Palantir of Fortune!

[Eruhen]

FARM U

'--/---/arm-ur/--/Fa--/---r-/--/---r/a/r-f-,
/a--/--/---/-a---/-f/---m/a/-r-a--,
/u----/---/fu--=ma----,/-----/--/-a--/---/---.
/--/--/--a--/--/-----/-/---ur-,
/a/---r--/-----/--a-/-a---a----,
/a--/a/-----/---r-/-ar-----/-a-/---r---./'

[Lindale]

Sssss please :)

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"o"s, please.

[Eruhen]

AS FORUM

'--/---/armour/o-/Fa--/---r-/-s/---r/a/r-f-,
/a--/--/---/-a--s/of/-oom/a/-r-a--,
/u----/---/fu--=ma----,/-----/--/-a--/---/---.
/So/--/s-a--/--/-----/-/---ur-,
/a/s--r--/-o---/--a-/-a--sa----,
/a--/a/-----/---r-/-ar---ss/-as/---r---./'

[Eruhen]

*walks in, blows dust off of palantír*

So, do I win or something? It's been close on a week since anyone posted a guess. Has the unthinkable happened: I kill yet another thread? :smokin:

ARMOURS

'--/---/armour/o-/Fa--/---r-/-s/---r/a/r-f-,
/a--/--/---/-a--s/of/-oom/a/-r-a--,
/u----/---/fu--=ma----,/-----/--/-a--/---/---.
/So/--/s-a--/--/-----/-/---ur-,
/a/s--r--/-o---/--a-/-a--sa----,
/a--/a/-----/---r-/-ar---ss/-as/---r---./'

[Guinevere]

Sorry, I haven't been at the computer for some time.:( Don't know where everyone else has gone... But anyhow, here is the solution:

"in the armour of Fate (as the Children of Earth name it) there is ever a rift, and in the walls of Doom a breach, until the full-making, which ye call the End. So it shall be while I endure, a secret voice that gainsayeth, and a light where darkness was decreed."

Ulmo to Tuor, from UT

[Eruhen]

:smokin:

You got it. Take it from here, Guin.

[Guinevere]

Thank you!:)
Here is a quote with lots of exclamation marks. I used _ to represent a hyphen.

"----'-/ ----/ --/!" said ..... "---/ -'--/ ----/ ---/ ----- _----/ ----/! ----/, ----/ --/ --------!" he cried "----/ -------/ -------/ ----/ ---/ -----/ ---_-------/ ---/ ------/, ----/ ---/ ---_-----/ ---!"

[Eruhen]

T, if you please.

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"V's?

[Guinevere]

TV (I used _ to represent a hyphen.)

"T--t'-/ ----/ -t/!" said ..... "---/ -'v-/ ----/ t--/ ----t _----/ ----/! ----/, ----/ --/ --------!" he cried "T---/ ---t---/ ------t/ t--t/ t--/ ----t/ ---_-------/ ---/ ------/, --t-/ ---/ ---_-----/ t--!"

[Eruhen]

I'm feeling Canadian tonight, A?

[Guinevere]

TVA (I used _ to represent a hyphen.)

"T-at'-/ ----/ -t/!" said ..... "---/ -'v-/ ----/ t--/ ----t _----/ ----/! ----/, ----/ --/ --------!" he cried "T---/ -a-ta--/ --a--at/ t-at/ t--/ ---at/ ---_-a-----/ -a-/ -a----/, --t-/ ---/ ---_-----/ t--!"

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"I"s, please.

[Eruhen]

Hmph. H.

[Guinevere]

AHITV (I used _ to represent a hyphen.)

"That'-/ ----/ it/!" said ..... "---/ I'v-/ ----/ th-/ ----t _----/ ----/! ----/, ----/ --/ --------!" he cried "T---/ -a-tai-/ -ha--at/ that/ th-/ ---at/ ---_-a--i--/ ha-/ -a----/, -ith/ hi-/ ---_-----/ t--!"

[Eruhen]

"That's done it!" said Sam. "Now I've rung the front-door bell! Well, come on somebody!" he cried. "Tell Captain Shagrat that the great Elf-warrior has called, with his elf-sword too!"

-Samwise, after overcoming the Watchers at the Gate with the Phial of Galadriel

[Guinevere]

:) Exactly! Please proceed, Eruhen

[Eruhen]

"-/ ----/ ----/ ---/ ----/ ----/ -------/," [he said.]
"----/ --/ ----/ -------/ --/ ---/ -----/ ----/ ---/ ---/ ----/, ---/ --/ ---/ -----/;
----/ --/ ---/ ----/ --/ -----/ ----/ -/ -------/ ---/ --------/ --/.
----/ ----/ ---------/ ----/ ---/ ---/ ----/! --/! -/ -------/ ---/!"

[Guinevere]

Let's start with A!

[Eruhen]

A

"-/ ----/ ----/ ---/ ----/ ----/ -------/," [he said.]
"-a--/ --/ ----/ -a-----/ --/ a--/ --a--/ --a-/ ---/ -a-/ ----/, a--/ a-/ a--/ -----/;
----/ a-/ ---/ ----/ --/ -----/ ----/ a/ ----a--/ ---/ --------/ --/.
-a--/ ----/ ----a----/ ----/ ---/ a--/ ----/! --/! -/ ----a--/ ---/!"

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"i"s, please.

[Guinevere]

How about N?

