"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

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

Thanks. Doing it differently yet again to accommodate hyphenation:

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

May I ask for some O's?

You certainly may. :)

O

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

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?

L's?

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

A please

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 _ _.

From Legolas' song of Nimrodel

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

Thanks, Ibrin.

Here goes:

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

A, please

A


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

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

S, please

AS

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

O, please

ASO

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

E, please

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 _ _/ _ _."

I's please

R, please.

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 _ _/ _ _."

"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

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.

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

Proceed.

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. :)

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.

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

I've used Silm and UT quotes many times.

M, please.

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

E's please

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

O's please

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 _ ?"

S, please

F, please

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. :)

First, the solution:
Gandalf to Denethor
Great quote! :)

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" )