Quote Game - Part 9

[Valandil]

Here we go with part 9. The same rules apply as before.

Basically, you take a quote and remove every second letter, and put a slash between words, and punctuation marks. A solution must include all words solved correctly and the correct speaker identified. Whoever solves the last element, be it quote, speaker, or both, posts the next one. It is not necessary for the one solving to say who it is said to, anything about the context, or what book it's found in.

Example: "I/_i_l/_i_e/_o_/a/_a_e/,/_n_/I/_h_l_/c_l_/y_u/_t_n_."

Answer: "I will give you a name, and I shall call you Sting." Bilbo Baggins (from The Hobbit)

Anything from the books: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, or Unfinished Tales is fair game. No movie quotes.

Suggestions for posting:
Some gamers find this method best, fastest, easiest and most accurate. When you've found your quote, type it all in without blanks, simply using the '/' instead of a space, as well as before and after each punctuation mark. Just after a punctuation mark can be a convenient place for a carriage return, if the spacing looks good. After typing, check for spelling and to see that all the words are correct. Then go through and replace every other letter with an underscore '_' - this goes quickly if you use the 'forward arrow' key to advance, use the 'delete' key and then add the underscore where the letter was.

Oh - and we try our best to solve the quotes without looking them up. However, if the one who posted the quote is away or not responding, a player may look up an attempted full solution to see if it was correct before moving on and posting the next quote.

I believe Earniel is up next to start us off.

[Earniel]

"T_e_e/_s/_n_/p_i_t/_h_t/_o_/h_v_n/'/_/n_t_c_d/,/_n_/t_a_/i_/t_e/_e_r_t/ _n_r_n_e/./_o_/s_e/_h_t/_u_e/_n/_h_/W_s_/s_d_/,/a_d/_h_/h_n_/p_i_t_n_/t_/ i_/f_o_/t_e/_t_e_/r_n_s/?/_h_t/_a_k_/a/_i_d_n/_a_s_g_/t_/t_e/_o_e_/H_l_s/./

Or... maybe better to have two separate threads - a special one for HoME, and then everything else. I'm just afraid those who consider themselves 'basic' players (some of who I think have only read Hobbit & LOTR) would feel sidelined when a 'difficult' quote came up.
I don't think we should split up the game, though. The players that stick to basic can still decipher the cut-up words, but they'd at least have a warning that they might not be able to identify the speaker. It's very rare for someone to solve one quote, speaker and all, in one go. So the 'basic' players would not be find themselves excluded from participating at least a little in the 'difficult' quotes.

Also, already part NINE? Whoa.

[Curufin]

There/is/one/point/that/you/haven/'/t/noticed/,/and/that/is/the/_e_r_t/ _n_r_n_e/./For/she/that/_u_e/in/the/Wise/s_d_/,/and/she/h_n_/p_i_t_n_/to/ i_/f_o_/the/_t_e_/r_n_s/?/That/_a_k_/a/_i_d_n/_a_s_g_/to/the/_o_e_/Halls/./


Is any of that right?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

There is one point that you haven't noticed, and that is the secret entrance.
For see that rune on the West side, and the hand pointing to it from the other runes?
That marks a hidden passage to the Lower Halls.

From The Hobbit. I think Gandalf speaking to Thorin and the Dwarves.
(could be Elrond, but I think it's Gandalf)

[Curufin]

:eek:

Awesome, DPR (if you're right, of course:p). See, this is why I need to re-read The Hobbit. ;)

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

:cool: I'm not certain about a couple words ("West" capitalized?) but they all seem to fit and make sense. That's more than half the battle.

EDIT: I just checked so that we could move on. I was correct, so here goes another:

Y_t/_t/_a_/i_/t_e/_o_g/./
_o_/w_i_e/_h_u/_e_t/_n/t_e/_e_v_n_/a_d/_i_h/_l_o/_u_l_/t_e/_l_u_s/_n_/
p_u_e_/o_t/_h_/r_i_s/,/_/l_f_e_/u_/t_e/_r_n_h_s/_f/_r_a_/t_e_s/_o/_e_e_v_/t_e_/,/
_n_/s_m_/s_n_/t_/I_ú_a_a_/a_i_/t_e/_i_d/_n_/t_e/_a_n/.

[Curufin]

Yet/it/was/in/the/song/./
How/white/_h_u/went/in/the/_e_v_n_/and/with/Ulmo/_u_l_/the/_l_u_s/and/
p_u_e_/out/the/r_i_s/,/I/lifted/up/the/_r_n_h_s/of/_r_a_/t_e_s/_o/_e_e_v_/then/,/
and/some/sang/to/Ilúvatar/a_i_/the/_i_d/and/the/_a_n/.

Let's see how close I am to this so far. ;)

I know this quote. It's on the tip of my tongue. And it's driving me nuts.

[Valandil]

Yet it was in the song.
How while /_h_u/ went in the Heavens and with Ulmo /_u_l_/ the /_l_u_s/ and /p_u_e_/ out /_h_/r_i_s/, I lifted up the /_r_n_h_s/ of great tears to /_e_e_v_/ them,
and some sang to Ilúvatar /a_i_/ the /_i_d/ and the /_a_n/.

[Earniel]

I had just re-read the Hobbit to research the RPG spider-scene. But hoom, hasty folk! You missed a word! 'For' is incorrect. :p

Yet it was in the song. For while thou went in the Heavens and with Ulmo /_u_l_/ the clouds and poured out the rains, I lifted up the branches of great trees to receive them, and some sang to Ilúvatar amid the wind and the rain.

Speaker is Yavanna Kementari.

[Curufin]

built

[Midge]

Holy cow, you people. You can get a lot done in two days. What kind of spare time do you have???? Can I borrow a bit?

I'll wait for the DPR to confirm... doesn't seem like there's much I can do if I confirm it.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

"went" is incorrect. I knew that word would throw people. Everything else looks right.

[Curufin]

sent?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Actually, "went" is only one letter off. Think archaic words. Kinda goes with the "thou" before it. (should I give this many hints?)

[Valandil]

Ah... good old 'wert'? :)

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Correct.

[Valandil]

"Y_s/,/_u_/d_/y_u/_e_e_b_r/_a_d_l_'s/_o_d_/:
/E_e_/G_l_u_/m_y/_a_e/_o_e_h_n_/y_t/_o/_o/?
/_u_/f_r/_i_/,/S_m/,/_/c_u_d/_o_/h_v_/d_s_r_y_d/_h_/R_n_/.
/T_e/_u_s_/w_u_d/_a_e/_e_n/_n/_a_n/,/_v_n/_t/_h_/b_t_e_/e_d/.
/_o/_e_/u_/f_r_i_e/_i_/!/F_r/_h_/Q_e_t/_s/_c_i_v_d/,/_n_/n_w/_l_/i_/o_e_/.
/I/_m/_l_d/_o_/a_e/_e_e/_i_h/_e/.
/_e_e/_t/_h_/e_d/_f/_l_/t_i_g_/,/S_m."

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Yes, but do you remember Gandalf's words:
Even Gollum may have something yet to do?
But for him, Sam, I could not have destroyed the Ring.
The quest would have been in vain, even at the bitter end.
So let us forgive him! For the Quest is achieved, and now, all is over.
I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.

~Frodo to Sam

[Curufin]

Dang, DPR, ten minutes. Give someone else a chance, will you? :p

EDIT: As for including HoME and Children of Húrin, I agree with Eärniel. Everybody has texts they're more comfortable with than others. Yes, I've read them all, but I read The Hobbit a loooooooooong time ago, and have no desire ever to do so again. So I'm not going to get Hobbit quotes to save my life. Or the really obscure non-Eldar related Lord of the Rings quotes, as the history of Hobbits and Men in Middle-earth just isn't my interest. But I can still have fun trying to guess these quotes - the way we have this set up here anyone can participate, even if they don't know the quote when it's finally revealed.

In addition, if people have read The Silmarillion and The UT, they have a fair-to-middling chance of being able to guess a speaker, as most characters in the HoME are in one of those two texts.

[Earniel]

We could do a sort of a test-run with including the categories for a few months and evaluate afterwards. If most participants of the game dislike the distinction between basic and difficult categories, we can scrap the idea and go back to the way we do it now.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Unless I'm mistaken, we're ready for another one.

