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Guinevere 01-13-2004 10:56 AM

Quote:

"--t/ ---/ ----s/ --at/ s-e/ s---e/ t-/ t-e/ -a---ess/, a---e/, --/ t-e/ --tte-/ -at--es/ --/ t-e/ ----t/, --e-/ a--/ -e-/ ---e/ see-e-/ s--------/, a--/ t-e/ -a--s/ --/ -e-/ ---e-/ ---s---/ --/ a---t/ -e-/, a/ --t--/ t-/ t-a--e-/ s--e/ ----/ t----/ --/? "

Eruanna 01-13-2004 07:15 PM

I think I have it:
Quote:

"But who knows what she spoke to the darkness, alone, in the bitter watches of the night, when all her life seemed shrinking, and the walls of her bower closing in about her, a hutch to trammel some wild thing in?"
[img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Gandalf speaking to Eomer about Eowyn, in the Houses of Healing.

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 8:17 PM January 13, 2004: Message edited by: Eruanna ]

Guinevere 01-14-2004 02:31 AM

Yes, well done, Eruanna! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
(When I saw that the next post was yours, I was sure you had found it out [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] )
btw, I thought it strange that in the TTT movie Grima (of all people) spoke these insightful words... [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Eruanna 01-14-2004 07:49 AM

Thank you [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
I recognised the words "bitter watches of the night", so I knew who the speech was about. However, as you said, in the movie it's spoken by Grima, it took me a little while to remember that Gandalf was the real speaker!
Here's a new one...not too hard I think:

Quote:

"------/-------,/--/-----,/----/--/-----/-/----/--/---/-----/--/----/--/-/------,/-/--------/----/---/--------/-----;/---/----/--/--/--,/-/-----/--,/--/-------/--/--/----."
Good Luck [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Elrond of Rivendell 01-14-2004 09:12 AM

Okay, let us start with S. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Eruanna 01-14-2004 12:57 PM

Of coursse preciousss!

Quote:

"------/s------,/--/-----,/----/s-/-----/-/----/--/---/-----/--/----/--/-/------,/-/--------/----/---/--------/S----;/---/s---/-s/--/-s,/-/----/-----/--,/--/-------/--/--/-- --."

Elrond of Rivendell 01-14-2004 01:03 PM

'Little service, no doubt, will so great a lord of Men think to find in a hobbit, a halfling from the northern Shire; yet such as it is, I will offer it, in payment of my debt.'

[img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Minas Tirith - Pippin offering his services to Denethor in honour to Boromir's deeds.

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 2:05 PM January 14, 2004: Message edited by: Elrond of Rivendell ]

Eruanna 01-14-2004 01:46 PM

Goodness [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]
I thought it was easy, but not that easy!
Congratulations, Elrond [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]
Your turn!

Elrond of Rivendell 01-14-2004 04:16 PM

Thanks a lot Eruanna. (It was in fact the capital S who gave it away. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img])

So here we go with a new one:

'--/---/-------/----/------/---/---/---, ---&------/---!
----/-----/---/----/--/---/----/-----, ---/----/---/---/---/---/---/----/-----/--/-.'

Please note: The & stands for a real hyphen. (e.g. ------&----- = Middle-Earth)

Let them come. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Greetings,
EfR

Nilpaurion Felagund 01-14-2004 11:28 PM

The E's come flying in!!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Gorwingel 01-15-2004 01:04 AM

A's please [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

(Gosh I was reading these posts, how you all get these so quickly! Amazing! *applaudes*)

Guinevere 01-15-2004 02:18 AM

How about "T" ?

Elrond of Rivendell 01-15-2004 03:41 AM

Letters added: E; A; T

--/---/----a-e/----/-at-e-/a--/---/---, ---&--tte-/---! -e-e/--a--/---/-a--/--/a--/----/---e-/a--/-e-e/-a-/---/-et/--e/--e/-a-e/-eat-/-s/-.

Thorongil 01-15-2004 04:36 AM

Are there any N's

Elrond of Rivendell 01-15-2004 04:39 AM

Yes, there are:

--/---/----a-e/----/-at-e-/an-/---/--n, ---&--tten/--n! -e-e/--a--/---/-a--/--/a--/----/---e-,/an-/-e-e/-a-/---/-et/--e/--e/-a-e/-eat-/-s/-.

Eruanna 01-15-2004 10:56 AM

How about the Ls?

Elrond of Rivendell 01-15-2004 11:11 AM

Here they are:

--/---/----a-e/----/-at-e-/an-/---/--n, -ll&--tten/--n! -e-e/--all/---/-a-l/--/all/----/---e-,/an-/-e-e/-a-/---/-et/--e/--e/-a-e/-eat-/-s/-.

Guinevere 01-15-2004 02:01 PM

Quote:

"So you forsake your father and his kin, ill-gotten son! Here shall you fail of all your hopes, and here may you yet die the same death as I!"
Eol to Maeglin.

