"r"s, please.

The S, please.

RAS

"--/ ----/ --r---r/ (-) -r-/ ---/ -a-/
s-a--/ -a--/ ----/ ---/ s-a/. ---r/ -a-/
s-a--/ ----r/ --a-/ ---/ -----r/ --r-/,
--r/ a--/ s--/ --/ --a--r/;
--r/ ---r/ a---r/ s-a--/ --/ ----/
--/ ----/ -----/ ---rs/ a--/ -ar----r---/. "

(-) is a hyphen

O's?

OARS

"--/ -o--/ -or---r/ (-) -r-/ ---/ -a-/
s-a--/ -a--/ ---o/ ---/ s-a/. -o-r/ -a-/
s-a--/ ----r/ --a-/ -o-/ -----r/ -or-/,
-or/ a--/ so-/ o-/ --a-or/;
-or/ ---r/ a---r/ s-a--/ --/ -o--/
o-/ -o--/ -----/ -o-rs/ a--/ -ar-o--ro--/. "

(-) is a hyphen

Let's try a 'B'.

BOARS

"B-/ -o--/ -or---r/ (-) -r-/ ---/ -a-/
s-a--/ -a--/ ---o/ ---/ s-a/. -o-r/ -a-/
s-a--/ ----r/ --a-/ -o-/ -----r/ -or-/,
-or/ a--/ so-/ o-/ --a-or/;
-or/ ---r/ a---r/ s-a--/ --/ bo--/
o-/ -o--/ -----/ -o-rs/ a--/ -ar-o--ro--/. "

(-) is a hyphen

N's?

edit: No, wait!

Be gone for ever - ere the day
shall fall into the sea. Your way
shall never lead you hither more,
nor any son of Feanor;
nor ever after shall be bond
of love twixt yours and Nargothrond.

correct!
 

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Good work, Macalaure! (You're getting better and better at this.)

I'm always quick to solve them if there's a "Son of Feanor" in it. ;)

On we go:

... ---/ ---/ --/ ---/ ----/ --/ ---/ -------/ ---/ ---/ --/ ---/ ---/ ------
---/ ----/ --/ ---/ --------/ --/ -----/ ---/ --------?
-----/ -/ ---------/, -----/ -----/ ---/ --/ -----/ ---/ -----/ ------/ ------!"

Let's start with O

O

... ---/ ---/ -o/ ---/ -o--/ o-/ ---/ -o--o--/ ---/ o--/ --/ ---/ -o-/ ------
-o-/ ----/ o-/ ---/ --------/ o-/ ----o/ ---/ --------?
-----/ O/ --o---o--/, --o--/ -----/ ---/ o-/ -----/ ---/ --o--/ ---o--/ --o---!"

N please

ON

... -n-/ ---/ -o/ ---/ -on-/ o-/ ---/ No--o--/ ---/ o--/ -n/ ---/ -o-/ ------
-o-/ ----/ o-/ ---/ -------n/ o-/ ----o/ ---/ --------?
-----/ O/ --o-n-o--/, --o--/ -----/ ---/ o-/ -----/ -n-/ --o--/ ---on-/ --o---!"

R please

"a"s?

NORA

... an-/ ---/ -o/ ---/ -on-/ o-/ ---/ No--o--/ -r-/ o--/ -n/ ---/ -o-/ --a---
-or/ --ar/ o-/ ---/ -----r-n/ o-/ ----o/ ---/ a---r---?
Ar---/ O/ --orn-o--/, --o--/ --a--/ ar-/ o-/ -----/ an-/ --o--/ -a-on-/ --or--!"

D please

NORAD

... and/ ---/ do/ ---/ -on-/ o-/ ---/ No-do--/ -r-/ o--/ -n/ ---/ -o-/ --a---
-or/ --ar/ o-/ ---/ ----dr-n/ o-/ ----o/ ---/ a---r--d?
Ar---/ O/ --orn-o--/, --o--/ --a--/ ar-/ o-/ -----/ and/ --o--/ -a-on-/ --ord-!"

I need a couple of S's now, if you please

SARDON

... and/ ---/ do/ ---/ sons/ o-/ ---/ No-do--/ -r-/ o--/ -n/ ---/ -o-/ --a--s
-or/ --ar/ o-/ ---/ ----dr-n/ o-/ ----o/ ---/ a---rs-d?
Ar-s-/ O/ --orn-o--/, --os-/ --a-s/ ar-/ o-/ s----/ and/ --os-/ -a-ons/ s-ords!"