I/_a_/t_e/_e_a_d/_f/_i_/-/g_l_d/_n_/m_r_h_d/_i_h/_i_/h_s_/./
I/_a_/a_/t_e/_a_t_e/_f/_a_o_l_d/_e_o_e/_h_/B_a_k/_a_e/_f/_o_d_r/,/_h_r_/w_/h_d/_h_/m_s_e_y/:/
_o_/t_e/_p_a_/o_/G_l/-/_a_a_/a_d/_h_/S_o_d/_f/_l_n_i_/,/A_g_o_/a_d/_a_s_l/,/_o_e/_o_l_/w_t_s_a_d/./
_/b_h_l_/t_e/_a_t/_o_b_t/_n/_h_/s_o_e_/o_/O_o_r_i_/,/w_e_e/_i_/-/g_l_d/_i_d/,/_n_/E_e_d_l/_e_l/,/ _n_/N_r_i_/b_o_e/_e_e_t_/h_m/;/
_u_/S_u_o_/h_m_e_f/_a_/o_e_t_r_w_/,/a_d/_s_l_u_/c_t/_h_/R_n_/f_o_/h_s/_a_d/_i_h/_h_/h_l_/-/s_a_d/_f/_i_/f_t_e_/'/s/_w_r_/,/a_d/_o_k/_t/_o_/h_s/_w_/.

[Curufin]

I/was/the/herald/of/Gil/-/galad/and/marched/with/his/host/./
I/was/at/the/battle/of/_a_o_l_d/_e_o_e/the/Black/Mace/of/Mordor/,/there/we/had/the/mastery/:/
for/the/_p_a_/of/Gil/-/galad/and/the/Sword/of/Elendil/,/A_g_o_/and/Narsil/,/_o_e/_o_l_/w_t_s_a_d/./
I/beheld/the/last/_o_b_t/in/the/s_o_e_/of/O_o_r_i_/,/where/Gil/-/galad/died/,/and/Elendil/fell/,/ and/N_r_i_/b_o_e/_e_e_t_/him/;/
but/Sauron/himself/was/overthrown/,/and/Isildur/cut/the/Ring/from/his/hand/with/the/h_l_/-/s_a_d/of/his/father/'/s/sword/,/and/took/it/for/his/own/.

And it's Elrond...

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Excellent start! All correct.

[Earniel]

I was the herald of Gil-galad and marched with his host. I was at the battle of/_a_o_l_d before the Black_a_e/of Mordor, there we had the mastery: For the spear of Gil-galad and the Sword of Elendil, Aiglos and Narsil, none could withstand. I beheld the last/_o_b_t/in the/s_o_e_/of Orodruin, where Gil-galad died, and Elendil fell, and Narsil broke beneath him; but Sauron himself was overthrown, and Isildur cut the Ring from his hand with the/h_l_/-/s_a_d/of his father's sword, and took it for his own.

[Curufin]

I/was/the/herald/of/Gil/-/galad/and/marched/with/his/host/./
I/was/at/the/battle/of/Dagorlad/before/the/Black/Mace/of/Mordor/,/there/we/had/the/mastery/:/
for/the/spear/of/Gil/-/galad/and/the/Sword/of/Elendil/,/Aiglos/and/Narsil/,/none/could/withstand/./
I/beheld/the/last/combat/in/the/stones/of/Orodruin/,/where/Gil/-/galad/died/,/and/Elendil/fell/,/ and/Narsil/broke/beneath/him/;/
but/Sauron/himself/was/overthrown/,/and/Isildur/cut/the/Ring/from/his/hand/with/the/hilt/-/stand/of/his/father/'/s/sword/,/and/took/it/for/his/own/.

The ones in bold are my guesses, and the italics are incorporating Eärniels. ;)

Not sure those are all right, though...

Oh, and just in case you didn't see it above, speaker is Elrond.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

My bad from before, "in" was incorrect all along. Since I erred, I'll give it: "on" .

Also, "Mace" "stones" "stand" are incorrect. The rest, including the speaker, Elrond, is correct. (assuming I haven't erred again)

I/was/the/herald/of/Gil/-/galad/and/marched/with/his/host/./
I/was/at/the/battle/of/Dagorlad/before/the/Black/_a_e/of/Mordor/,/there/we/had/the/mastery/:/
for/the/spear/of/Gil/-/galad/and/the/Sword/of/Elendil/,/Aiglos/and/Narsil/,/none/could/withstand/./
I/beheld/the/last/combat/on/the/s_o_e_/of/Orodruin/,/where/Gil/-/galad/died/,/and/Elendil/fell/,/ and/Narsil/broke/beneath/him/;/
but/Sauron/himself/was/overthrown/,/and/Isildur/cut/the/Ring/from/his/hand/with/the/hilt/-/s_a_d/
of/his/father/'/s/sword/,/and/took/it/for/his/own/.

[Midge]

Check the blank spots from Earniel's guess.

Black GATE. SLOPES of orodruin.. is that "ON the slopes of orodruin"?

Hilt SHARD

This is super hard to do on a small-screened computer with a super long quote like that one!

Note:
Every now and then,
when you're typing a huge quote like that,
add some returns so it's not all carrying on
past the edge of the page, just like,
after punctuation or a pause in the syntax of the quote.
Makes it easier for when you do have a tiny screen!

[Midge]

Looks like we tied with the "on" there, DPR! Haha.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

You've got it, Midge!

[Midge]

Yay!

"T_e_/a_e/_/r_m_r_a_l_/r_c_/./
V_r_/t_u_h/_n/_h_/f_b_e/,/_/d_e_/./"

[Valandil]

"They are a remarkable race.
Very tough in the fibre, I deem."

Hmmm... Gimli?

[Midge]

The quote is correct. The speaker is not. Keep guessing.

[Curufin]

Legolas?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

I think you've got it, Curufin.

Oops. Nope. But since I looked it up, giving the answer would be cheating....

Looks like I'm out for this round.

[Curufin]

I've not a clue who it is, LOL. Let's see...random guess...

Thranduil?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Tick, tock...

I'm having quote game withdrawals. Somebody be a pal and PM me a quote to play with while we're waiting. Thanks.

[Curufin]

Me too. I've gotten addicted to this game, I'm afraid.

[Valandil]

Gandalf?

[Midge]

Hey, like I said, some of us don't have lots and LOTS of time hanging around.

So far, no one has guessed the speaker correctly. Keep guessing.

(You guys know that you could do other things while you're waiting... like a bike ride! Man, I wish I had time for that!)

[Curufin]

Éomer?

[Earniel]

Ioreth?

[Valandil]

Bike ride... bike ride?... Bike Ride!

The Master / Warden of the Houses of Healing?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Woo Hoo!

[Valandil]

What does that mean? And if someone got it... who?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

You got it, Val.

[Midge]

Yeah, thanks, dpr. Don't be so hasty, hoom, to look up quotes next time. Wait for the poster to confirm and if it's wrong, you can sit there and join the guessing!

Yes, Val. It was the Warden. He was marveling at how tough hobbits are! It's amazing, isn't it?

Hey, Val, did you really connect a "Bike Ride!" with the Warden?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

I love solving these things, but don't care so much about identifying the speaker. If I don't know the speaker, guessing doesn't interest me. I would never look up the quote until I'm virtually certain it's already been answered correctly.

Anyway, no sign of Val today.

Must.... have.... quote.......

[Midge]

Be patient, young Padawan.

Actually, come to think of it, I believe I was the same way when I discovered this thread. I was always so frustrated with all the other people who were SO SLOW at this... It should wear off after a month or two... =D

[Curufin]

I see Valandil online!

Post a quote!

Post a quote!

[Valandil]

:
:
Hey, Val, did you really connect a "Bike Ride!" with the Warden?

No... but since you mentioned something about riding a bike, I thought it would be amusing to treat it as a hint that registered with me. :p

Unless... did you really MEAN it as a hint? ;)

OK, time to feed the young'uns:

"I_/n_e_s/_u_/o_e/_o_/t_/b_e_d/_/w_r/,/_o_/t_o/,/_a_t_r/_a_d_n/.
/_n_/t_o_e/_h_/h_v_/n_t/_w_r_s/_a_/s_i_l/_i_/u_o_/t_e_/.
/W_u_d/_o_/h_v_/t_e/_o_k/_f/_o_d_r/_a_h_r/_o_/h_r_s/_n_y/,
/_h_n/_h_/D_r_/L_r_/g_t_e_s/_r_i_s/?
/_n_/i_/i_/n_t/_l_a_s/_o_d/_o/_e/_e_l_d/_n/_o_y/.
/_o_/i_/i_/a_w_y_/e_i_/t_/d_e/_n/_a_t_e/,/_v_n/_n/_i_t_r/_a_n/.
/_e_e/_/p_r_i_t_d/,/_n/_h_s/_a_k/_o_r/_/w_u_d/_h_o_e/_h_/l_t_e_."