[Eruhen]

NAI

"I/ -i--/ --i-/ n--/ in--/ ----/ ----in-/," [he said.]
"-a--/ i-/ ----/ -a-----/ --/ a--/ --an-/ --a-/ ---/ -an/ -in-/, an-/ a-/ a--/ -----/;
---n/ a-/ ---/ ----/ --/ --in-/ ----/ a/ ----a--/ ---/ --------/ --/.
-a--/ ----/ ----ani-n/ ----/ ---/ an-/ ----/! --/! I/ ----an-/ ---/!"

[Guinevere]

L please

[Eruhen]

NAIL

"I/ -i--/ --i-/ n--/ in--/ ----/ ----in-/," [he said.]
"-a--/ i-/ ----/ -a-----/ --/ all/ --an-/ --a-/ ---/ -an/ -in-/, an-/ a-/ all/ -----/;
---n/ a-/ ---/ ----/ --/ --in-/ --l-/ a/ ----a--/ ---/ --------/ --/.
-a--/ ----/ ----ani-n/ ----/ ---/ an-/ -l--/! --/! I/ ----an-/ ---/!"

[Guinevere]

Hmmm... perhaps S would be useful?

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"F"s, please.

[Eruhen]

FINALS

"I/ -i--/ --is/ n--/ in--/ ----/ ----in-/," [he said.]
"Sa--/ i-/ f---/ -a-----/ --/ all/ --ans/ --a-/ ---/ -an/ fin-/, an-/ a-/ all/ --s-s/;
---n/ a-/ ---/ --s-/ --/ --in-/ --l-/ a/ ----a--/ ---/ --s-----/ --/.
-a--/ ----/ ----ani-n/ ----/ ---/ an-/ fl--/! --/! I/ ----an-/ ---/!"

[Guinevere]

http://www.myrias.de/Templates/Portal/images/idea.gif Finals indeed. :)

"I give this now into your keeping;"
"Save it from capture by all means that you can find, and at all costs; even at the cost of being held a coward who deserted me. Take your companion with you and flee! Go! I command you."

Isildur to Ohtar, when giving him the shards of Narsil, in the Disaster of the Gladden Fields.

[Eruhen]

:smokin:

Well done again, Guin. I've got to really look hard to find a doozy. In the meantime, go ahead.

[Guinevere]

Thank you! But it wasn't all that easy for me, since I needed 6 letters until I saw that the second word must be "give"!

"---/ --/ --/ ---/ ----/ --/ ---/ ----," said ...... "---/ ----/ --/ ---/ ----------/ -----/ ------? ---/, -/ -----/ -----/ ------/ -------/!"

[Eruhen]

I think I'll start off with a spot of T.

[Guinevere]

T is served! (and I hope that more guessers will join the party!)

"---/ --/ --/ --t/ ----/ --/ ---/ t---," said ...... "---/ ----/ --/ --t/ ----------/ t----/ ----t-? ---/, -/ t----/ -----/ ------/ t------/!"

[Eruhen]

I agree we need more people. I don't want this to be the Guin and Eruhen Show (not that I don't like your company :cool:)

Anyway, N.

[Guinevere]

TN

"-n-/ --/ --/ n-t/ ----/ --/ ---/ t---," said ...... "-n-/ ----/ --/ n-t/ -n------n-/ t----/ ----t-? ---/, -/ t----/ -----/ ------/ t------/!"

[Aganzir]

How about some A(ganzir)? :smokin:

[Guinevere]

TAN

"An-/ --/ --/ n-t/ -a-a/ a-/ a--/ t---," said ...... "an-/ ----/ --/ n-t/ -n-----an-/ t----/ --a-t-? --a/, a/ t----/ --a--/ ----a-/ t------/!"

[Eruhen]

Ssssssss, we needs another hint, yes Precious, we does!

[Guinevere]

STAN (+ added a forgotten T, sorry)

"An-/ -s/ --/ n-t/ -a-a/ as/ a--/ t---," said ...... "an-/ ---s/ --/ n-t/ -n---stan-/ t----/ --a-ts? --a/, a/ t----/ s-a--/ ----a-/ t-----s/!"

[Eruhen]

Yes, this does involve some stans. Some Arkenstans, in fact.

...Fëanor brooded in the dark. It seemed to him that he was beset in a ring of enemies, and the words of Melkor returned to him, saying that the Silmarils were not safe, if the Valar would possess them. 'And is he not Vala as are they,' said his thought, 'and does he not understand their hearts? Yea, a thief shall reveal thieves!' Then he cried aloud, 'This thing I will not do of free will. But if the Valar will constrain me, then shall I know indeed that Melkor is of their kindred.'

Fëanor in the Mahanaxar post-Darkening

[Guinevere]

Yep, you got it, Eruhen! :)

[Eruhen]

'---/ --/ ---/ -------/ ---/ ----/ ----/ ---/ ----/ ----/ ----/ -------/ -----/; ---/ ---/ --/ ---/ ------/ ----/ ---/ -----/ ----/ --/ ------/ ----/ --/ ------/ ----/ ----/ ----/ -------/ ---/---/ ----/ --/ ----/.'

[Aganzir]

N please!

[Eruhen]

N

'---/ --/ n--/ -------/ ---/ ----/ ----/ ---/ ----/ ---n/ ----/ -----n-/ -----/; ---/ ---/ --/ ---/ ---n--/ ----/ ---/ -----/ ----/ --/ ------/ ----/ --/ ---n--/ ----/ -n--/ ----/ n------/ ---/---/ ----/ --/ -n--/.'

