So far:

My / idle / fingers/_ould/spin/and/weave/
a /pattern/of/c_l_u_s,/_f/_o_n/_n_/e_e,/
_f/_u_/a_d/_o_n/_n_/changing/light/
amid/the/b _ e _ h-_e_v_s/_a_i_g/_r_g_t.

Resurrection!
 

My / idle / fingers/_ould/spin/and/weave/
a /pattern/of/colours,/of/morn/and/eve,/
of/_u_/and/_o_n/and/changing/light/
amid/the/beech-leaves/_a_ing/bright.

Hmmm. I don't recognize this... it sounds very pretty, though, even in a half-constructed state! :D Lay of Leithian, maybe?

Lay of Leithian, 'tis!
 

"My idle fingers would spin and weave
a pattern of colours, of morn and eve,
of sun and moon and changing light,
amid the beech-leaves waving bright."

Luthien to Dairon, when Thingol trapped her in Hirilorn.

That's it. Well done.
Firefoot's turn.

*bumpety bump*

Oh, right.

"T-e/-u-/m-s-/h-v-/r-n/-n-o-/a/-l-u-/w-i-e-/w-'v-/b-e-/u-d-r/-h-s-/t-e-s,/-n-/n-w/-h-/h-s/-u-/o-t/-g-i-;/o-/e-s-/s-e/-a-/c-i-b-d/-i-h/-n-u-h/-o/-o-k/-o-n/-h-o-g-/s-m-/o-e-i-g."

Pippin said it to Merry in Fangorn Forest.

Yep. Your go.

Ok:

and Enca ambles about, filling in the letters of immediately recognizable words...
 

"Very/ well!/ We'll/ see!/ -o/ -r-a-u-e/ -i-l/ -o-e/ -a-k/ through/ Mirkwood/ without/ my/ -a-ing/ -o-e-h-n-/ t-/ s-y/ -n/ -h-/ m-t-e-./ But/ I/ expect/ they/ will/ all/ -o-e/ -o/ -/ b-d/ -n-,/ and/ -e-v-/ t-e-/ -i-h-!"

All correct so far Encaitare.

"Very/ well!/ We'll/ see!/ No/ treasure/ will/ come/ back/ through/ Mirkwood/ without/ my/ having/ something/ to/ say/ in/ the/ matter./ But/ I/ expect/ they/ will/ all/ come/ to/ a/ bad/ end,/ and/ serve/ them/ right!"

The Elven-king (Thranduil) concerning the dwarves after they escaped.

Yep. Your turn.

"T-e/-a-e-/o-/-l-/t-e/-t-r-,/a-d/-f/-l-/l-v-n-/t-i-g-,/a-d/-h-/w-o-e/-i-t-r-/o-/M-d-l-(-)e-r-h/-n-/O-e-(-)h-a-e-/a-d/-f/-h-/S-n-e-i-g/-e-s," (...) "-f/-o-r-e!/-h-t/-e-s?"

Bumping up:

"The names of all the stars, and of all living things, and the whole history of Middle-earth and Over-heaven and ofthe Sundering Seas," laughed Pippen, "Of course! What less!"

Yep!

The next one then...


"F-r/ -e/ -a-/ a/ -e-t-e/ -e-r-/ a-d/ -/ g-e-t/ -i-g/ -n-/ k-p-/ h-s/ -a-h-;/ a-d/ -e/ -o-e/ -u-/ o-/ t-e/ -h-d-w-/ t-/ -/ l-s-/ f-i-/ m-r-i-g."/

My first try at this
 

Just thought I'd give this a shot.

'For he was a gentle heart and a great King and kept his oaths; and he rose out of the shadows to a last fair morning.'

Took one-and-a-half hour to figure out this one, especially as the 'morning' part moved me to ransack Rohan battle songs. :D Anyway, Aragorn to Merry, trying to dissuade him from never smoking again. What a friend. 0_0 Bet my dad wants a friend like Aragorn.

You are right E of R!
Also a great first attempt, Glirdan!

...w+e+e +h+ n+l+o+ s+e+ t+e +o+m+i+e+s +n+ s+e+l+n+ d+e+ t+e+r +h+i+ s+i+s...

Here it is! PS. If my memory failed me here, and I got a part wrong, please don't PM me or I'll die with shame and then there will be no one to say 'Yes, you are correct! Continue' and this thread will die. :D

Let's give it another shot.

How about:

...where the noldor slew the +o+m+i+e+s and stealing d+e+ their white ships...

You got that much, and you still don't know? Gawd, no one reads Silmarillion these days. :p Just joking, though. But I'm sure the next person who comes onto this thread would know.

How about

There's still one word, but it's stumping me, and I looked in the Sil, not thouroughly mind you, but I looked in the chapter "Of The Flight Of The Noldor" and the only other chapter I can think that quote would be in would be when Galadriel is talking to Melian of the exile of the Noldor. And I'm to lazy to go look. :rolleyes: Besdies, have to go to bed. School in the morning. :(

Mmf. Critism accepted. -smarts- Or it's just me who loves this quote and no one is going to get it anyway. Anyway, as I deleted the post, here is the hint again: In Silm, a line in poetry, there's precious few poetry in Silms so it would not be hard to find.

No one posted in the space of a week, so I'll try a bump.

Alright...I finally took the time to look it up...(rising mightly to the task :rolleyes: )

From the Lay of Leithian:
Then the gloom gathered; darkness growing in Valinor, the red blood flowing beside the Sea, where the Nolder slew the Foamriders, and stealing drew their white ships with their white sails from lamplit havens.

SOMEONE AT LAST! +hugs and kisses the person that she had not even taken time to actually read the name+

Your turn.

whoa...who just kissed me??? :D \

But our ----- is so ------- and he ---- coming -----. I ------- this is the ----- ------ of it.

Man, this is hard.

So far:

Quote:
But/ our/ -a-k/ is/ -o/ -e-e-d-/ and/ -e/ -r-/ coming/ h-m-./ I/ -u-p-s-/ this/ is/ the/ -i-s-/ t-s-e/ of/ it

Let's have another shot at this.

But/ our/ -a-k/ is/ -o/ -e-e-d-/ and/ we/ are/ coming/ home./ I/ suppose/ this/ is/ the/ first/ taste/ of/ it

scouring of the shire chapter I believe, but without the book It will be har dot complete it

But our back is to legends and we are coming home. I suppose this is the first taste of it.

I'm fairly certain the quote is from Gandalf in The Hobbit.

Close enough, Phantom...actually Bilbo said it to Gandalf in the Hobbit. Your go :)

Bilbo to Gandalf, eh? I was thinking it was Gandalf to Bilbo. Rats.

Here's mine-

I/ am/ sure/ he/ has/ a/ right/ to/ e_p_c_/ it/, though/ I/ wish/ he/ could/make/ a_r_n_e_/ a/ home/ _o_f_r_a_l_/ journey.

I know it...but I'm gonna wait to see if someone else gets it soon!

Hm. More to build on. Two words... Why do I think 'arsenal'? Surely that is not the world. And for the second word, I can't shake off the word 'fraught' although that is obviously not the answer.