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Tuor of Gondolin

09-22-2004 09:44 PM

Aragorn to Frodo?

Firefoot

09-23-2004 02:07 PM

Yep.

Tuor of Gondolin

09-23-2004 08:04 PM

This one is (probably) very easy:

Quote:

A woman must share her husband's love with his work and the fire of his spirit, or make him a thing not loveable.

Guinevere

10-05-2004 03:11 AM

The wise Nuneth to her daughter Erendis...

Tuor of Gondolin

10-05-2004 07:02 AM

Yep. Your turn.

Guinevere

10-07-2004 07:48 AM

Thanks! :)

Quote:

The guilty shall bring the guilty to judgement.

Carnimírië

11-03-2004 01:06 PM

Théoden to Gandalf?

Guinevere

11-03-2004 01:25 PM

correct!

And about who he is talking ?

Carnimírië

11-03-2004 01:32 PM

Hama and Eomer.

Guinevere

11-03-2004 02:23 PM

Right. Your turn, Carnimiríë ! :)

Carnimírië

11-03-2004 04:25 PM

Try this.

Quote:

For victory is victory, however small

I hope that counts as a proverb, adage, aphorism, saw, wise saying or cliché!

Nilpaurion Felagund

11-11-2004 09:41 PM

Said by Túrin to Gwindor, during a meeting of the King's Council. Found in UT I 2, appendix.

Carnimírië

11-12-2004 03:01 PM

Very good. Please proceed.

Nilpaurion Felagund

11-15-2004 09:43 PM

Thanks!

Hmmm . . . I think this one's a cliché:

Quote:

The next blow shall be ours!

Nilpaurion Felagund

11-18-2004 09:44 PM

Cricket music.

Anyone?

Tuor of Gondolin

11-18-2004 11:22 PM

I believe it's some really stupid Numenoreans getting psyched up
to try to kick-*** in Aman.
(Big mistake! :eek: )

Nilpaurion Felagund

11-19-2004 12:35 AM

Umm . . .

Yes, the speaker's Númenórean, Tuor, but I want the specific stupid son of somebody who said it.

Fingolfin II

11-19-2004 12:36 AM

I think Ar-Pharazon spoke these words, but they were made up by Sauron?

Nilpaurion Felagund

11-19-2004 12:45 AM

Precisément.

Take it, Fingolfin!

Guinevere

12-19-2004 04:43 AM

Well, it's been more than a month... so I'll take the liberty to post a new proverb/cliché :

Quote:

Short is the sight of Mortal Men

Evisse the Blue

12-19-2004 05:22 AM

Voronwe to Tuor.

Guinevere

12-19-2004 06:51 AM

http://www.travar.de/Templates/Webpr...s/luxhello.gif
Exactly!

Evisse the Blue

12-19-2004 02:44 PM

Thanks. :D

"The legs of Men will lag on a rough road..."
(quote cut short not to give too much away) ;)

Tuor of Gondolin

12-27-2004 11:30 PM

Gimli to Boromir?

Evisse the Blue

12-28-2004 06:35 AM

Correct! :)

Tuor of Gondolin

12-28-2004 07:52 AM

Okay. How about?

Quote:

Great as your affairs may seem to you, they are only a small strand in the great web. I am concerned with many strands. But that should make my advice more weighty, not less.

Nilpaurion Felagund

01-02-2005 11:18 PM

Gandalf to Thorin

On The Quest of Erebor.

Tuor of Gondolin

01-04-2005 08:23 PM

Correct!

Nilpaurion Felagund

01-05-2005 06:49 PM

Thanks!

Well, then.

"Late oft is better than never."

Nilpaurion Felagund

01-10-2005 09:59 PM

What? No takers?

This is quite easy, I believe.

Evisse the Blue

01-11-2005 12:48 AM

No it isn't. A version is this is spoken by Eomer, but I assume it's not the one you had in mind since it's slightly different.

So, can we have a hint? :)

Nilpaurion Felagund

01-12-2005 01:08 AM

I'm sorry.

That indeed was the quote I had in mind. But at the time I had not my Return with me. Hence the misquoting.

The thread is yours, anyway. Really sorry.

Evisse the Blue

01-12-2005 07:00 AM

It's ok, Nil! :) Thanks.

"Some things are ill to hear when the world's in shadow."

Guinevere

01-12-2005 08:29 AM

That's Tom Bombadil to the Hobbits, if I remember rightly...

Evisse the Blue

01-13-2005 07:03 AM

You do remember rightly. :) Your turn.

Guinevere

01-13-2005 08:10 AM

Thank you, Evisse ! :)

Quote:

The lives of Men are short and in them there are many ill chances.

Evisse the Blue

02-02-2005 12:06 PM

We could use a hint, I think, Guinevere! :D

Guinevere

02-02-2005 02:24 PM

It is from U.T., if that is any help to you... ;)

(btw, so you like Joe Dassin too, Evisse ? :) )

Guinevere

02-11-2005 03:41 PM

I'll make it a bit longer:

Quote:

"The lives of Men are short and in them there are many ill chances, even in times of peace"

Nilpaurion Felagund

02-18-2005 01:01 AM

Húrin to Morwen, UT I 2.

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