Very good, HI - that one was a bit tricky to assign to a speaker! Your turn!

heh, you call that tricky?! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Try to solve the following than:


(mad laughter: mwahahahahahaha!!!!!) [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

methinks I managed to stump all-knowing participants of this thread. Great me [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Need a clue?

Yes, please...

Well, than:

extend the list with a piece or two

I hope it helps

OK, we've already added Roverandom to the list - is that enough, or do we need more?

more [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Letters from Father Christmas(or
Father Christmas Letters, are they the same?)
The Monsters and the Critics

Those could be added to the list. But I haven't got a clue where that quote is from. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

The speaker quoted may be referred to as a woman (at least the person is referred to as "she" by JRRT), speaking unto the (clue! clue! - childless) mortal man.

hope it helps

[ March 17, 2003: Message edited by: HerenIstarion ]

Nice clue, HI, but not so very helpful when I don't know in which minor work to start searching - or if I even have the work from which it's taken. Has it been mentioned in the above list? If not, how about a complete (new) list of the works which we are using now? Thanks!

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
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Father Christmas Letters
The Monsters and the Critics
Roverandom
<font color="FFF013">The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun
A Secret Vice

Add up in case I've missed anything

OK, that hint was quite clear, thanks! I don't have The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun anywhere (can you tell me where it's been published?), but I do have a brief summary of it in Tom Shippey's J.R.R.Tolkien: Author of the Century, so I can make an educated guess. The speaker is the Corrigan, speaking to Aotrou.

Wow, you did find a very obscure work there, HI! [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

She is. Your turn to serve [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

I found this interesting site listing other Tolkien writings. I thought it might be of some interest to all posting on this thread... [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
I might start a new topic conserning this list in the Books forum too.

thanks for the link, Annunfuiniel, and welcome to thread [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

[ March 17, 2003: Message edited by: HerenIstarion ]

That's Mew the seagull, in response to Rover's repeated assertions of his desire to return to terra firma; from Roverandom

Right you are, Sir Squatter - proceed at will!

Here's a good one:
How very true.

I was on the wrong track at first, looking for this quote in Roverandom, but now I discovered that it's in one of our old favorites, Farmer Giles of Ham! It's the parson, speaking of Giles' sword.

Indeed it is. That sudden flash of divine inspiration puts you back in the hot seat. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

The mer-dog saying farewell to Roverandom.

Absolutely right, Bruce, and welcome to the thread!! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Your turn...

I didn't seem to have much choice, since someone (I won't mention Esty's name) has been hounding me to join in for some time now. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

OK - here we go then:

'Twas the Porter to Niggle when asked the destination of the train.

That would be correct, Esty! Would you like to pick what's behind Door #1, or would you like to ask the next question?

Oh dear, difficult choice - can't I have both? Oh well, here's the next:

Great! I finally know one. This is Augustus Bonifacius in Farmer Giles of Ham. He said this several times when he found out Giles was returning to Ham with the Chrysophylax's treasure.

Right you are, alaklondewen, and welcome to the thread! It's nice to have another new face here with us in our little barrow! Now you may try to stump the rest of us! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Thank you, Estelyn for the welcome. I've been watching this thread for a while, but I am still working on the reading list. I'm sure I won't be able to stump you, but I'll try.

Nokes the Cook to his apprentice Alf, regarding telling the children that the star was not a trinket but a ray-star from Faery.

Absolutely right! Carry on [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

That was a rather generic quote, Bruce, so it took some widespread searching to find it. Those words were spoken by the blacksmith, with his usual cheery optimism [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] , in Farmer Giles of Ham.

Ah, but the generic quotes are the most fun, being the hardest to isolate! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
Very nice job, Esty! Your turn.

An indignant Tom reproves Farmer Maggot for failing to recognise him and names his compensation. It's from The Adventures of Tom Bombadil.

...drrrrrrrummmmrrrrrooooolllllllll.......
and the Oscar goes to - Sir Squatter! Proceed at will!

Here's a cheery message: