DRAGON TEK

and/ t-e-/ -a-/ -/ -a-e/ Ere--ëan/ --ood/, or/ t-at/ -/ a-/ -a--(-)No-do/. And/ t-at/ --/ not/ -a-d/ ----/ -o-e/ -n/ t-e-e/ da--/. -t/ --/ --t/ a/ -te-/ -ro-/ -e--g/ -a--ed/ -a--/ a/ Gno-e/ to/ -e--g/ -a--ed/ God-ear---/; and/ t-at/ --/ dangero--.

"u"s, please.

KUTE DRAGON

and/ t-e-/ -a-/ -/ -a-e/ Ere--ëan/ --ood/, or/ t-at/ -/ a-/ -a--(-)No-do/. And/ t-at/ --/ not/ -a-d/ ----/ -o-e/ -n/ t-e-e/ da--/. -t/ --/ -ut/ a/ -te-/ -ro-/ -e--g/ -a--ed/ -a--/ a/ Gno-e/ to/ -e--g/ -a--ed/ God-ear---/; and/ t-at/ --/ dangerou-.

There's just that one word I'm not sure about...

"and they say I have Eressëan blood, or that I am half-Noldo. And that is not said with love in these days. It is but a step from being called half a Gnome to being called God-ear--- ; and that is dangerous."

and the context is also mystifying! (bin ja gespannt auf des Rätsels Lösung :D )

F perhaps ?

ADEFGKNORTU

and/ t-e-/ -a-/ -/ -a-e/ Ere--ëan/ --ood/, or/ t-at/ -/ a-/ -a-f(-)No-do/. And/ t-at/ --/ not/ -a-d/ --t-/ -o-e/ -n/ t-e-e/ da--/. -t/ --/ -ut/ a/ -te-/ fro-/ -e-ng/ -a--ed/ -a-f/ a/ Gno-e/ to/ -e-ng/ -a--ed/ Godfear-ng/; and/ t-at/ --/ dangerou-.

I forgot two letters in the mysterious word. :o

Well, that cleared it! :)

"and they say I have Eressëan blood, or that I am half-Noldo. And that is not said with love in these days. It is but a step from being called half a Gnome to being called Godfearing ; and that is dangerous."

Could it be someone in Númenor in the time of Sauron's influence ?

That is right, of course. :)

It's Herendil to Elendil about being mocked by other children.

In which volume did you find these interesting details ?

If you don't mind, I'll use a quote from volume 9 , since I have only a few quotes left now. (I really must order some HoME books after all!)

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

The Lost Road, Volume 5.

I was lucky with it the last time, so 'E'.

"-/ -e-e-/ ---e-/ --/ ---/, ---/." "---/ -----/ ----/ -e--/ ---/, ---/ --e-/ ----e---/ -/ ---/. -----/ ----/ --/ ---/, ---/ -/ -e--/ --/ ----/ ----/ -/ -e---/ -------/."

N's?

"-/ ne-e-/ ---e-/ --/ ---/, ---/." "N--/ -n---/ ----/ -e--/ ---/, -n-/ --en/ ----en--/ -/ ---/. -----/ n--n/ --/ ---/, -n-/ -/ -e--/ --/ ----/ ----/ -/ -e--n/ --n--n-/."

R's?

REN

"-/ ne-er/ ---e-/ --/ ---/, ---/." "N--/ -n---/ ----/ -er-/ ---/, -n-/ --en/ ----en--/ -/ ---/. -----/ n--n/ --/ ---/, -n-/ -/ -e--/ --/ ----/ ----/ -/ -e--n/ --n--n-/."

O's?

RENO

"-/ ne-er/ -o-e-/ --/ ---/, ---/." "No-/ -n---/ ----/ -er-/ ---/, -n-/ --en/ ----en--/ -/ ---/. --o--/ noon/ --/ ---/, -n-/ -/ -e--/ -o/ ----/ ----/ -/ -e--n/ --n--n-/."

H's?

HERON (sorry for the delay)

"-/ ne-er/ ho-e-/ --/ ---/, ---/." "No-/ -n---/ -h--/ -er-/ ---/, -n-/ -hen/ ----en--/ -/ ---/. --o--/ noon/ --/ ---/, -n-/ -/ -e--/ -o/ ----/ -h--/ -/ -e--n/ --n--n-/."

I's?

"v"s, please.

EHINORV

"I/ never/ ho-e-/ --/ ---/, ---/." "No-/ -n-i-/ -h--/ ver-/ ---/, -n-/ -hen/ ----en--/ I/ -i-/. --o--/ noon/ i-/ ---/, -n-/ I/ -e--/ -o/ ----/ -h--/ I/ -e--n/ -in-in-/."