[Curufin]

I_/n_e_s/_u_/one/_o_/to/b_e_d/a/war/,/you/too/,/_a_t_r/_a_d_n/.
/_n_/t_o_e/_h_/have/not/_w_r_s/_a_/s_i_l/_i_/u_o_/t_e_/.
/Would/you/have/the/_o_k/_f/_o_d_r/_a_h_r/_o_/h_r_s/_n_y/,
/_h_n/the/D_r_/L_r_/g_t_e_s/_r_i_s/?
/And/it/is/not/_l_a_s/_o_d/to/be/_e_l_d/_n/_o_y/.
/_o_/i_/i_/a_w_y_/e_i_/t_/d_e/_n/_a_t_e/,/_v_n/_n/_i_t_r/_a_n/.
/_e_e/_/p_r_i_t_d/,/_n/_h_s/_a_k/_o_r/_/w_u_d/_h_o_e/_h_/l_t_e_

Ooh, a hard one.

[Valandil]

Wrong words are 'you too' in the first line.

Not that hard... just take your time with it.

[Count Comfect]

It/needs/but/one/now/to/b_e_d/a/war/,/not/two/,/_a_t_r/_a_d_n/.
/And/those/who/have/not/_w_r_s/may/still/_i_/upon/them/.
/Would/you/have/the/folk/of/Mordor/_a_h_r/_o_/h_r_s/_n_y/,
/when/the/Dark/Lord/g_t_e_s/_r_i_s/?
/And/it/is/not/_l_a_s/_o_d/to/be/_e_l_d/_n/_o_y/.
/_o_/i_/i_/a_w_y_/e_i_/t_/d_e/_n/_a_t_e/,/_v_n/_n/_i_t_r/_a_n/.
/_e_e/_/p_r_i_t_d/,/_n/_h_s/_a_k/_o_r/_/w_u_d/_h_o_e/_h_/l_t_e_

Gandalf?

[Curufin]

It/needs/but/one/_o_/to/breed/a/war/,/not/two/,/_a_t_r/_a_d_n/.
/_n_/t_o_e/_h_/have/not/_w_r_s/_a_/s_i_l/_i_/u_o_/t_e_/.
/Would/you/have/the/work/of/Mordor/_a_h_r/_o_/h_r_s/_n_y/,
/then/the/D_r_/L_r_/g_t_e_s/_r_i_s/?
/And/it/is/not/always/told/to/be/_e_l_d/_n/_o_y/.
/For/it/is/always/e_i_/to/die/in/battle/,/even/in/bitter/pain/.
/Were/a/p_r_i_t_d/,/in/this/dark/hour/I/would/choose/the/latter

And my guess is Théoden.

[Count Comfect]

Nor is it always evil to die...
Were I permitted, in this...

[Valandil]

Neither speaker is correct.

CC: your 'now' in the first line is wrong, along with 'Mordor'

Roofy: ;) wrong words are 'work' / 'Mordor' / 'then' / 'told' / 'For it is' / 'a'


I think I gotta get to bed. :)

EDIT: CC - your changes just before this post are correct

[Curufin]

It/needs/but/one/son/to/breed/a/war/,/not/two/,/_a_t_r/_a_d_n/.
/And/those/who/have/not/awards/can/still/win/u_o_/t_e_/.
/Would/you/have/the/folk/of/Gondor/_a_h_r/for/h_r_s/only/,
/when/the/Dark/Lord/g_t_e_s/_r_i_s/?
/And/it/is/not/always/good/to/be/_e_l_d/in/_o_y/.
/For/it/is/always/evil/to/die/in/battle/,/even/in/bitter/pain/.
/Were/I/permitted/,/in/this/dark/hour/I/would/choose/the/latter.

Boromir?

[Midge]

No, Val. I actually wish I had time to ride a bike. Or a bike to ride.

In the following, I incorporated some of Roofy's corrections: The ones I couldn't think of a better, or the ones I was pretty sure were correct.

"It needs but one son to breed a war, not two,/_a_t_r/_a_d_n/.
And those who have not swords can still die upon them.
Would you have the folk of Gondor gather for/h_r_s/only,
when the Dark Lord gathers/_r_i_s/?
And it is not always good to be healed in body.
Nor is it always evil to die in battle, even in bitter pain.
Were I permitted, in this dark hour I would choose the latter."

Eówyn

hards, hares, harks, harms, harps, harts, herbs, herds, hires, horns, hurts... I don't know which one fits the best, or even if I got them all.

[Curufin]

gather for harms only
when the Dark Lord gathers armies

And I agree with Éowyn...

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

It needs but one foe to breed a war, not two, Master Warden.
And those who have not swords can still die upon them.
Would you have the folk of Gondor gather for herbs only,
when the Dark Lord gathers armies?
And it is not always good to be healed in body.
Nor is it always evil to die in battle, even in bitter pain.
Were I permitted, in this dark hour I would choose the latter."

Eówyn

[Valandil]

The speaker is indeed Eowyn.

DPR - your last post is all correct except the 'for' in the third line. Here's where we now stand:

"It needs but one foe to breed a war, not two, Master Warden.
And those who have not swords can still die upon them.
Would you have the folk of Gondor gather /_o_/ herbs only,
when the Dark Lord gathers armies?
And it is not always good to be healed in body.
Nor is it always evil to die in battle, even in bitter pain.
Were I permitted, in this dark hour I would choose the latter."


EDIT: It's fun to have one with a little meat to it, huh? *hint,hint* :)

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

"you" perhaps?

[Midge]

I tried to do the accent without looking. It should be on the E.

Thusly, Éowyn. Took me a while to find that E!

[Midge]

cow herbs???

Or maybe "dog" or "doe" or... "hot" (as in hothouse?) I know, multiple guesses are cheating. I am brainstorming. I'll say...

my guess later.

[Curufin]

Now?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Not yet, apparently. :p

[Valandil]

It was 'you'... all yours, DPR! :)

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Y_s/,/_o_/h_v_/!/T_i_e/_o_/./M_/p_r_o_/./I/_i_e/_t/_o_/./
I_/f_c_/I/_i_l/_o/_o/_a_/a_/t_/s_n_/y_u/_n/_h_s/_d_e_t_r_/./
V_r_/a_u_i_g/_o_/m_/,/v_r_/g_o_/f_r/_o_/a_d/_r_f_t_b_e/_o_/,/v_r_/l_k_l_/,/
i_/y_u/_v_r/_e_/o_e_/i_/./

[Count Comfect]

Yes, you have!

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

A correct start.

[Curufin]

Yes/,/you/have/!/Twice/now/./My/pardon/./I/like/it/too/./
In/fact/I/will/go/to/_a_/a_/to/send/you/in/this/_d_e_t_r_/./
Very/amusing/for/me/,/very/good/for/you/and/profitable/too/,/very/likely/,/
if/you/ever/get/over/it/./

Wow, no idea who said it.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Mostly right, some not.

Yes/,/you/have/!/Twice/now/./My/pardon/./I/_i_e/it/_o_/./
In/fact/I/will/go/_o/_a_/a_/to/send/you/_n/this/_d_e_t_r_/./
Very/amusing/for/me/,/very/good/for/you/and/profitable/too/,/very/likely/,/
if/you/ever/get/over/it/./

By the way, it's a little known fact that all Dread Pirate Robertses have descended from the house of Hador. (this is unrelated to the quote)

[Curufin]

Yes/,/you/have/!/Twice/now/./My/pardon/./I/give/it/now/./
In/fact/I/will/go/so/far/as/to/send/you/on/this/adventure/./
Very/amusing/for/me/,/very/good/for/you/and/profitable/too/,/very/likely/,/
if/you/ever/get/over/it/./

Gandalf?

Hobbit quotes are evil.

The house of Hador? Ah, so you're related to that tool who stole a Silmaril and by marriage to that crazy lady who had long conversations with my half-cousin and thought she was good enough to marry his brother. :rolleyes: Right. As if the Atani (even if you are Edain) would be good enough to marry one of the Noldor. Puh-lease. :rolleyes:

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

The word "now" is incorrect. The rest of the quote is correct, and it was indeed Gandalf.

Morgoth, Maedhros, and Maglor are the only ones who ever stole Silmarils. Beren recovered one from a crown somebody left laying on the floor, but that isn't the same thing, especially since he didn't keep it. He gave it to Middle Earth's oldest special olympian.

In all seriousness, though, neither race of children are better than the other.

[Curufin]

'you'?

Morgoth, Maedhros, and Maglor are the only ones who ever stole Silmarils. Beren recovered one from a crown somebody left laying on the floor, but that isn't the same thing, especially since he didn't keep it. He gave it to Middle Earth's oldest special olympian.