[Guinevere]

Are there any O's?

[Eruhen]

NO

'---/ -o/ no-/ -------/ ---/ -o--/ ----/ ---/ -o--/ -o-n/ --o-/ -----n-/ -----/; -o-/ o--/ --/ ---/ ---n--/ ----/ o--/ -----/ ----/ --/ ---o--/ -o--/ o-/ ---n--/ ----/ on--/ ----/ n------/ -o-/---/ ----/ -o/ -no-/.'

[Guinevere]

Let's have some T

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"E"s, please.

[Aganzir]

D please!

[Eruhen]

Your requests have been NOTED.

'--t/ do/ not/ de----e/ t-e/ -o-e/ t--t/ ---/ -o-e/ do-n/ --o-/ d--t-nt/ -e---/; -o-/ o-t/ -t/ ---/ ---n-e/ t--t/ o-d/ ---e-/ -ee-/ -n/ -e-o--/ -o-d/ o-/ t--n--/ t--t/ on-e/ -e-e/ need---/ -o-/t-e/ ---e/ to/ -no-/.'

Those were some good guesses. Should be pretty easy now.

[Aganzir]

But do not despise the lore that has come down from distant years; for oft it may chance that old wives keep in memory word of things that once were needful for the wise to know.
Celeborn

[Eruhen]

That's the one. Take it away!

[Aganzir]

Aiee sorry I forgot all about this!

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

[Guinevere]

A please

[Aganzir]

A

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

[Eruhen]

Glad to see this is back and active again!

T

[Aganzir]

AT

"--/ -a--/ ---at/ t-----/ -a--/ --a----/ t-at/ t-/ --a--/ t--/ --a---/ --/ a/ -a--/ -a--/ -----/ t--/ ------/ -t-----/ --/ a/ --a--'-/ a--/ ----/ ----/ --/ ---at/ ------/."

[Guinevere]

S pleassse

[Aganzir]

ATS

"S-/ -a--/ ---at/ t----s/ -a--/ --a----/ t-at/ t-/ --a--/ t--/ --a-s-/ --/ a/ -a--/ -a--/ -----/ t--/ ------/ st-----/ --/ a/ --a--'s/ a--/ ----/ s---/ --/ ---at/ ------/."

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"O"s, please.

[Guinevere]

how about N?

[Aganzir]

SONTA

"So/ -an-/ ---at/ t--n-s/ -a--/ --an---/ t-at/ to/ --a-n/ t--/ --a-s-/ o-/ a/ -a--/ -a--/ -n---/ t--/ -o--n-/ st-o---/ o-/ a/ --a--'s/ a--/ ----/ s---/ no/ ---at/ -on---/."

[Guinevere]

R please

[Aganzir]

SONTAR(an! Sontaran!)

"So/ -an-/ -r-at/ t--n-s/ -a--/ --an---/ t-at/ to/ --arn/ t--/ -ra-s-/ o-/ a/ -a-r/ -a--/ -n--r/ t--/ -o--n-/ stro---/ o-/ a/ --ar-'s/ a--/ ----/ s---/ no/ -r-at/ -on--r/."

[Eruhen]

SONTAR HA! SONTAR HA! SONTAR HA!

Er. Sorry about that. Channeled a baked potato in a tin can for a minute there.

Could I have an H?

[Aganzir]

:D

THRANOS

"So/ -an-/ -r-at/ th-n-s/ ha--/ -han---/ that/ to/ --arn/ th-/ -ra-s-/ o-/ a/ -a-r/ -a--/ -n--r/ th-/ -o--n-/ stro---/ o-/ a/ --ar-'s/ a--/ ----/ s---/ no/ -r-at/ -on--r/."

[Guinevere]

Isn't the third word a mistake ?;)

[Eruhen]

Gotta be a typo.

"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."

-Éomer Éomunding to Gimli Glóin's son at their first parting near the eaves of Fangorn

Feel free to take it if you want, though, Guin. You noticed the typo first and I was beating my head off the keyboard trying to figure it.

[Aganzir]

Sorry for the delay - it is indeed a typo! I originally mistyped it while posting the quote on Facebook, and the typo persisted because I didn't have my books with me at the time I posted the sentence here.

[Guinevere]

Go ahead and take it, Eruhen!

[Tar-Jêx]

Sorry for the delay - it is indeed a typo! I originally mistyped it while posting the quote on Facebook, and the typo persisted because I didn't have my books with me at the time I posted the sentence here.

That was a pretty good one.

[Eruhen]

Sorry for the delay, guys. Here you go.

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

[Guinevere]

Are there any O's?

[Eruhen]

O

"--/ --/ ---/ ---/ o-/ --/ --o---/ -o/ ---/ -----/ -o---/ --/ ----/ -----/ ---/ ---/ ----/ ----/ ----/ ----/. --/ ----/ -o/ ---/ -oo/ ----/. --/ -o--/ --/ o-/ ---/ -----/ -o---/ ----/ -/ ----/ --/ o--/ o-/ -----/."

[Guinevere]

R please (where is everybody?:confused:)

[Eruhen]

My question exactly, Guin.

