantir of Fortune" started out with only LotR, but already in 2003 quotes from the hobbit and the Silmarillion were used as well, and later U.T. quotes. In those days they had to close threads after 10-12 pages and start new ones to conserve bandwidth , and at the head of those later threads the rules were stated . However, later, when the site was upgraded all the old threads were joined together again. (btw, in the beginning we were able to use capital letters for the whole quote, so names couldn't give it away too quickly)

I agree with you that posting quotes from the HoME in the main Palantir thread wouldn't be fair, because only very few people are familiar with them (I guess that's why the separate Palantir-Threads "died"). (Same with the "Minor works" )

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

You have it! The floor is yours!

I didn't think this quote would be too difficult. :D

[Guinevere]

Thanks, Ibri. On we go:

"----/ ------/ ---/ ---/ ----/ --/ ----/, --/ ----/ -----/ --/ ------/? ---/ ---/ -----/ ----/ -----/ ---/!"

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

N, please.

[LadyBrooke]

A, please

[Guinevere]

NA

"---n/ ------/ -a-/ -a-/ --a-/ --/ ----/, --/ --a-/ -----/ --/ ------/? ---/ ---/ -a-a-/ ----/ -n---/ ---/!"

[LadyBrooke]

E's please

[Guinevere]

NAE

"--en/ e---e-/ -a-/ -a-/ -ea-/ --/ e---/, --/ --a-/ -----/ --/ -----e/? -e-/ --e/ -a-a-/ ---e/ -n-e-/ E--/!"

[LadyBrooke]

R's please

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

I'd like to suggest U.

[Guinevere]

A RUNE (Good choices!:) )

"--en/ e---er/ -a-/ -a-/ -ea-/ --/ e---/, --/ --a-/ --r--/ --/ -----e/? -e-/ --e/ -a-ar/ ru-e/ un-er/ Eru/!"

[Estanesse]

When either way may lead to evil, of what worth is choice? Let the Valar rule under Eru!

Meneldur to Meneldur:)

[Guinevere]

That's it, Estanesse:) your turn!

I have a lot of sympathy for Meneldur, perhaps because I myself am very reluctant to make choices.

[Estanesse]

Thank you Guinevere.

_ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ /, _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ /, _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ /_ _ _ / _ / _ _ _ _ _ /

Good luck.

[Blind Guardian]

A please.

[Guinevere]

How about T ?

[Estanesse]

_ _ / _ _ t / _ a _ / _ t / a _ _ _ _ /, _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ /, _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ t _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / a _ _ / _ a _ _ /_ _ _ / a / _ _ _ _ _ /

AT

[Pitchwife]

R, please.

[Guinevere]

D please

[Estanesse]

D _ / _ _ t / _ a _ / _ t / a _ _ d _ /, _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ /, _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ rt _ _ _ / _ r _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ r _ / _ _ _ / ar _ / _ a _ _ /_ _ r / a / _ _ _ _ _ /

ADRT

I hope it helps

[Blind Guardian]

O

[Guinevere]

mussst have some Sss

[LadyBrooke]

E's please

[Estanesse]

A lot of new letters

Do / _ ot / _ a _ / _ t / as _ de /, e _ e _ / _ _ / s _ ee _ /, _ _ _ ess / _ ort _ _ e / _ r _ _ _ s / _o _ / _ _ ere / _ o _ / are / sa _ e /_ or / a / _ _ _ _ e /

ADEORST

[Inziladun]

"Do not lay it aside, even in sleep, unless fortune brings you where you are safe for a while;"

Aragorn to Frodo, speaking of the mithril-coat.

[Estanesse]

You hit it right on the spot Inziladun, carry on.

[Inziladun]

Thank you, Estanesse.

"_ _ _ _/ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _ _/ _ _/ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _/ _ _/ _ _ _ _/
_/ _ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _ _ _/, _ _ _ _/ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _/ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _ _."