What else but "u"s?

how about C?

SARDONUC

... and/ ---/ do/ ---/ sons/ o-/ ---/ No-do--/ cr-/ ou-/ -n/ ---/ -o-/ --ac-s
-or/ --ar/ o-/ ---/ c---dr-n/ o-/ ----o/ ---/ accurs-d?
Ar-s-/ O/ --orn-o--/, --os-/ --a-s/ ar-/ o-/ s----/ and/ --os-/ -a-ons/ s-ords!"

Hm, this is hard going, since it's something I haven't read...
I can guess the first 11 words, but then....? And who might ----o the accursed be, if not Uldor? :rolleyes:
(The second sentence seems to be about Thorondor, but I guess his name is not quite the same in Lost Tales?)

T please

DUST ON CAR

... and/ ---/ do/ t--/ sons/ o-/ t--/ No-do--/ cr-/ out/ -n/ t--/ -o-/ --ac-s
-or/ --ar/ o-/ t--/ c---dr-n/ o-/ ----o/ t--/ accurs-d?
Ar-s-/ O/ T-orn-ot-/, --os-/ --a-s/ ar-/ o-/ st---/ and/ --os-/ ta-ons/ s-ords!"


(it's really fun to see along what tracks your thoughts are going :) )

How about M then ?

good choice
 

DUST ON CRAM

... and/ ---/ do/ t--/ sons/ o-/ t--/ No-do--/ cr-/ out/ -n/ t--/ -o-/ --ac-s
-or/ --ar/ o-/ t--/ c---dr-n/ o-/ M---o/ t--/ accurs-d?
Ar-s-/ O/ T-orn-ot-/, --os-/ --a-s/ ar-/ o-/ st---/ and/ --os-/ ta-ons/ s-ords!"

Ha! as I suspected. But does Melko have children?? :eek:

H's please

ACDHMNORSTU

... and/ -h-/ do/ th-/ sons/ o-/ th-/ No-do--/ cr-/ out/ -n/ th-/ -o-/ --ac-s
-or/ --ar/ o-/ th-/ ch--dr-n/ o-/ M---o/ th-/ accurs-d?
Ar-s-/ O/ Thornhoth/, -hos-/ --a-s/ ar-/ o-/ st---/ and/ -hos-/ ta-ons/ s-ords!"

:D that's a good one! (I only noticed now)

Hm, is "Thornhoth" perhaps the plural of eagle (similar to Gaurhoth) ? :rolleyes:

I'd like to see the L's to confirm some of my assumptions

ACDHLMNORSTU

... and/ -h-/ do/ th-/ sons/ o-/ th-/ No-dol-/ cr-/ out/ -n/ th-/ lo-/ -lac-s
-or/ --ar/ o-/ th-/ ch-ldr-n/ o-/ M-l-o/ th-/ accurs-d?
Ar-s-/ O/ Thornhoth/, -hos-/ --a-s/ ar-/ o-/ st--l/ and/ -hos-/ talons/ s-ords!"

OK, I think I can now figure out the rest:
You didn't answer my question about the plural, but only then "beaks" makes sense, and I can't see any other word there that would fit.
But I still don't know who says this and in what situation ... :rolleyes:

That is correct! :)

It is said by Thor(o)ndor, during the Fall of Gondolin. When the escaping Gondolindrim under Glorfindel went through the Eagles' Cleft they were espied by orcs (before the Balrog came). The Eagles came to their help against these orcs.

Thank you, Macalaure! :)
(So the orcs are considered as the children of Melko - or is that only Thorondor's idea?)

Here's another quote:

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

I guess Tolkien hadn't thought about that matter yet at the time.

Let's have some T, for the start.

only herbal tea, since it's already 6 o'clock ;)

"---/ --/ --/ t----/, -----t/ ---/ t---/, ---/ t--/ ----/ --/ ---/ ----/? T---/ ---/. T---/ ---/ --t/ t-/ --/ --------/. --t/ t-/ ----/ ------/ ------/ ----/."

I's?

"n"s?

TIN

"-i--/ --/ --/ t----/, --i--t/ -n-/ t---/, -n-/ t--/ -in-/ in/ -i-/ --i-/? T---/ -i-/. T---/ -i-/ n-t/ t-/ --/ --------/. N-t/ t-/ ----/ --n---/ ----n-/ n---/."