OR

"--/ --/ ---/ ---/ o-/ --/ --o---/ -o/ ---/ -----/ -or--/ --/ ----/ -----/ ---/ ---/ ----/ ----/ ----/ ----/. --/ ---r/ -o/ ---/ -oo/ ----/. --/ ro--/ --/ o-/ ---/ r----/ -or--/ ----/ -/ ----/ --/ o--/ o-/ -----/."

[Aganzir]

T time!

[Eruhen]

TOR

"-t/ --/ t--/ ---/ o-/ --/ --o---/ to/ ---/ ----t/ -or--/ -t/ ----/ t----/ ---/ ---/ ----/ t---/ t---/ ----/. --/ ---r/ to/ ---/ too/ ----/. -t/ ro--/ --/ o-/ t--/ r---t/ -or--/ ----/ -/ ---t/ --/ o-t/ o-/ -----/."

[Guinevere]

I please

[Eruhen]

RIOT

"It/ i-/ t--/ ---/ o-/ --/ --o---/ to/ ---/ -i--t/ -or--/ -t/ ----/ ti---/ ---/ ---/ ----/ t---/ t---/ ----/. --/ ---r/ to/ ---/ too/ ----/. It/ ro--/ --/ o-/ t--/ ri--t/ -or--/ ----/ -/ ---t/ i-/ o-t/ o-/ -----/."

[Aganzir]

H?

[Guinevere]

http://www.myrias.de/Templates/Portal/images/idea.gif

"It is the way of my people to use light words at such times and say less than they mean. We fear to say too much. It robs us of the right words when a jest is out of place."

Merry to Aragorn in the Houses of Healing.

I once translated that quote into Swissgerman dialect for"Quotes in other languages" - I guess that's why it stuck to my mind, though that was many years ago, before translating tools ruined that game.

[Eruhen]

Game point to Guin. Your serve.

[Guinevere]

Thanks, Eruhen! :) Here is the next one:

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

[Eruhen]

Let's start off with an O.

[Guinevere]

Lots of O's!

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

[Eruhen]

Nobody else in two days? I'm slightly disappointed.

L, if you please.

[Tar-Jêx]

I don't even need to see where the Ls are to request an N.

I'm afraid that N will come up with only a few appearances, but I'll take what I can.

[Aganzir]

G please, just so Guinevere can spell long!

[Guinevere]

LONG :D


"-o!" "--o-/ -----/ -l-----/ --ol-n/ --l-/ --/ -on'-/ lo--/. No-/ --o-/ ----l---/ ---/ ------/ o-/ --/ -n-g---/ -l-o/, -o/ ----/ ----/ -o-/ --/ --oll-/ o-/ --/ -on/ --/ ---/ l---/."

[Tar-Jêx]

Can we have an R?

[Guinevere]

LONGR

"-o!" "--o-/ -----/ -lr----/ --ol-n/ --l-/ --/ -on'-/ lo--/. No-/ --o-/ ----l---/ ---/ ---rt-/ o-/ --/ -n-g---/ -l-o/, -o/ ----/ ----/ ro-/ --/ --oll-/ o-/ --/ -on/ --/ ---/ l---/."

[Eruhen]

I'd like some T, please.

[Guinevere]

LONGR T

"-o!" "T-o-/ ----t/ -lr----/ -tol-n/ --l-/ --/ -on'-/ lo--/. No-/ t-o-/ -t--l--t/ t--/ ---rt-/ o-/ --/ -n-g-t-/ -l-o/, -o/ t--t/ t---/ ro-/ --/ --oll-/ o-/ --/ -on/ -t/ t--/ l--t/."

[Tar-Jêx]

A W may close important gaps. Let's see what comes up.

[Guinevere]

LONGR TW

"-o!" "T-o-/ ----t/ -lr----/ -tol-n/ --l-/ --/ -on'-/ lo--/. Now/ t-o-/ -t--l--t/ t--/ ---rt-/ o-/ --/ -n-g-t-/ -l-o/, -o/ t--t/ t---/ ro-/ --/ w-oll-/ o-/ --/ -on/ -t/ t--/ l--t/."

[Eruhen]

:smokin:

'So! Thou hast already stolen half my son's love. Now thou stealest the hearts of my knights also, so that they rob me wholly of my son at the last! But in this at least thou shalt not defy my will: to rule my own end! Come hither! Come, if you are not all recreant!'

-the last words of Denethor II, 26th and last Ruling Steward of Gondor

[Guinevere]

Well done, Eruhen! :) (I was too lazy to use the rest of the quote...)

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"R"s, please.



Oops! Didn't see it was solved.

[Eruhen]

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

[Tar-Jêx]

E is the most common letter in the English language, so that's a safe opener. Best hope it's not in Sindarin.

[Eruhen]

E

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

[Tar-Jêx]

Seeing as I'll never get these, I'll make it easier for everyone else. O please.

[Guinevere]

How about S?

[Eruhen]

ESO

"--/ -o-e/ o-/ -s/ ----e-/ -oo-/ ---/ --ee-/ ---/ s---/ --o-e/ -o---e-/ -o--/, --/ -o---/ -e/ -/ -e---e-/ -o---/."

[Guinevere]

I cannot resist solving that one already now ;)

"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."

Thorin on his deathbed, to Bilbo

[Eruhen]

We have a winner, wights and wightettes. Take it away, Guin.

[Guinevere]

:) Here we go:

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

[Eruhen]

G, I don't know what letter to start with.

[Guinevere]

Sorry, no G's at all!

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

[Tar-Jêx]

L, please.