Like the Thingol part. :D The rest: :mad:

And sure they are, the Noldor are better, and you know it, even if you don't admit it. :p

EDIT: Just checked. I'm right. *jumps around* I got a Hobbit quote! I got a hobbit quote! I'll put my quote in the next post.

*gentle reminder* Wow, Valandil and Eärniel, it sure would be nice to be able to use quotes from HoME or The Children of Húrin...;)

[Curufin]

Here's a long one. :)

F_i_/s_a_l/_h_/e_d/_e/,/_h_u_h/_o_g/_n_/h_r_/s_a_l/_e/_h_/r_a_/!/
S_y/_a_e_e_l/t_/t_e/_e_k/!/_a_/f_r_w_l_/t_/y_u_/t_e_s_r_s/!/
_o_e/_t_l_/s_a_l/_e/_a_e/./_o_r_e_/l_g_t/:/_u_/b_i_g/_i_h/_o_/y_u_/s_o_d_/!/
F_r/_e/_i_l/_o/_u_t_e_/t_a_/O_o_ë/,/_n_u_e/_o_g_r/_h_n/_u_k_s/:/
_e/_i_l/_e_e_/t_r_/b_c_/f_o_/p_r_u_t/./_f_e_/M_r_o_h/_o/_h_/e_d_/o_/
t_e/_a_t_/!/W_r/_h_l_/h_/h_v_/a_d/_a_r_d/_n_y_n_/./B_t/_h_n/_e/_a_e/
_o_q_e_e_/a_d/_a_e/_e_a_n_d/_h_/S_l_a_i_l_/,/t_e_/w_/a_d/_e/_l_n_/s_a_l/
_e/_o_d_/o_/t_e/_n_u_l_e_/L_g_t/,/_n_/m_s_e_s/_f/_h_/b_i_s/_n_/b_a_t_/o_/
A_d_/./N_/o_h_r/_a_e/_h_l_/o_s_/u_/!

[Earniel]

*gentle reminder* Wow, Valandil and Eärniel, it sure would be nice to be able to use quotes from HoME or The Children of Húrin...;)
Well, I've said my piece, but Val's the mod of more Tolkien-forums (fori?) than me so I'm not going to intrude too far on his territory.

Fair shall the end be, though long and hard shall be the/r_a_/! Say farewell to the/_e_k/! Say farewell to your treasures! More/_t_l_/shall we have. /_o_r_e_/light: but bring with you your swords! For we will do/_u_t_e_/than Oromë, /_n_u_e/_o_g_r/_h_n/_u_k_s/: we will never/t_r_/back from pursuit/. After Morgoth to the ends of the/_a_t_/! War shall he have and/_a_r_d/_n_y_n_/. But then we have/_o_q_e_e_/and/_a_e/_e_a_n_d/the Silmarills, then/w_/a_d/_e/_l_n_/shall be/_o_d_/o_/t_e/_n_u_l_e_/Light, /_n_/m_s_e_s/of the/b_i_s/_n_/b_a_t_/of Arda. No other/_a_e/shall oust us!

[Valandil]

"Fair shall the end be, though long and hard shall be the /r_a_/! Say farewell to the weak! Say farewell to your treasures! More still shall we have. /_o_r_e_/ light: but bring with you your swords! For we will do /_u_t_e_/ than Oromë, /_n_u_e/ Morgoth than /_u_k_s/: we will never turn back from pursuit. After Morgoth to the ends of the earth! War shall he have and /_a_r_d/ undying. But when we have conquered and have regained the Silmarills, then we and /_e/_l_n_/ shall be /_o_d_/o_/t_e/_n_u_l_e_/ Light, and masters of the bliss and /b_a_t_/ of Arda. No other /_a_e/ shall oust us!"

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Fair shall the end be, though long and hard shall be the road! Say farewell to the weak! Say farewell to your treasures! More still shall we have. Journey light: but bring with you your swords! For we will go further than Oromë, endure longer than Tulkas: we will never turn back from pursuit. After Morgoth to the ends of the earth! War shall he have and hatred undying. But when we have conquered and have regained the Silmarills, then we and we alone shall be Lords of the unsullied Light, and masters of the bliss and /b_a_t_/ of Arda. No other race shall oust us!"

One word off. Aarrgh! It isn't "beasts" but it fits.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

You sure that's an 'a' and not an 'e'?
'Cuz in my mind I hear the word 'breath'.

Or maybe it's a 'w' and not a 'b'? "wealth".

[Curufin]

It's an 'A'. And you're right except for that one word. :)

[Count Comfect]

boasts?

[Curufin]

Nope.

Keep guessing. :)

BTW, nobody's guessed the speaker yet, either. ;)

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Feanor

[Curufin]

Speaker's right.

:D

Now just that one word...;)

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

beauty

[Curufin]

Aye, you have it! :)

Your turn.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

This is a partial quote...is that ok according to the rules? The real quote is pretty long, so I just did the first couple sentences.

I/_i_/n_t/_e_i_e/_u_h/_o_d_h_p/./
_/d_s_r_d/_h_n_s/_t_e_/t_a_/I/_m/,/_o/_o_e/_n_/t_/t_a_h/_h_m/,/
_o/_h_t/_h_y/_o_/m_g_t/_e_c_i_e/_h_/b_a_t_/o_/E_/,/w_i_h/_h_u/_a_t/_a_s_d/_o/_e/./

[Curufin]

I/did/not/desire/such/lordship/./
I/desired/things/other/than/I/am/,/to/love/and/to/teach/them/,/
so/that/they/too/might/perceive/the/beauty/of/Eä/,/which/thou/hast/caused/to/be/.

And it's Aulë.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Wow. Maybe I should have put up the full long version. Great job.

[Curufin]

I love this game. :D I think I'm finally starting to get the hang of it, too. ;)

Ok, my quote:

I/_i_l/_o_/d_b_t_/w_t_/y_u/_a_k/_l_/./B_/t_e/_w_r_s/o_/t_e/_o_d_r/_l_n_/
a_e/_o_r/_u_l_s_/w_o_s/_e_e_d_d/./_o_r/_r_e_o_/t_/w_n_e_/t_e_e/_i_d/_o_/
o_e/_o/_y/_i_/;/a_d/_u_/f_r/_h_m/_o_g/_i_c_/y_u/_o_l_/h_v_/l_b_u_e_/i_/
t_r_l_o_/i_/t_e/_i_s/_f/_n_b_n_/./A_d/_e_e/_/a_/K_n_/;/a_d/_h_t_e_/y_u/_i_l/
i_/o_/n_t/,/_y/_o_m/_s/_a_/./T_i_/c_o_c_/o_l_/i_/g_v_n/_o/_o_/:/t_/a_i_e/
_e_e/,/_r/_o/_i_/h_r_/;/a_d/_o/_l_o/_o_/y_u_/s_n/.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Here's a start. My third sentence is a mess, I know.

I will not debate with you dark elf. By the swords of the Noldor alone
are your /_u_l_s_/ woods defended. /_o_r/_r_e_o_/to wanted these kind /_o_/
one to my kin;/and but for them long/_i_c_/you could have laboured in
thralldom in the mines of Angband. And here I am King; and whether you will
it or not, my/_o_m/ is law. This choice only is given to you: to abide
here/,/or to die here; and so also for your son.

Turgon to Eol

[Curufin]

I will not debate with you dark elf. By the swords of the Noldor alone Correct! :)

are your /_u_l_s_/ woods defended. /_o_r/_r_e_o_/to wanted these kind /_o_/ "wanted these kind" all wrong. :(

one to my kin;/and but for them long/_i_c_/you could have laboured in "one", "could" are wrong :(

thralldom in the mines of Angband. And here I am King; and whether you will 'mines', you added a letter. It's '_i_s' :(
it or not, my/_o_m/ is law. This choice only is given to you: to abide Correct! :)

here/,/or to die here; and so also for your son. Correct! :)

Turgon to Eol Correct! :)

So, after these corrections, we have:

I will not debate with you dark elf. By the swords of the Noldor alone
are your /_u_l_s_/ woods defended. /_o_r/_r_e_o_/to/w_n_e_/t_e_e/_i_d/_o_/o_e to my kin;/and but for them long/_i_c_/you/_o_l_/have laboured in thralldom in the/_i_s/of Angband. And here I am King; and whether you will it or not, my/_o_m/ is law. This choice only is given to you: to abide here/,/or to die here; and so also for your son.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

I will not debate with you dark elf. By the swords of the Noldor alone
are your /_u_l_s_/ woods defended. Your freedom to wander there wild you owe to my kin;/and but for them long since you would have laboured in thralldom in the pits of Angband. And here I am King; and whether you will it or not, my doom is law. This choice only is given to you: to abide here, or to die here; and so also for your son.

