That's Tídwald again. What a cheery fellow he is, to be sure.

*drrrrrrummmmmrrrrrrrooooooooollllllllllll*
Correct! Go ahead!

Very well, then. Who spake these heavy staves of doom?

Somehow this feels like a tennis match, Squatter - isn't there anyone out there who'd like to make it doubles??

Well, the answer is, it's our friend Tídwald to Torhthelm again, from The homecoming of Beorhtnoth, Beorhthelm's Son.

Correct. I couldn't resist its Pythonesque overtones.

The Troll in question being, of course, Perry the Winkle's friend in The Adventures of Tom Bombadil.

Right you are, Sir Squatter - pray proceed!

Thanks. Have a go at this one:

I finally found it - it's the Inspector to Niggle in 'Leaf by Niggle'.

That's the fellow, miserable, officious little tick that he is.

Your turn.

Incidentally, why isn't anyone else playing this game? These stories contain some of the best lines and scenes of all Tolkien's books. Join us.

HerenIstarion, who started this thread and has unfortunately been missing from it lately, and Squatter and I, who have been the only players recently, cordially invite one and all to join us in the fascinating search for quotes in Tolkien's minor works!

These are:

Farmer Giles of Ham
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
Leaf by Niggle
Smith of Wootton Major
On Fairy Stories
Mythopoeia
The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son

(contained in various collections, for example in 'Tree and Leaf' and 'Tales from the Perilous Realm')

Here's a new quote to start with:

ai, ai, the conversation which the given quote is derived from always makes me laugh :D

I won't answer though, and for 2 reasons

1 Let others join
2 I don't know when I'll be online next time

so I'll go away quitely grinning and chuckling under my moustache...

(well, I have no moustache to be honest, but it sounds funnier - chuckling under one's moustache...)

Heren, how nice that you dropped in here to say 'hi', at least - we've missed you! Now, who's going to try their hand at that quote - it's not hard at all.

Chrysophylax Dives, after Farmer Giles came face to face with this dragon and 'scrambled' on his horse.

Yes indeed, Legolas, and welcome! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Not difficult, by my reckoning:

That's Torhthelm, quoting lays which say so. ('The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son')

Yes.

The Smith of Wotton Major returning silver star into the black box

Quite right, HI, and nice to have you back with us again! Your turn...

Thanks :)

next to go:

'Tis the parson to Farmer Giles of Ham, trying to read the inscription on the sword Caudimordax.

yes :) pray proceed

Tom Bombadil a-boating again, Estelyn.

It's nice to see some other faces in this quiz again. I do hope you all stick around awhile for a little minor musing.

Right you are, Squatter - your turn!

Righto:

I've been looking for this quote, so far without success. I tried 'Tom Bombadil' and the 'Homecoming', thinking that it's from poetry, but haven't found it yet. Anyone want to help me look?

Keep looking. It's from a very minor work.

Good luck

Is it in Roverandom? I don't have that one...

it is indeed. The speaker being Psamathos Psamathides talking to Rover

Right you are, Heren old boy. You may proceed.

thanks

I'll have a go than:

That's Farmer Maggot to Tom Bombadil in the 'Adventures' of the same - and nice to have you posting with us again, HI, even though you beat me to the Roverandom quote yesterday! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

yes indeed (both cases ;))

Pray proceed

Imaginary Niggle to Niggle proper about his painting