[Guinevere]

GL


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

[Eruhen]

That's the first time I've struck out completely on guessing. Huh.

N

[Guinevere]

GLN


"--n---n/, ------ll/! ---/ ----/ ----/ --/ -----/ ---n/ --n-/, -n-/ ----/ --------/ -----n/ ----/ ---/ --/ ---/ -n-/."

[Eruhen]

Where is everyone? Jeez. I'm gonna low-ball this one tonight.

E

[Tar-Jêx]

I'm going to be brave, and say Q.

[Guinevere]

GLEN, no Q!


"--n---n/, ---e-ell/! ---/ ----/ ----/ -e/ ---e-/ ---n/ --ne/, -n-/ ----/ --e----e/ -e---n/ ----/ ---/ --/ --e/ en-/."

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"T"s, please.

[Guinevere]

EGLNQT


"--n---n/, ---e-ell/! ---/ ----/ ----/ -e/ -t-e-/ t--n/ --ne/, -n-/ ----/ t-e----e/ -e---n/ --t-/ ---/ t-/ t-e/ en-/."

[Aganzir]

H please!

[Guinevere]

EGHLNQT


"--n---n/, ---e-ell/! ---/ ----/ ----/ -e/ -the-/ th-n/ --ne/, -n-/ ----/ t-e----e/ -e---n/ --th/ ---/ t-/ the/ en-/."

[Aganzir]

Kinsman, farewell! May your doom be other than mine, and your treasure remain with you to the end!
Celeborn to Aragorn

[Guinevere]

Yep, that's the one, Aganzir!:)

[Eruhen]

Aganzir? You there? It's been a week and a half.

[Aganzir]

Aaa whoops I didn't have the books with me and then forgot all about it! Will post a new one tomorrow, promise. :)

[Aganzir]

First of all I'm so sorry for the delay, blame it on the combination of being busy and and mostly checking the Downs on my phone in places where I most definitely don't have my books (such as on the bus at 2 am - points at the post above)

Anyway here we go!

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

(-) obviously standing for hyphen.

[Guinevere]

Wow, that's a long one!:) let's start with A

[Tuor in Gondolin]

'R"s, please. :)

[Aganzir]

Pray excuse me - I have no idea what the original quote is. So here's a new one:

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

[Pitchwife]

All right, let's kick this off. Gimme some A's, please!

[Aganzir]

A

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

[Guinevere]

Hurray!! :) I had feared I'd never get to play my favourite riddle game again, and am ever so happy to be here again!

M please

[Galadriel55]

chEEEEEEEEEEEse please! ;)

[McCaber]

Gimme a T!

[Aganzir]

MATE (is delicious and I still have some blood orange mate we got from Pitchwife in 2011 and I've been drinking it all week because I've stayed up too late.)

'-e/ -a-e/ -e-t/ a--/ t-e/ -e-t/ -e----/, --e/ a-te-/ a--t-e-/. -t/ -eem-/ a-m--t/ ---e/ a/ --eam/ t-at/ -a-/ ------/ -a-e-/.'

[Pitchwife]

^Glad to hear that!:) Also some H's, if you don't mind.

[Aganzir]

MATEH

'-e/ ha-e/ -e-t/ a--/ the/ -e-t/ -eh---/, --e/ a-te-/ a--the-/. -t/ -eem-/ a-m--t/ ---e/ a/ --eam/ that/ ha-/ ------/ -a-e-/.'

[Galadriel55]

You almost have THAMES, so I'll ask for S.

[Aganzir]

THAMES

'-e/ ha-e/ -e-t/ a--/ the/ -est/ -eh---/, --e/ a-te-/ a--the-/. -t/ seems/ a-m-st/ ---e/ a/ --eam/ that/ has/ s-----/ -a-e-/.'

[Pitchwife]

"We have left all the rest behind, one after another. It seems almost like a dream that has slowly faded."
Merry at the end of Homeward Bound (LOTR Book Six Chapter VII).

[Aganzir]

So sorry for the delay! Some Downers came over and I completely forgot about this. You're right, of course!

[Pitchwife]

No problem, thought as much. :)

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

[Guinevere]

Are there any O's?

[Pitchwife]

Sure there are.

'----/ --------/ -oo-/ --/ , ---/ -/ -------/ o--/ o-/ --o----/ ---/ ----/ . ---/ -/ --------/ ---/ o-/ -o---/ ----/ -/ ----/ -o-/ ---- .'

[Aganzir]

Any T's?

[Pitchwife]

TO

'T---/ --------/ too-/ --/ , ---/ -/ -t-----/ o-t/ o-/ t-o---t/ ---/ t---/ , ---/ -/ --------/ ---/ o-/ -o---/ t--t/ -/ ----/ -ot/ t--- .'

No bad choices so far, if I may say so. Also apologies for mistyping a period for a comma in the last two posts.

[Guinevere]

H please

[Pitchwife]

HOT

'Th--/ --------/ too-/ --/ , ---/ -/ -t-----/ o-t/ o-/ tho--ht/ ---/ t---/ , ---/ -/ --------/ ---/ o-/ -o---/ th-t/ -/ ----/ -ot/ t--- .'

[Guinevere]

http://www.myrias.de/Templates/Portal/images/idea.gif

"Then I strayed out of thought and time, and I wandered far on roads that I will not tell"

Gandalf, recounting his fight with the Balrog to Aragorn, Legolas & Gimli

[Pitchwife]

Actually "Then darkness took me, and I strayed out of thought and time, and I wandered far on roads that I will not tell", but yeah, that's it! Over to you, Guinevere.