Elrond of Rivendell 01-15-2004 02:10 PM

Perfectly correct. Good work Guinevere, please proceed.

Greetings,
EfR

Guinevere 01-16-2004 07:42 AM

Thank you, Elrond!
(thanks to Eruanna's L I finally managed to recognize "ill-gotten"! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] )
Quote:

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

Elrond of Rivendell 01-16-2004 07:46 AM

Well, let's try the S'ses . [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Guinevere 01-16-2004 12:03 PM

SS coming up, my preciouss!
Quote:

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

Elrond of Rivendell 01-16-2004 01:00 PM

Hmm... are there any E's ?

Guinevere 01-16-2004 01:48 PM

Quote:

"S---S/ ---/ -----/! ---/ --E/ E--ES/ -----/ ---E/ -/ S---/ --/ ----/, --/ E-E-/ --E-/ -E---/ --/ --/! ---/ ---/ -/ ---E/ --/ -E--/ --E-/ ---/ -E--/ --E-/ S---/."

NightKnight 01-16-2004 02:47 PM

R, please?

Guinevere 01-16-2004 02:56 PM

Quote:

"S--RS/ ---/ ---R-/! ---/ --E/ E--ES/ -----/ ---E/ -/ S---/ --/ ----/, --/ E-ER/ --E-/ -E-R-/ --/ --/! ---/ ---/ -/ ---E/ --/ -E--/ --E-/ ---/ -E-R/ --E-/ S---/."

Eruanna 01-16-2004 04:13 PM

I'm sure I know this one, but I can't quite place it [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]
May we have the As please Guinevere?

Estanesse 01-16-2004 04:42 PM

And a H please

Guinevere 01-16-2004 05:13 PM

Quote:

"S-ARS/ A--/ ---R-/! ---/ -HE/ E--ES/ -----/ -A-E/ A/ S---/ --/ -HA-/, --/ E-ER/ -HE-/ HEAR-/ --/ --/! A--/ -A-/ -/ ---E/ --/ -E--/ -HE-/ A--/ HEAR/ -HE-/ S---/."
some more clues now! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Eruanna 01-16-2004 05:56 PM

Found it [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Quote:

" Stars and glory! But the Elves would make a song of that, if ever they heard of it! And may I live to tell them and hear them sing."
Sam to Frodo in Shelob's lair after Frodo has used the star - glass.

Guinevere 01-17-2004 07:26 AM

Yes indeed! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] (But what a difference to the weak Movie-Frodo! [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] )

Eruanna 01-17-2004 02:55 PM

Yes, I also thought that (movie) Sam's bravery came at the expense of Frodo's character...a pity, since I always thought that the book showed Sam's emerging equality with Frodo very well.

Next puzzle [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Quote:

"---/----/--/----/----/----/-----/----/-----,/-/-------;/ ------/-/--/---/----------/-------/----/----/----;/---/----/----/--/---/---/----/----/--/---/-------/--/---/-----./---/----,/--/---/----,/--/---/-----/--/---------./---/---/---/--- /----/---/------/--/---/---/-----?"
Good luck [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Elrond of Rivendell 01-17-2004 03:30 PM

Could I have S please? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Guinevere 01-17-2004 03:38 PM

Are there any D's ?

Eruanna 01-17-2004 05:29 PM

S and D coming up....all in capitals to make it a little more difficult [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Quote:

"---/---S/-S/----/----/----/----D/----/-----,/-/-------;/------/-/D-/---/--D--S---D/-------/----/----/----;/--D/----/S---/--/-S-/---/S---/---D/--/---/D-----S/--/---/-----./- --/---S,/--/---/----,/-S/---/-----/--/----D----./D-D/---/---/S--/----/---/--S--D/--/S--/---/-----?"

Elrond of Rivendell 01-17-2004 06:15 PM

Hehe ... okay what about capital E's then?
[img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Estanesse 01-17-2004 06:33 PM

And a M please

Eruanna 01-17-2004 07:07 PM

E and M added [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Quote:

"---/---S/-S/----/----/----/----D/----/M----,/-/-E--E-E;/------/-/D-/---/--DE-S---D/--E----/----/--E-/ME--;/--D/--E-/SEEM/--/-SE/--E/S-ME/---D/--/--E/DE-E--S/--/--E/E-EM-./---/---S /--/---/----,/-S/--E/M----/--/----D--E-./D-D/---/---/S--/----/---/--S-ED/--/SEE/E--/M----?"
Good choice of letters there, people [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 8:08 PM January 17, 2004: Message edited by: Eruanna ]

NightKnight 01-18-2004 04:51 AM

The A's, please.

Elrond of Rivendell 01-18-2004 05:16 AM

And T's, if you don't mind. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]


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