One word left. . . again. . .

[Curufin]

Yep, one word. :) All the rest is correct.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

'bugless' fits but that can't be right. The Noldor were exterminators of Orcs, not insects.
:p

_u_l_s_ :confused:

[Curufin]

*hint* Two of the letters are right, though. ;)

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

sunless?

[Curufin]

Yes!

Your go. :)

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

T_k_/n_w/_h_s/_i_g/,/_o_/t_y/_a_o_r_/a_d/_h_/c_r_s/_i_l/_e/_e_v_/,/
b_t/_n/_l_/i_/w_l_/s_p_o_t/_h_e/_n_/d_f_n_/t_e_/f_o_/w_a_i_e_s/./
_o_/t_i_/i_/t_e/_i_g/_f/_i_e/,/_n_/h_r_w_t_/,//m_y_e/,/
_h_u/_h_l_/r_k_n_l_/h_a_t_/t_/t_e/_a_o_r/_f/_l_/i_/a/_o_l_/t_a_/g_o_s/_h_l_/./

Again, a not quite complete quote...I got tired of putting in the spaces...It's about 2/3 complete.
BTW, I'll be away from the computer for several hours...

[Curufin]

Take/now/this/ring/,/_o_/toy/_a_o_r_/and/the/cares/will/we/leave/,/
but/in/ill/it/will/support/thee/and/defend/thee/from/weariness/./
Nor/this/in/the/ring/of/fire/,/and/herewith/,//maybe/,/
Thou/shalt/rekindle/hearts/to/the/favour/of/all/in/a/_o_l_/that/glows/shalt/./

Ok, that's a total mess, but let me know what's right and wrong and I'll go from there. ;)

[Earniel]

Take now this ring, for thy labours and thy cares will be heavy, but in all it will support thee and defend thee from weariness. For this is the Ring of Fire, and herewith,maybe, thou shall rekindle hearts to the/_a_o_r/of/_l_/i_/a/_o_l_/t_a_/g_o_s/_h_l_/./

Cirdan!

[Curufin]

Take now this ring, for thy labours and thy cares will be heavy, but in all it will support thee and defend thee from weariness. For this is the Ring of Fire, and herewith,maybe, thou shall rekindle hearts to the favour/of/all/in/a/world/that/grows/chill./

How about that?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

"shall, favour, all" are incorrect, but close.
The rest is good. And yes, it is Cirdan.

[Curufin]

Take now this ring, for thy labours and thy cares will be heavy, but in all it will support thee and defend thee from weariness. For this is the Ring of Fire, and herewith,maybe, thou shalt rekindle hearts to the valour/of/old/in/a/world/that/grows/chill.

How about that?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Got it.

[Curufin]

B_t/_t/_s/_o_/y_u_/o_n/_h_r_/./O_h_r_/d_e_t/_e_e/_e_o_e/_o_b_t_/w_r_/;/
a_d/_t_e_s/_i_l/_w_l_/h_r_/a_a_n/_h_n/_o_b_t_/a_e/_o/_o_e/./_h_/w_d_/
w_r_d/_s/_l_/a_o_t/_o_/:/y_u/_a_/f_n_e/_o_r_e_v_s/_n/,/_u_/y_u/_a_n_t/
_o_/e_e_/f_n_e/_t/_u_/.

Maybe a bit easy, but it's one of my favorite quotes in the Three Books permissable for this. :)

[Valandil]

But it is not your own Shire. Others dwelt here before hobbits were;
and others will dwell here again when hobbits are no more.
The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in,
but you cannot for ever fence it out.

was that Gildor?

Oh... and PS: You can choose from FOUR books: Hobbit, LOTR, Silmarillion and UT. :)

[Curufin]

Yep, good job! :) Your go.

So do you want us to start another thread for the HoME and Children of Húrin ones, then?

[Valandil]

Sure - go ahead and start that other thread. :)

"A_/!/T_i_/l_t/_o_'t/_t_y/_o/_a_k/,/_h_y'_l/_i_l/,
/_f/_h_y/_a_/./I_/T_o_s/_o_'t/_o_e/_o_n_r/,
/_e'_/b_s_/g_t/_e_i_d/_o_e_/a_d/_h_o_/w_t_o_t/_r_u_n_/.
/T_e_e'_/g_t/_o/_e/_o_e/_i_h_i_g/_e_o_e/_h_s/_s/_v_r/,/_r/./_r_d_."

[Curufin]

This is a mess, but it's a start. :)

A_/!/This/lot/won't/stay/to/talk/,/they’ll/kill/,
/if/they/can/./If/T_o_s/won't/_o_e/_o_n_r/,
/We'd/best/get/_e_i_d/_o_e_/and/_h_o_/without/_r_u_n_/.
/These's/got/to/be/_o_e/_i_h_i_g/_e_o_e/this/is/ever/,/or/./_r_d_


EDIT: And I'll go start the other thread. :)

[Valandil]

Wrong words: your second "won't" / "These's" / "ever" / "or"

The rest is correct. :)

[Curufin]

A_/!/This/lot/won't/stay/to/talk/,/they’ll/kill/,
/if/they/can/./If/T_o_s/don't/_o_e/_o_n_r/,
/We'd/best/get/behind/_o_e_/and/_h_o_/without/_r_u_n_/.
/These's/got/to/be/_o_e/_i_h_i_g/_e_o_e/this/is/even/,/er/./_r_d_

Hmm...this one is hard. It must be from The Hobbit.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

It's Merry from The Scouring of the Shire.

I'm stuck on a couple words...

"Ah! This lot won't stay to talk, they'll kill, if they can.
If Tooks don't come sooner, we'd best get behind cover and shoot without/_r_u_n_.
There's got to be some fighting before this is over, or./ _r_d/."

[Valandil]

Speaker is not Merry.

"or" is still wrong (and so is "er") :D

[Curufin]

I knew that it had something to do with Hobbits. :p

Is the first blank "ground" maybe? Nope, doesn't fit.

I'll leave hobbit quotes to you guys. ;)

And Valandil said 'or' was wrong...

[Valandil]

No - not 'ground' - and, I checked... the letters and spaces are all in exactly the right positions.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Then Sam Gamgee?

Ah! This lot won't stay to talk, they'll kill, if they can.
If Tooks don't come sooner, we'd best get behind cover and shoot without/_r_u_n_.
There's got to be some fighting before this is over, Mr. Frodo.

[Curufin]

arguing

[Valandil]

'arguing' is correct.

Speaker is not Sam Gamgee.

Only the last two words and the speaker are left to solve.

[Curufin]

Speaker: Pippin?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

So the last two words are wrong, too? Or right?

Tom Cotton is my guess as speaker...

[Midge]

The Gaffer! He's the only other one besides Sam that called them Mr. Frodo (or Mr. Bilbo.)

I think.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

That's a good guess, too, Midge. It's making me doubt mine.

[Valandil]

DPR - sorry, I missed your 'Mr Frodo'. That was right, and so was Farmer Cotton (Tom Sr.).

Your turn! :)

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

S_e_k/,/_/N_l_o/,/_e_/o_/n_y/!/
_u_/w_o/_h_l_/d_n_/Y_v_n_a/?/
_n_/d_d/_o_/t_e/_i_h_/o_/t_e/_i_m_r_l_/
c_m_/f_o_/h_r/_o_k/_n/_h_/b_g_n_i_g/?/

[Earniel]

Speak, o Noldo, yea or nay! But who shall deny Yavanna? And did not the light of the Silmarils come from her/_o_k/in the/b_g_n_i_g/?

[Valandil]

'work' / 'beginning'

Manwe?

[Curufin]

It's Tulkas. :) (I think ;))

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Correct on the words, Valandil. Correct on the speaker, Curufin. You're up.

This is one of the great shorter quotes, IMO.

[Curufin]

Here's a short (relatively easy) one:

U_ú_i_/'/n/_u_ë/!/_i_a/_l_a_i_/a_/A_a_a_á_i/,/_t_l_e/'/_/a_r_/!/
T_e/_a_/h_s/_o_e/!/_e_o_d/,/_e_p_e/_f/_h_/E_d_r/_n_/F_t_e_s/_f/_e_/,
t_e/_a_/h_s/_o_e/!

[Earniel]

U_ú_i_/'/n/_u_ë/!/_i_a/_l_a_i_/a_/A_a_a_á_i/,/_t_l_e/'/_/a_r_/!/
The/_a_/has come!/_e_o_d/,/_e_p_e/of the Eldar and F_t_e_s/of Men,
the/_a_/has come!