[Guinevere]

:( Oops, I had the whole quote written on a scrap of paper, and somehow forgot the beginning when typing it. Anyhow, it was "out of thought and time" that I recognized.

[Guinevere]

OK, here is the next one:

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

[Pitchwife]

I'd like to buy some E, please.

[Guinevere]

E

"----e/ ---e/, -e-/," "--/ ---'-/ -ee/ --/, ----/ --/, --/ --e-----/? --/. --/ ---'-/ -ee/ --/, ---/ ---/ ------/ -----e/ -----/ ----/ -e/ --e-e--/, ----e/."

[Pitchwife]

We can haz S'es, my preciousss?

[Guinevere]

ES

"----e/ s--e/, -es/," "--/ ---'-/ see/ -s/, ----/ --/, --/ --e----s/? --/. --/ ---'-/ see/ -s/, ---/ --s/ --ss--/ -----e/ s----/ ----/ -e/ -se-ess/, ----e/."

[Folwren]

"Quite safe, yes," [Gollum] whispered to himself. "It won't see us, will it, my precious? No. It won't see us, and its nasty little sword will be useless, yes quite."

[Guinevere]

Well done, Folwren!

[Folwren]

Thank'ee kindly.

‘---/ ---/ ---/ -----/ ---! --/ ---/ --/ --/ -----/ ------. -----,’ … ‘-/ -----/ -/ -----/ -----/ ---/ --/ ----/ ----/ --/ ---/ ---/ --/ ----/ ----.’

[Guinevere]

Let's start with the A's

[Folwren]

A

‘---/ ---/ a--/ -----/ ---! A-/ ---/ a-/ --/ -----/ ----a-. -----,’ … ‘-/ -a---/ -/ -----/ --a--/ ---/ --/ ----/ --a-/ --/ -a-/ ---/ --/ ----/ -a--.’

[Folwren]

I am leaving for a long trip today and won't be able to be on the Barrow Downs for a few weeks likely. So someone ought to take this thread. Sorry.

[Guinevere]

I can't take over, because I too will leave for a holiday of 4 weeks. I will probably have Internet access, but not my Tolkien books.

[Guinevere]

Hello Folwren, your trip (and my holidays) being over, it would be nice to continue the game! If you remember your quote, that is ;)

[Folwren]

Hm. K....let me see.

Yep, I have it saved, so I'm good to continue the game. :)

[Guinevere]

T please

[Folwren]

TA


‘---/ ---/ a--/ ---t-/ ---! A-/ ---/ a-/ --/ -----/ ----a-. -t---,’ … ‘-/ -a---/ -/ -----/ -ta--/ ---/ --/ ----/ --a-/ --/ -a-/ ---/ --/ ----/ -a--.’

[Guinevere]

how about N?

[Folwren]

TAN


‘---/ ---/ a--/ ---t-/ ---! A-/ ---/ a-/ --/ -n---/ ----a-. -t---,’ … ‘-/ -a---/ -/ -----/ -tan-/ ---/ -n/ ----/ --a-/ --/ -a-/ ---/ -n/ ----/ -a--.’

[Guinevere]

I need some SSs please

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"R"s, please.

[Folwren]

RANTS

‘---/ ---/ ar-/ ---t-/ ---! As/ ---/ as/ --/ -n---/ --r-as. St---,’ … ‘-/ -a--r/ -/ -----/ stan-/ ---/ -n/ ---r/ --a-/ -r/ -a-/ ---/ -n/ ---r/ -a--.’

[Guinevere]

http://www.myrias.de/Templates/Portal/images/idea.gif

"Why, you are quite old! As old as my uncle Iorlas. Still," he added hopefully, "I wager I could stand you on your head or lay you on your back."

Bergil, son of Beregond, to Pippin

[Folwren]

Yes, absolutely correct. Fire ahead.

[Guinevere]

Thank you, Folwren!

here is the next one:

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

I hope there will be some more guessers...

[Folwren]

E's, please.

[Guinevere]

E

"-e--/ ---/! -/ --/ ---/ ----/ --/ -ee/ --/, --/ -----/ --/, --/ ----/ ---e/ --/ --/ ----/ -/ ----/ (-----/ --/ e-----/), -e--/ -e---/ -e------e/ ------/ -e/ ---/ -/ ----/ ---e-/ --/ --e/ -e--/ ----/ -----/ ---/ --/ -----/"

[Folwren]

T's, please.

[Folwren]

Actually....I figured it out...

"Fear not! I do not wish to see it, or touch it, or know more of it then I know (which is enough), lest peril perchance waylay me and I fall lower in the test than Frodo son of Drogo."

I kind of feel bad for getting it so quick.

[Guinevere]

Wow, that was fast! Well done, Folwren!
(I guess "Fear not!" was a give away, and the brackets were perhaps a clue as well?:D)

[Folwren]

It was the Fear not! and then the 'see'. Fear not could've been Gandalf, but I didn't think he ever said anything about seeing something.

I'll try to get another one up tomorrow.

[Aganzir]

Hey Foley, you around? :Merisu:

[Folwren]

Yeah.....sorry....

Ok. I can do this now.

