N-y Ns?

"----/ ---n-n-/, --'-- ! ----/ ---/ --/ --- ! -/ ----/ -/ --n-/ ---/ ----?"

S, please.

No S , ssorry. (and suddenly I think that this quote is perhaps too short as well...)

R?

NR, no S

"----/ --rn-n-/, --'-- ! ----/ ---/ --/ --- ! -/ ----/ -/ --n-/ ---/ ----?"

T-time then...

NRT, no S

"----/ --rn-n-/, --'-- ! ----/ ---/ t-/ --- ! -/ ----/ -/ --n-/ ---/ ----?"

"o"s?

Sorry, but I'm not going to continue unraveling this quote - I will be away for several days and will join in the fun when I'm back again. Enjoy yourself while I'm gone! ;)

NORT, no S

"-oo-/ -orn-n-/, --'-- ! -oo-/ ---/ to/ -o- ! -/ -o--/ -/ --n-/ -o-/ ----?"

"g"s?

GNORT, no S

"Goo-/ -orn-ng/, --'-- ! Goo-/ ---/ to/ -o- ! -/ -o--/ -/ --n-/ -o-/ ----?"

"m"s, please.

GMNORT, no S

"Goo-/ morn-ng/, m-'-m ! Goo-/ ---/ to/ -o- ! -/ -o--/ -/ --n-/ -o-/ ----?"

Such friendly words, spoken by a friendly person, and he gets such a discouraging reaction!
It's the Lonely Troll in "Perry-the-Winkle".

Yep!
 

Welcome back Esty! If you're not around, nothing gets solved here... ;)

This portrayal of a friendly Troll is really interesting! (So the fanfic I read recently about a congenial orc who is friends with an unfortunate, outcast Elf and a Human is perhaps not so ooc as I had thought... :D )

Tuor's Gs and Ms were the clue I needed to solve the quote's identity! It's always a joint effort.

Here's new one for you:

How about "L"s?

L
 

Good choice, Tuor!

--- --ll -- --ll--, ----- --- -------; --- ---- -- -l----- --- --- ---- -l----- -- - --- ------.

A please

L A
 

--- -all -- -all--, ----- a-- -------; --- ---- -- -la---- a-- --- ---- -la---- a- a -a- --a---.

"f"s?

Have a L A F!
 

--- -all -- fall--, ----- a-- -------; --- ---- -- -la---- a-- --- f--- fla---- a- a fa- --a---.

N please

F L A N
 

--- -all -- fall-n, ----n a-- -----n-; --- ---- -- -la--n- an- --- f--- fla--n- a- a fa- --a--n.

How about some T?

Flan with T!
 

T-- -all -- fall-n, ----n a-- -----n-; t-- ---- -- -la--n- an- t-- f--- fla--n- a- a fa- --a--n.

W please
(alas that I have lent "tree & leaf" to a friend...)

flawnt
 

T-- wall -- fall-n, w---n a-- w----n-; t-- w--- -- -la--n- an- t-- f--- fla--n- a- a fa- --a--n.


Dear me yes - that would be helpful in the case of this quote.

O please

flaw not
 

T-- wall -- fall-n, wo--n a-- w----n-; t-- woo- -- -la--n- an- t-- f--- fla--n- a- a fa- --a-on.

Got it
 

"The wall is fallen,
Women are weeping; the wood is blazing
and the fire flaming as a far beacon."

Some of Torhthelm's histrionics from The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth.

Indeed! Take it away, Sir Sq.

None of these words is 'treacle'
 

Without further ado, then.

An E, please. Preferably more than one, actually.

...and T - 4, 2 - however many there are, please.

E,T tu brute?
 

E was a very good choice, tgwbs.

how about R ?

...and S, please.