[Curufin]

All right, so far. :)

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

That's my boy Fingon. This quote gives me chills when I hear it.

Utúlie'n Aurë! Aiya Eldalia ar Atanatáni, Utúlie'n Aurë!
The day has come! Behold, people of the Eldar and Fathers of Men,
the day has come!

I don't know if my spelling is correct. I hear it much more often than I read it. I'm a dumb audio book listener, you know. ;)

[Curufin]

'Eldalia' is wrong. By one letter. The last one.

(special hint because it's in Elvish, ;))

Everything else is right.

EDIT: Should I let him have it? I don't know if there are special rules for guessing Elvish...;)

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

I'll guess it's Eldalie then. There may be accents in there somewhere but I still don't know how to do accents without copying/pasting them. :confused:

[Curufin]

Don't worry about the accents. ;)

It's Eldalië, but the 'e' is good enough. Your go.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

A_o_h_r/_i_t/_/w_l_ /g_v_/t_/y_u/,/_ú_h_l_o_/,/
t_a_/s_a_l/_e/_o_r/_e_p/_n/_h_/w_l_/,/a_d/_h_/
h_l_/a_s_/o_/t_o_e/_h_m/_o_/c_o_s_/./

[Curufin]

Another/gift/I/will/give/to/you/,/_ú_h_l_o_/,/
that/shall/be/your/help/in/the/wild/,/and/the/
help/also/of/those/whom/you/choose/./

Galadriel?

[Valandil]

'Cuthalion'?

Speaker: Melian?

[Curufin]

ARGH! You're right. ;) I should have gotten that. ;)

Stupid 'Of Túrin Turambar' chapter. ;)

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Cuthalion is the last word and the speaker is Melian. You were close with your guess, Curufin, because Galadriel gave the same gift...lembas.

Valandil's up.

[Curufin]

But I have absolutely no excuse - I just read that chapter. ;)

*waits for Valandil to post the next one*

[Valandil]

Hey - you quoters should try the "Riddling" thread too. It's more free-form. People just toss out riddles, more than one at a time - answer as you solve them, no obligation to post one yourself (though it's always nice). Keith K does a great job writing most of them.

Anyhoo:

"M_s_e_/G_n_a_f/,/_/k_o_/y_u/_n_y/_y/_i_h_/,
/b_t/_o_/I/_h_u_d/_e/_l_d/_o/_p_a_/w_t_/y_u/.
/_o_/y_u/_a_e/_f_e_/c_m_/i_t_/m_/t_o_g_t_/o_/l_t_/,
/a_/i_/I/_e_e/_i_d_n/_o/_e_k/_o_/.
/I_d_e_/I/_h_u_d/_a_e/_o_e/_o/,
/_f/_/h_d/_n_w_/w_e_e/_o/_i_d/_o_."

[Curufin]

Mister/Gandalf/,/I/know/you/only/my/fight/,
/but/now/I/should/be/bled/to/_p_a_/with/you/.
/Too/you/_a_e/_f_e_/come/into/my/thoughts/of/late/,
/as/if/I/were/bidden/to/weak/_o_/.
/I_d_e_/I/should/take/hope/_o/,
/if/I/had/known/where/to/find/you.

That's a huge mess, but let me know what's right. :)

[Valandil]

Mister/Gandalf/,/I/know/you/only/my/fight/,
/but/now/I/should/be/bled/to/_p_a_/with/you/.
/Too/you/_a_e/_f_e_/come/into/my/thoughts/of/late/,
/as/if/I/were/bidden/to/weak/_o_/.
/I_d_e_/I/should/take/hope/_o/,
/if/I/had/known/where/to/find/you.

Bolded attempts are incorrect. :)

[Curufin]

Master/Gandalf/,/I/know/you/only/by/sight/,
/but/now/I/should/be/held/to/_p_a_/with/you/.
/Now/you/have/often/come/into/my/thoughts/of/late/,
/as/if/I/were/bidden/to/seek/you/.
/Indeed/I/should/have/come/so/,
/if/I/had/known/where/to/find/you.

Any of those right?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Master Gandalf, I know you only by sight,
but now I should be held to speak with you.
For you have often come into my thoughts of late,
as if I were bidden to seek you.
Indeed I should have come so,
if I had known where to find you.

Thorin Oakenshield

[Curufin]

Argh! Foiled by The Hobbit again. ;) I should really put myself through the torture of reading it again just for the Quote Game. ;)

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

It's actually from Unfinished Tales but indeed Hobbit related. I don't recall the chapter...

[Curufin]

Argh, I'm so wretched at keeping books straight. They all blend together into one in my mind. :)

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

They are all part of one story. Add to that the fact that there are huge volumes of work that are rough drafts of the published works and you've got a lot of overlapping stuff to sort through. Anyway, when we get Val's confirmation, (I could be off on a word or two), I'll post the next quote.

[Valandil]

Master Gandalf, I know you only by sight,
but now I should be held to speak with you.
For you have often come into my thoughts of late,
as if I were bidden to seek you.
Indeed I should have come so,
if I had known where to find you.

Thorin Oakenshield

Speaker is right, bolded words are not correct. Take a second look at letter arrangement on the first of those.

FYI: This quote isn't from the UT account - it's Appendix A.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Thanks for the info on source. It's been awhile since I've read either UT or the Appendices.

Master Gandalf, I know you only by sight,
but now I should be glad to speak with you.
For you have often come into my thoughts of late,
as if I were bidden to seek you.
Indeed I should have done so,
if I had known where to find you.

[Valandil]

That's correct. Your turn, DPR.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

N_t/_e_/,/b_t/_h_r_/a_e/_a_r_r/_h_n_s/_n/
_r_e_e_o_/t_a_/a/_a_/c_u_d/_i_d/_l_e_h_r_/,/
e_e_/i_/t_e/_a_d_/o_/t_e/_l_a_/./
B_t/_a_i_e_s/_r_/m_n/_f/_w_/m_n_s/,/_t/_a_/w_t_/t_e_s_l_e_/;/
a_d/_h_/d_s_r_/o_/t_e/_e_/s_i_l/_o_d_/m_/./

[Curufin]

Not/yet/,/but/there/are/fairer/things/in/
_r_e_e_o_/that/a/man/could/find/_l_e_h_r_/,/
even/of/the/hands/of/the/Eldar/./
But/_a_i_e_s/are/men/of/_w_/m_n_s/,/it/was/with/themselves/;/
and/the/desire/of/the/_e_/still/_o_d_/me/./

That's a mess, but let me know what's right. ;)

[Valandil]

"Not yet, but there are fairer things in
/_r_e_e_o_/ than a man could find elsewhere,
even in the lands of the Eldar.
But /_a_i_e_s/ are men of two minds, it was with themselves;
and the desire of the /_e_/ still /_o_d_/ me."

[Curufin]

"Not yet, but there are fairer things in
/_r_e_e_o_/ than a man could find elsewhere,
even in the lands of the Eldar.
But /mariners/ are men of two minds, it was with themselves;
and the desire of the /sea/ still /holds/ me."

Eärendil?

And are you sure there's not an extra letter in that one last word?

[Valandil]

Oh... 'at war' with themselves.

Sounds like maybe Amandil

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

You guys did wonderfully overnight without any confirmations at all! Good guesses on the speakers but incorrect. One word left - the spacings are correct.

Not yet, but there are fairer things in
/_r_e_e_o_/ than a man could find elsewhere,
even in the lands of the Eldar.
But /mariners/ are men of two minds, at war with themselves;
and the desire of the /sea/ still /holds/ me.

[Curufin]

I haven't a clue what that last word is.

Tuor?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Should I give hints yet?

Not Tuor...

[Curufin]

Sure, start giving hints. :)

CÃ*rdan? (is going to go through all the mariners she knows. ;))

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Hint #1: Until Cirdan, all the guesses so far had been in the speaker's family. That should at least narrow down the race.
Hint #2: The last missing word is a place, though that is probably obvious from the context already.
Hint #3: The "fairer things" he refers to, is a woman.

[Curufin]

Beren?

I knew it was a place, but I can't figure it out, although it probably (maybe) ends in -dor

[Earniel]

Aldarion by any chance?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Aldarion it is!

Still one word left...

[Curufin]

Men, blah. Any more hints on the place? I've spent a good deal of time with that, and can't come up with anything.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

You've got to study your Numenorian geography. ;)

Don't be so down on humans. I hate to break it to you, but you are one. :D

[Curufin]

Eh, Númenorian geography, bah humbug. And don't remind me. :p

I looked the answer up, so I know what it is now. It was driving me nuts.