‘-----/--/---/----/-/----/,---/---/-------/--/----/---/--------/---/---/---/----/-------/; ---/------/-/------/----/----/----/---/---/--------/--/,---/--------/----/---/---------/--/----/---/-----/--/----.’

[Guinevere]

:) Are there any O's?

[Folwren]

O

‘-----/--/---/o---/-/----/,---/---/--o----/-o/----/o--/--o-----/-o-/---/o--/-oo-/----o--/; ---/---o--/-/--o---/----/----/----/---/---/--------/--/,---/o-------/----/---/---------/-o/----/---/-o---/--/----.’

[Guinevere]

N please

[Folwren]

ON

‘-----/--/---/on--/-/----/,-n-/---/--o----/-o/----/o--/--o-----/-o-/---/o-n/-oo-/----o--/; ---/---o--/-/--o---/----/----/----/---/---/--------/--/,-n-/o-----n-/----/---/-----n---/-o/----/---/-o---/--/----.’

[Guinevere]

how about some T?

[Folwren]

NOT

‘-----/i-/---/on--/-/----/,-n-/---/--o----/-o/----/o--/--o-----/-o-/---/o-n/-oo-/----o--/; ---/---o--/I/--o---/----/--i-/----/---/---/-----in-/--/,-n-/o----in-/----/---/-----n---/-o/----/---/-o---/--/-i--.’

[Guinevere]

Thank you for the i's ;) , but now I would like to see the T's as well!

[Folwren]

That....is hilarious....

ITON

‘-----/it/---/on--/-/t--t/,-n-/---/t-o---t/to/----/o--/t-o---t-/-o-/---/o-n/-oo-/----o--/; --t/---o-t/I/--o---/----/--i-/t--t/---/---/t---tin-/--/,-n-/o----in-/---t/---/---t-n---/to/----/t--/-o---/to/-i--.’

[Guinevere]

S would perhaps be useful... :rolleyes:

[Folwren]

STONI

‘-----/it/--s/on--/-/t-st/,-n-/---/t-o---t/to/----/o--/t-o---ts/-o-/---/o-n/-oo-/----os-/; --t/---ost/I/s-o---/----/s-i-/t--t/s--/--s/t---tin-/-s/,-n-/o----in-/---t/s--/---t-n---/to/----/t--/-o---/to/-i--.’

[Guinevere]

H please

[Folwren]

STONIH

‘-----/it/--s/on--/-/t-st/,-n-/sh-/tho--ht/to/----/o--/tho--hts/-o-/h--/o-n/-oo-/----os-/; --t/---ost/I/sho---/h---/s-i-/th-t/sh-/--s/t---tin-/-s/,-n-/o----in-/-h-t/sh-/---t-n---/to/h---/th-/-o---/to/-i--.’

I didn't have the book when I did the H's. I hope I got them all. I'll try to check when I get home tonight.

[Tuor in Gondolin]

"R"s, please.

[Guinevere]

http://www.myrias.de/Templates/Portal/images/idea.gif

"Maybe it was only a test, and she thought to read our thoughts for her own good purpose; but almost I should have said that she was tempting us, and offering what she pretended to have the power to give"

Boromir to Gimli and the others, about Galadriel

[Folwren]

Correct! Take it away!

[Guinevere]

Sorry for the delay!

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

[Folwren]

S's, please.

[Guinevere]

S

"----/ -s/ ---/ s----/ ----/ --s/ ------/ ---/ -s/ ------/ -----/. ----/ ---/ ---/ --/ --/ ------/ --/? ----s-/ s------/!"

[Folwren]

A's please.

[Guinevere]

AS

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

[Folwren]

R's please.

[Guinevere]

RAS

"--r-/ -s/ ---/ s--r-/ --a-/ -as/ -r----/ a--/ -s/ --r---/ a-a--/. ----/ ---/ a--/ --/ -r/ ---ar-/ --/? ----s-/ s------/!"

[Folwren]

N's, please.

[Guinevere]

SARN

"--r-/ -s/ ---/ s--r-/ --a-/ -as/ -r---n/ an-/ -s/ --r---/ a-a-n/. ----/ ---/ a--/ --/ -r/ ---ar-/ --/? ----s-/ s------/!"

[Folwren]

I's please.

[Guinevere]

RAINS

"--r-/ is/ ---/ s--r-/ --a-/ -as/ -r---n/ an-/ is/ --r---/ a-ain/. -i--/ ---/ ai-/ --/ -r/ ---ar-/ --/? ----s-/ s-i----/!"

[Folwren]

"Here is the sword that was broken and is forged again. Will you aid me or thwart me? Choose swiftly!" - Aragorn to Eomer and co.

[Guinevere]

That's it!

[Folwren]

Sorry for the delay.

Let me know if this is too short.

'----/-----/---/------/?'...'-/------/----/----/--/------/----/---/------.'

[Guinevere]

Let's start with A (where are all the other players?:( )

[Inziladun]

I'll have a go. L, please.

[Folwren]

A No L's

'--a-/a----/---/------/?'...'-/------/--a-/----/--/---a--/----/a--/-a----.'

[Guinevere]

T time! :)

[Inziladun]

How about E?

[Folwren]

TEA (no L's)

'--at/a---t/t-e/-t-e--/?'...'-/----e-/--at/---t/--/--ea--/t-e--/a-e/-a----.'

[Inziladun]

'What about the others?'...'I wonder what sort of dreams they are having'.

Frodo to Sam in the Old Forest.