[Blind Guardian]

Let's start with some vowels! E

[Estanesse]

L please

[Inziladun]

EL

"_ e _ e/ _ _ e/ _ _ e _ _ _/ _ _/ _ _ e/ _ e _ _/ _ _ _ _/ _ _/ _ _ _ e/
_/ _ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _ l e/, e _ e _/ _ _/ _ _ _ l _/ _ _/ _ _ _ e _ _."

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

N, please.

[Inziladun]

ELN

"_ e _ e/ _ _ e/ _ _ e _ _ _/ _ _/ _ _ e/ _ e _ _/ _ _ n _/ _ _/ _ _ _ e/
_/ _ _ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _ l e/, e _ e n/ _ _/ _ _ _ l _/ _ _/ _ _ _ e _ _."

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

"Were the breath of the West Wind to take a body visible, even so would it appear."

Éomer, speaking of Shadowfax

[Inziladun]

Impressive, Ibrin.

Please proceed.

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Thanks, Inzil. :) Onward!

"_ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ / _ _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / - / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _, /
_ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _, / _ _ / _ _ /
_ _ _ _; / _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _."

[Inziladun]

O's, please.

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Can do.

O

"_ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ o _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ o _ _ / o _ / _ _ _ _ / _ / _ _ _ _ / _ o _ _ /
_ _ _ o / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. / _ _ / _ o _ _ _ / o _ / _ _ _ _ / _ / _ o _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / - / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ o _ _ / _ o / _ _, /
_ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ o _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _, / _ _ / _ _ /
_ _ _ _; / _ o _ / _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ o _ _ _ / o _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ o _ _."

[Inziladun]

Let's have the L's.

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

LO!

"_ _ / _ _ _ / l _ _ o _ _ / _ _ _ / _ l _ o _ _ / o _ / _ _ _ _ / _ / _ _ _ _ / _ o _ _ /
_ _ _ o / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. / _ _ / _ o _ _ _ / o _ / _ _ _ _ / _ / _ o _ l _ /
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / - / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ o _ _ / _ o / _ _, /
_ _ _ / l _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ o _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _, / _ _ / _ _ /
_ _ l l ; / _ o _ / _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ o _ _ _ / o _ / _ l l / _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ o _ _ l _ _ _ _ _, / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ o _ _."

[Lindale]

C's?

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

LOC

"_ _ / _ _ _ / l _ _ o _ _ / _ _ _ / _ l _ o _ _ / o _ / _ _ _ _ / _ / _ _ _ _ / c o _ _ /
_ _ _ o / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ c _. / _ _ / _ o _ _ _ / o _ / _ _ _ _ / _ / _ o _ l _ /
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / - / _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / c _ o _ _ / _ o / _ _, /
_ _ _ / l _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ o _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _, / _ _ / _ _ /
_ _ l l ; / _ o _ / _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ o _ _ _ / o _ / _ l l / _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ c c o _ _ l _ _ _ _ _, / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ c _ o _ _."

[Guinevere]

How about R?

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Ah, that may give it away. :)

LOCR

"_ _ / _ _ _ / l _ _ o _ r / _ _ _ / _ l _ o _ r / o _ / _ _ _ _ / _ / _ _ _ _ / c o _ _ /
_ _ _ o / _ _ / _ _ _ _ r _ _ _ _ c _. / _ _ / _ o _ _ _ / o _ / _ _ _ _ / _ / _ o _ l _ /
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / R _ _ _ / - / _ _ _ r _ r / _ r _ _ _ / _ _ _ / c r o _ _ / _ o / _ _, /
_ _ _ / l _ _ / _ _ _ _ r _ _ _ _ r / _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ o _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _, / _ _ / _ _ /
_ _ l l ; / _ o r / _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ o _ _ r / o _ / _ l l / _ _ _ _ /
_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ c c o _ _ l _ _ _ _ _, / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ c _ o r _."

[Guinevere]

Ah, that may give it away. :) Indeed!:D (though I could only make out "labour", "Ring-bearer" and "accomplished")

"By the labour and valour of many I have come into my inheritance. In token of this I would have the Ring-bearer bring the crown to me, and let Mithrandir set it upon my head, if he will; for he has been the mover of all that has been accomplished, and this is his victory."