Of course, now I can't answer it. :mad:

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

I've done that before. Hate when that happens.

[Valandil]

Aldarion by any chance?

Gah! That's who I was thinking of when I said 'Amandil'! :o:p (I'm really slipping up)

Word: Armenelos?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Armenelos is indeed the place where Aldarion first espied the lovely Erendis.

"Erendis, you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
But my life, my lover, my lady
Is the sea" ~Aldarion

You're up Valendil.

[Valandil]

"I_/i_/s_d/_h_t/_e/_h_u_d/_e_t/_n_y/_h_s/_t/_h_/e_d_n_/.
/F_r/_h_/w_r_d/_s/_h_n_i_g/:/_/f_e_/i_/i_/t_e/_a_e_/,
/I/_e_l/_t/_n/_h_/e_r_h/,/_n_/I/_m_l_/i_/i_/t_e/_i_/.
/I/_o/_o_/t_i_k/_e/_h_l_/m_e_/a_a_n."

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

It is sad that we should meet only thus at the ending.
For the world is changing: I feel it in the water,
I feel it in the earth, and I smell it in the air.
I do not think we should meet again.

~Treebeard

I'm not certain about that "thus" or the last "should."

[Curufin]

I think the last 'should' should be 'shall'

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

I believe you're probably correct.

[Valandil]

Yes - all was correct, except for Curufin's correction - so, your turn, Curufin! :)

[Curufin]

I_/a_l/_e_e_d_/o_/w_a_/y_u/_a_t/./_o_/c_n/_r_s_/u_/t_/s_i_k/_y/_o_
t_r_u_h/_h_c_/a_d/_h_n/-/_o/_h_/b_t_e_/e_d/./_n_/y_u/_a_/t_u_t/_s/_o
_e_p/_n_/s_c_e_/o_/y_u_s/-/_l_s_r/_h_n/_o_/k_e_/i_/y_u_s_l_/./
B_t/_o_/c_n_o_/t_u_t/_s/_o/_e_/y_u/_a_e/_r_u_l_/a_o_e/,/_n_/g_
o_f/_i_h_u_/a/_o_d/./_e/a_e/_o_r/_r_e_d_/,/F_o_o/.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

It all depends on what you want. You can trust us to stick by you
through thick and thin-to the bitter end. And you can trust us to
keep any secret of yours-closer than you keep it yourself.
But you cannot trust us to let you face trouble alone, and go
off without a word. We are your friends, Frodo.

I think that was Merry Brandybuck...

[Curufin]

Wow, great job. I should have picked a harder one. ;)

Your turn!

Oh, and I want everyone to note - I quoted a Hobbit.

My favorite Hobbit.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Merry rocks.

Here's a partial quote. About 1/3 the length of the total paragraph.

B_t/_h_r_f_r_/s_o_l_/M_d_l_/-/e_r_h/_e_a_n/_o_/e_e_/d_s_l_t_/a_d/_a_k/,/
_h_r_a_/t_e/_l_e_/c_u_d/_a_e/_t/_s/_a_r/_s/_r_s_ë_/,/
n_y/_v_n/_s/_a_i_o_/?/
A_d/_i_c_/y_u/_a_e/_o_/r_t_r_e_/t_i_h_r/,/_s/_o_/m_g_t/,/
_/p_r_e_v_/t_a_/y_u/_o_e/_h_s/_i_d_e/-/_a_t_/,/a_/d_/I/./

[Thain Peregrin Took I]

But/_h_r_f_r_/s_o_l_/Middle/-/earth/_e_a_n/_o_/even/d_s_l_t_/and/_a_k/,/
_h_r_a_/t_e/_l_e_/could/make/it/as/_a_r/as/_r_s_ë_/,/
n_y/_v_n/is/_a_i_o_/?/
And/_i_c_/you/have/_o_/r_t_r_e_/t_i_h_r/,/_s/_o_/might/,/
_/p_r_e_v_/t_a_/you/_o_e/this/Middle/-/Earth/,/as/do/I/./


I'm terrible at this. :D

[Curufin]

But/therefore/should/Middle/-/earth/_e_a_n/you/even/desolate/and/_a_k/,/
Whereas/the/_l_e_/could/take/it/as/_a_r/as/Eressëa/,/
nay/even/_s/_a_i_o_/?/
And/_i_c_/you/_a_e/for/r_t_r_e_/thither/,/as/you/might/,/
a/p_r_e_v_/t_a_/you/_o_e/this/Middle/-/earth/,/as/do/I/./

[Earniel]

But therefore should Middle-earth remain now even desolate and dark, whereas the Elves could make it as fair as Eressëa, nay even as Valinor? And/_i_c_/you /_a_e/for/r_t_r_e_/thither, as you might, a/p_r_e_v_/t_a_/ you/_o_e/this Middle-earth, as do I.

[Curufin]

But therefore should Middle-earth remain now even desolate and dark, whereas the Elves could make it as fair as Eressëa, nay even as Valinor? And/_i_c_/you /take/for/r_t_r_e_/thither, as you might, a/p_r_e_v_/that/ you/_o_e/this Middle-earth, as do I.

[Valandil]

"But wherefore should Middle-earth remain now even desolate and dark, whereas the Elves could make it as fair as Eressëa, nay even as Valinor? And since you have now returned thither, as you might, I perceive that you love this Middle-earth, as do I."

Galadriel?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Best guesses combined below:

But /_h_r_f_r_/ should Middle-earth remain/_o_/e_e_/desolate and dark, whereas the Elves could make it as fair as Eressëa, nay even as Valinor? And/_i_c_/you /_a_e/_o_/r_t_r_e_/thither, as you might,/_/p_r_e_v_/that/ you/_o_e/this Middle-earth, as do I.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Overlapped posting with Val.

Wherefore is correct. "now even" and the next "now" are also incorrect.

Galadriel is not the speaker.

[Valandil]

'for ever' and 'not'?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Correct. Good job.

Who said it?

[Valandil]

Celebrimbor?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Good guess but no.

[Valandil]

Celeborn? Celery?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Hint time. Celebrimbor may have taken part in the conversation, not as the speaker. It is in fact likely, though not specifically stated in this chapter.

[Curufin]

Sauron?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Annatar the Lord of Gifts it is! You're up.

[Curufin]

Yep, my son really messed things up for Middle-earth, didn't he? :rolleyes:

Anyway, here's my quote:

I/_o/_o_/t_/m_/l_n_/r_s_/i_/t_e/_i_e_e_s/_a_l_/b_y_n_/t_e/_e_s/_n_/
M_u_t_i_s/_f/_m_n/./_t/_i_l/_e/_o_g/_r_/I/_m/_e_n/_m_n_/t_e/_o_d_r/
_g_i_/;/a_d/_t/_a_/b_/t_a_/w_/s_a_l/_o_/m_e_/a/_e_o_d/_i_e/_n/_e_t_/
o_/l_f_/,/f_r/_h_/f_t_s/_f/_u_/k_n_r_d_/a_e/_p_r_/./F_r_w_l_/!/

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

I do not to my long risk it the/_i_e_e_a/_a_l_/buying the/_e_s/and
Mountains of Aman. It will be long ere I am seen among the Noldor
again; and it was by that we shall/_o_/m_e_/a/_e_o_d/live in /_e_t_/
of life, for the fates of you kindreds are spare. /F_r_w_l_/!/

Grasping at some straws here, obviously.

[Curufin]

First line: 'do', 'not', 'risk', 'it', 'buying' incorrect
Second line: Correct!
Third line: 'was', 'by', 'live' 'incorrect
Fourth line: 'you", 'spare' incorrect

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

I go now to my long rest in the/_i_e_e_s/halls beyond the seas and
Mountains of Aman. It will be long ere I am seen among the Noldor
again; and it may be that we shall not meet a second time in death
or life, for the fates of our kindreds are apart. Farewell!

Was my "of" in the fourth line wrong, too? "Or" fits better.

And once again, stuck on ONE WORD!

Is this Finrod speaking to Beren?

[Curufin]

'of' in the fourth line is indeed correct.

So is everything else. :) Except that one word. ;)

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

So it IS Finrod?

[Midge]

All I have to say is that I feel very very out of the loop.

Fireless?

[Curufin]

It is Finrod to Beren.

Nope, midge. Not 'fireless'.

[Midge]

lifeless?
I'm sitting here thinking of words that end in "...less" because that is the only type of adjective I can conceive that ends in s like the above.

[Curufin]

Nope. :) Not lifeless.