T's?

EHINORTV

"I/ never/ ho-e-/ -t/ ---/, ---/." "Not/ -nti-/ th-t/ ver-/ ---/, -n-/ then/ ----en--/ I/ -i-/. --o-t/ noon/ it/ ---/, -n-/ I/ -e-t/ -o/ ----/ th-t/ I/ -e--n/ -in-in-/."

D's?

DEHINORTV

"I/ never/ ho-e-/ -t/ ---/, ---/." "Not/ -nti-/ th-t/ ver-/ d--/, -nd/ then/ --dden--/ I/ di-d/. --o-t/ noon/ it/ ---/, -nd/ I/ -e-t/ -o/ ---d/ th-t/ I/ -e--n/ -in-in-/."

S like in strange.

DEHINORSTV

"I/ never/ ho-e-/ -t/ ---/, S--/." "Not/ -nti-/ th-t/ ver-/ d--/, -nd/ then/ s-dden--/ I/ di-d/. --o-t/ noon/ it/ --s/, -nd/ I/ -e-t/ so/ ---d/ th-t/ I/ -e--n/ sin-in-/."

I still can't figure out two words...

W's?

DEHINORSTV + 1W

"I/ never/ ho-e-/ -t/ ---/, S--/." "Not/ -nti-/ th-t/ ver-/ d--/, -nd/ then/ s-dden--/ I/ di-d/. --o-t/ noon/ it/ w-s/, -nd/ I/ -e-t/ so/ ---d/ th-t/ I/ -e--n/ sin-in-/."

A's?

ADEHINORSTVW (sorry about the forgotten d and the surplus - in "did" )

"I/ never/ ho-ed/ at/ a--/, Sa-/." "Not/ -nti-/ that/ ver-/ da-/, and/ then/ s-dden--/ I/ did/. A-o-t/ noon/ it/ was/, and/ I/ -e-t/ so/ --ad/ that/ I/ -e-an/ sin-in-/."

"I never hoped at all, Sam." "Not until that very day, and then suddenly I did. About noon it was, and I felt so glad that I began singing."

Frodo to Sam, I guess. Sometime after the destruction of the ring? I wonder what 'that very day' refers to.


Btw, I thought you forgot an 'e' in di-d, and was wondering why the person was so happy to have died. :D

correct quote !
 

but the speaker isn't Frodo.

If I tell you that the quote is from the epilogue, you'll perhaps guess who it is ;)
(I have already used part of this conversation here)

Rosie?

Indeed, it's Rosie, remembering the day Sam came back. :)

(Although I find the end of LotR perfect, I'm very fond of the epilogue too! So nice to read more about Sam's family.)

I'm soo sorry for letting you down for almost a month. :o

First I was quite occupied by modding werewolf, then my Prof decided to empty a bucket of work over my head. :(

Anyway, here's to the new one:

'----/ -------/, ----/ ---/ ---,
----/ ---------/, ---/ ----/ ---/ ------
----/ ---/ ---/ ----/ ---/ ---------/ -----
------/ -----/ ---/ ----/ (-) -----/! ----!
---/ --/ ---/ -----/! ------/ ---/ ---
-----/ ----/ -----------/ --/ ---
--/ --------/ ------/, ----/ ---/ -.'

Never mind! I suspected you had grown tired of this game, since it's usually just the two of us guessing here... :(

Let's start with my favourite, O !

'----/ ---o---/, --o-/ ---/ ---,
--o-/ ---------/, ---/ --o-/ ---/ ------
----/ ---/ ---/ ----/ ---/ ---------/ -----
--o---/ -----/ ---/ -o--/ (-) -----/! ----!
---/ o-/ ---/ --o--/! ---o--/ ---/ ---
-o---/ o---/ ----o---o--/ --/ ---
-o/ -o------/ ------/, --o-/ ---/ -.'


I'm definitely not tired of it. At least not yet! :)

how about N ?

on
 

Good choice!

'----/ ---o---/, --o-/ ---/ --n,
--o-/ ----n----/, -n-/ --o-/ ---/ ---n--
----/ ---/ -n-/ ----/ ---/ ---------/ --n--
--o---/ -----/ -n-/ -o--/ (-) -----/! ----!
---/ on/ ---/ --o--/! ---o--/ ---/ ---
-o---/ o---/ N---o---o--/ --/ ---
-o/ No------/ ------/, --o-/ -n-/ -.'