[Folwren]

Yes! Good job. Go ahead.

[Inziladun]

Sorry for the delay.

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

[Folwren]

Nothing compared to the delays I've had!

S's, please.

[Inziladun]

S

'- - -/ - - -/ - - -/ - - -/ - -/ -/ - - - - -/ - - - - - - - -/, - - -/ - - -/ s - - - -/
s - - - - - - - -/ - - - -/ - - - - - - -/ - -/ - -/ - - - - -/ - - - -/ - - - -' s/ - - -.'

[Folwren]

O's, please.

[Inziladun]

SO

'- - -/ - o -/ - o -/ o - -/ - -/ -/ - - - - -/ - - - - - - - -/, - - -/ - o -/ s - - - -/
s - - - - - - - -/ - o - -/ - - - - - - -/ - o/ - -/ - - - - -/ - o - -/ - - - -' s/ - - -.'

[Folwren]

Oh. That was not what I expected.

T's, please.

[Inziladun]

SOT

'- - t/ - o -/ - o -/ o - -/ - -/ -/ - - - - t/ - - - - - - - -/, - - -/ - o -/ s - - - -/
s - - - - - - - -/ - o - -/ - - - - - o -/ t o/ - -/ - - t - -/ - o - -/ - - - -' s/ - - -.'

[Folwren]

Y, please.

[Inziladun]

SOTY

'- - t/ - o -/ y o -/ o - -/ - -/ -/ - - - - t/ - - - - - - - -/, - - -/ y o -/ s - - - -/
s - - - - - - - -/ y o - -/ - - - - - o -/ t o/ - -/ - - t - -/ y o - -/ - - - -' s/ - - -.'

[Folwren]

A's please

[Guinevere]

how about R?

[Inziladun]

A STORY

'- - t/ - o -/ y o -/ o - -/ - -/ a/ - r - a t/ - - r - - - - -/, a - -/ y o -/ s - a - -/
s - r r - - - - r/ y o - r/ - r - - - o -/ t o/ - -/ - - t - -/ y o - r/ - - - -' s/ - - -.'

[Guinevere]

http://www.myrias.de/Templates/Portal/images/idea.gif

"But now you owe me a great weregild, and you shall surrender your freedom to me until your life's end"

Eorl to Felaròf

[Inziladun]

You have it, Guinevere.

Proceed.

[Guinevere]

:)

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

[Inziladun]

Let's start with L, please.

[Guinevere]

L


"--l-l----!/ ---/ ----/ ---/ --l-/ -/ l-----/ ----l-/ --/ -l-/ -----/ ---/ ---l----'-/ --l--/ ---/ --/ ---/ -----/. --/ --/ --l-/ --/ l------/ --/ --/ ---/ -----/ -----/ --/ ---/ ---l----/?"

[Folwren]

I's, please.

[Guinevere]

LI

"--l-li---!/ ---/ ----/ ---/ --l-/ -/ li----/ ----l-/ i-/ -l-/ -----/ ---/ --il----'-/ --l--/ ---/ --/ ---/ -----/. --/ --/ --l-/ i-/ l------/ --/ --/ ---/ -----/ -----/ i-/ ---/ ---li---/?"

[Inziladun]

How about S?

[Guinevere]

LIS

"--l-li--s!/ ---/ ----/ ---/ --l-/ -/ li----/ ----l-/ i-/ -l-/ s---s/ ---/ --il----'s/ --l-s/ ---/ --/ ---/ -----/. --/ --/ --l-/ i-/ l-----s/ --/ --/ ---/ -----/ -----/ i-/ ---/ ---li---/?"

[Inziladun]

Let's try E.

[Guinevere]

LIES (and I added a hitherto forgotten l :o)

"--l-li--s!/ ---/ --e-/ --e/ --l-/ -/ li--le/ -e--le/ i-/ -l-/ s---s/ ---/ --il--e-'s/ --les/ ---/ --/ --e/ -----/. --/ -e/ --l-/ i-/ le-e--s/ --/ --/ --e/ --ee-/ e----/ i-/ --e/ ---li---/?"

[Folwren]

R's, please.

[Guinevere]

SLIER

"--l-li--s!/ ---/ --e-/ -re/ --l-/ -/ li--le/ -e--le/ i-/ -l-/ s---s/ ---/ --il-re-'s/ --les/ ---/ --/ --e/ --r--/. --/ -e/ --l-/ i-/ le-e--s/ -r/ --/ --e/ -ree-/ e-r--/ i-/ --e/ ---li---/?"

[Folwren]

M's please.

[Guinevere]

SLIER no M's, sorry!

"--l-li--s!/ ---/ --e-/ -re/ --l-/ -/ li--le/ -e--le/ i-/ -l-/ s---s/ ---/ --il-re-'s/ --les/ ---/ --/ --e/ --r--/. --/ -e/ --l-/ i-/ le-e--s/ -r/ --/ --e/ -ree-/ e-r--/ i-/ --e/ ---li---/?"

[Folwren]

N's, please?

[Guinevere]

LINERS (no M)

"--l-lin-s!/ ---/ --e-/ -re/ -nl-/ -/ li--le/ -e--le/ in/ -l-/ s-n-s/ -n-/ --il-ren's/ --les/ ---/ --/ --e/ n-r--/. --/ -e/ --l-/ in/ le-en-s/ -r/ -n/ --e/ -reen/ e-r--/ in/ --e/ ---li---/?"