[Midge]

I'm actually getting some good pictures here...

liceless, miceless, riceless, sideless, tideless, bikeless,

[Midge]

But I won't guess any of those. I'm sort of afraid that you're sitting there chuckling at me because it doesn't end in "-less".

I haven't found any words that fit yet... wiseless, sizeless, tireless..

Hey! Tireless! I'll try it.

[Curufin]

Since we can only take one guess at a time, no, it's not liceless. :D

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

I got it! Wireless! :p

[Midge]

This is mostly me seeing the funny inserts we COULD put there. Until further notice, my guess is tireless.

[Curufin]

Lucky Finrod! They have WiFi in Mandos!!! WOOT!!!

:p

All guess are, at this point, incorrect.

[Midge]

diceless, dimeless, fileless (wouldn't that be nice?), fiveless (a world without FIVES???), giveless (that would stink), hikeless, kiteless, mileless...

I'll say mileless while I think of others.

Even though I bet Middle-Earth and all its surrounding areas used metres like Europe does!

[Curufin]

Nope. :)

Wow, this is increasing my post count quite quickly. :p

[Midge]

Nikeless... no shox for elves!... pineless... pipeless, sineless (I know a bunch of people who'd love to live there!), tideless?

Howsabout tideless?

[Midge]

Once we get through all these, DPR, we'll know it doesn't end in "-less" and we'll be right back where we started.

tileless, timeless!

Forget tideless.
I pick timeless.

[Curufin]

Timeless is correct. :)

[Midge]

Whew. I was beginning to feel quite foolish.

"Y_u/!/_o_'r_/a_w_y_/p_p_i_g/_p/!/_h_t/_o/_o_/w_n_/n_w/?/"

[Curufin]

You/!/You're/always/popping/up/!/What/do/you/want/now/?/"

Is it Gandalf?

[Midge]

NO, not Gandalf, but the quote is correct.

[Curufin]

Merry?

[Midge]

Nope.

[Curufin]

I'm going to change my guess...

Sam to Gollum?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

I'll throw one out from left field: Snaga.

[Earniel]

Barliman by any chance?

[Valandil]

Thorin?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Bilbo?

[Valandil]

DPR: You're guessing two at once! :p

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Oops. :o

[Midge]

Haha... I laughed at that. It was indeed Barley... He was indignant at Strider!

Who got that? Hold on uno segundo (that means second like... first, second... but it works here.. kind of.

Earniel! Your turn-o.

[Earniel]

"T_e_e/'/_/m_r_/t_/c_m_/y_t/_r/_/'/m/_i_h_y/_i_t_o_/./L_t_/a_d/_o_e/_t/_l_/, i_/i_/./N_/b_r_a_o_b_t_/,/b_t/_o_s/_f/_h_s_/h_r_/d_a_v_s/./_h_t/'/_/a_o_t/_h_ / s_a_e/_f/_t/!"

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

There's more to come yet or I'm mighty mistook.
Lots and none at all, it is.
No burrahobbits, but lots of these here dwarves.
That's about the/ s_a_e/ of it!

It's one of the three trolls in The Hobbit. I'll guess Bert?
And is that space before the 's' in the last unsolved word supposed to be a letter or nothing at all? I'm stumped... is it "shape"?

[Curufin]

"There/'/s/more/to/come/yet/or/I/'/m/_i_h_y/_i_t_o_/./Late/and/come/at/all/, it/is/./No/b_r_a_o_b_t_/,/but/does/of/these/h_r_/d_a_v_s/./That/'/s/about/the / s_a_e/of/it/!"

Any of that right?

Oops, crossed with DPR.

[Earniel]

The space before the 's' was just so the post wouldn't run out of the window. Shape is indeed the last word, and the rest of the quote is also correct. The speaker, however is not.

[Curufin]

Bilbo?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

If it isn't Bert, how about Tom?

[Earniel]

Tom it is! Your turn, dread. :)

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

O_/t_e/_h_m_/t_a_/I/_a_e/_e_l_r_d/_o/_o_/,/
I/_i_l/_o_/_h_t/_e/_a_e/_n/_a_m_n_/ t_g_t_e_/a/_r_a_/M_s_c/./
_n_/s_n_e/_/h_v_/k_n_l_d/_o_/w_t_/t_e/_l_m_/I_p_r_s_a_l_/,/
y_/s_a_l/_h_w/_o_t_/y_u_/p_w_r_/i_/a_o_n_n_/t_i_/t_e_e/,/
_a_h/_i_h/_i_/o_n/_h_u_h_s/_n_/d_v_c_s/,/_f/_e/_i_l/./
_u_/I/_i_l/_i_/a_d/_e_r_e_/,/
a_d/_e/_l_d/_h_t/_h_o_g_/y_u/_r_a_/b_a_t_/h_s/_e_n/_a_e_e_/i_t_/s_n_/./

[Curufin]

Of/the/theme/that/I/have/declared/to/you/,/
I/will/now/that/ye/make/in/harmony/ together/a/great/Music/./
And/since/I/have/kindled/you/with/the/Flame/Imperishable/,/
ye/shall/show/forth/your/powers/in/adorning/this/theme/,/
Each/with/his/own/thoughts/and/devices/,/if/ye/wiil/./
But/I/will/sit/and/hearken/,/
and/be/glad/that/through/you/great/beauty/has/been/wakened/into/song/./

Eru. Not quite sure on a few of those words...

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Impressive first guess. Near-perfect. The third and final 'ye' is incorrect. Note the other pronoun in that sentence is "his" and you should be good to go...

[Curufin]

'he'

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

There it is. Great job.

[Curufin]

F_r/_h_/l_s_/e_e_/a_/f_r/_h_/g_e_t_r/_h_r_/i_/s_m_/d_e_/t_a_/h_/m_y/
_c_o_p_i_h/_u_/o_c_/o_l_/;/a_d/_n/_h_t/_e_d/_i_/h_a_t/_h_l_/r_s_/./I_/
m_y/_e/_h_t/_/c_n/_n_o_k/_y/_e_e_s/,/_u_/n_v_r/_g_i_/s_a_l/_/m_k_/t_e_r/
_i_e/;/_n_/i_/I/_u_t/_r_a_/t_e_/,/I/_h_l_/b_e_k/_y/_e_r_/,/a_d/_/s_a_l/_e/
_l_i_/;/f_r_t/_f/_l_/t_e/_l_a_/i_/A_a_/.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

For the less even as for the greater there is some deed that he may
accomplish but once only; and in that deed his heart shall rest.
It may be that I can unlock my jewels, but never again shall I make their like;
and if I must break them, I shall break my heart, and I shall be
slain; first of all the Eldar in Aman.
~Fëanor

"Not the first," said Mandos. :(

[Curufin]

Yep! Your turn. :)

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

I'm going to be away until Sunday evening, so I apologize for not being able to give corrections in the meantime. I hope it is sufficiently difficult and that everyone is sufficiently busy with other things as I am, that this won't be a problem. If it is easy and someone solves it, feel free to self-confirm and move on.

D_e_/i_d_e_/r_n/_h_/r_o_s/_f/_v_l/,/
_n_/t_e/_l_c_/s_p/_s/_t_o_g/_n/_h_m/./
_h_t/_r_e/_i_l/_e_e_/b_/s_a_n/./
_e_/m_n/_e_/i_/a_/o_t_n/_s/_h_y/_a_/,/
i_/w_l_/t_r_s_/u_/s_o_t_/a_a_n/_s/_o_n/_s/_h_y/_u_n/_s_d_/./
N_t/_v_n/_t/_h_/F_a_t/_f/_e_l_n_/s_o_l_/_h_/a_e/
_e/_u_g/_p/_n/_h_/w_l_/!/

[Curufin]

Deep/indeed/run/the/roots/of/evil/,/
And/the/_l_c_/sup/as/_t_o_g/_n/_h_m/./
That/_r_e/will/_e_e_/be/s_a_n/./
Yet/men/see/it/as/often/as/they/can/,/
it/will/t_r_s_/us/s_o_t_/again/as/soon/as/they/_u_n/_s_d_/./
Not/even/at/the/F_a_t/of/_e_l_n_/s_o_l_/_h_/are/
_e/_u_g/up/in/the/wild/!/

Hmm, there's some ideas, anyway.

[Earniel]

Deep indeed run the roots of evil, and the black sap is strong in them. That tree will neverbe/s_a_n/. Yet men see it as often as they can, it will/t_r_s_/us/s_o_t_/again as soon as they/_u_n aside. Not/even/at/the/F_a_t/of/_e_l_n_/should/_h_/are/
_e/_u_g/up in the wild!