Aragorn at his crowning.

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Quite right! Which shows that sometimes, it only takes one key letter. :D The floor is yours!

[Guinevere]

Thank you, Ibri! :)

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

[Inziladun]

H, please.

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

N, please.

[Guinevere]

HN (lucky choices!;) )

"----/ h--/ ----/ n-n--h-----" "-n/ h-n---/ h-n-/ -n-/ -/ ----/ h----/ ---/ h--/ -----; -n-/ -h-/ h---/ ---/ --/ h-----/ --/ ----/ -h-n/ -h-/ ----/ --/ -/ ---/."

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

"Give him pity nonetheless," (said Húrin). "An honest hand and a true heart may hew amiss; and the harm may be harder to bear than the work of a foe."

Húrin to Morwen, concerning Túrin's treatment of Sador. Not entirely a lucky shot; I'd read that passage recently. :D

[Guinevere]

Well done, Ibri! http://www.myrias.de/Templates/Elrond/images/notworthy.gif
Besides being a hero, Húrin is really a very nice guy, isn't he.

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Nicer than his son turned out. :D

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

[Inziladun]

How about A's to begin with?

[morwen edhelwen]

An s, please.

[Guinevere]

T for me, please

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Oh, good choices!

AST

"A / _ _ _ a _ / _ _ s t / s _ a _ _ / _ _ _ / _ _ s _ a _ _ ' s / _ _ _ _ / _ _ t _ /
_ _ s / _ _ _ _ / a _ _ / t _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ s / s _ _ _ _ t , / _ _ / _ a _ _ /
_ _ _ / a / t _ _ _ _ / _ _ t / _ _ _ _ a _ _ _ . / _ _ t / _ / _ _ _ _ t / t _ a t / _ _ _ /
_ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ s t a _ _ / s _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ s _ _ ."

I do beg your pardon, I had a couple of errors in the first post. That's what I get for doing something later in the evening after spending a day trying to survive the heat and humidity. Must've sweated out a part of my brain.... :rolleyes:

[Guinevere]

http://www.myrias.de/Templates/Elrond/images/idea.gif
A woman must share her husband's love with his work and the fire of his spirit, or make him a thing not loveable. But I doubt that you will ever understand such counsel.
The wise Nuneth to her daughter Erendis

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

That's it. About as good a daughter as Túrin was a son, eh? :D

[Guinevere]

Thanks, Ibri!

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

[Inziladun]

I, please.

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

D, please.

[Guinevere]

ID

"---/ ---/ -/ ----i--/ --d/ -/ ----/. D---/ --/ ----/ -----/ i-/ ---/ ---d/ --d/ ---/ ---d--/, --/ I/ -i--/ ---/ --i-/ -----'-/ ----/ i-/ ---/!"

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

N, please.

[Guinevere]

DIN

"---/ ---/ -/ ----i-n/ -nd/ -/ ----/. D--n/ -n/ ----/ -n---/ in/ ---/ ---d/ -nd/ ---/ ---d-n/, --/ I/ -i--/ ---/ --i-/ -----'-/ --n-/ in/ ---/!"

[Inziladun]

A's?

[Guinevere]

A DIN

"---/ a--/ a/ ----ian/ and/ a/ ----/. D--n/ -n/ ----/ -n---/ in/ ---/ --ad/ and/ a--/ -a-d-n/, --/ I/ -i--/ ---/ --i-/ -----'-/ -an-/ in/ ---/!"

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"L"s?

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

"You are a ruffian and a fool. Down on your knees in the road and ask pardon, or I will set this troll's bane in you!"

Pippin to a ruffian (the one that called Frodo 'little cock-a-whoop,' I believe).

[Guinevere]

That's it, Ibri; well done! :)

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Thank you. :) A relatively short one for a change....

"_ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ ' _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ ' _ / _ _ _ _ , / _ _ / _ _ /
_ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ ; / _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , /
_ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ / _ _ _ ."

[Guinevere]

Are there any O's?