Quote Game - Part 9

[Curufin]

ARGH! You're right. I should have gotten that.

Stupid 'Of Túrin Turambar' chapter.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Cuthalion is the last word and the speaker is Melian. You were close with your guess, Curufin, because Galadriel gave the same gift...lembas.

Valandil's up.

[Curufin]

But I have absolutely no excuse - I just read that chapter.

*waits for Valandil to post the next one*

[Valandil]

Hey - you quoters should try the "Riddling" thread too. It's more free-form. People just toss out riddles, more than one at a time - answer as you solve them, no obligation to post one yourself (though it's always nice). Keith K does a great job writing most of them.

Anyhoo:

"M_s_e_/G_n_a_f/,/_/k_o_/y_u/_n_y/_y/_i_h_/,
/b_t/_o_/I/_h_u_d/_e/_l_d/_o/_p_a_/w_t_/y_u/.
/_o_/y_u/_a_e/_f_e_/c_m_/i_t_/m_/t_o_g_t_/o_/l_t_/,
/a_/i_/I/_e_e/_i_d_n/_o/_e_k/_o_/.
/I_d_e_/I/_h_u_d/_a_e/_o_e/_o/,
/_f/_/h_d/_n_w_/w_e_e/_o/_i_d/_o_."

[Curufin]

Mister/Gandalf/,/I/know/you/only/my/fight/,
/but/now/I/should/be/bled/to/_p_a_/with/you/.
/Too/you/_a_e/_f_e_/come/into/my/thoughts/of/late/,
/as/if/I/were/bidden/to/weak/_o_/.
/I_d_e_/I/should/take/hope/_o/,
/if/I/had/known/where/to/find/you.

That's a huge mess, but let me know what's right.

[Valandil]

Mister/Gandalf/,/I/know/you/only/my/fight/,
/but/now/I/should/be/bled/to/_p_a_/with/you/.
/Too/you/_a_e/_f_e_/come/into/my/thoughts/of/late/,
/as/if/I/were/bidden/to/weak/_o_/.
/I_d_e_/I/should/take/hope/_o/,
/if/I/had/known/where/to/find/you.

Bolded attempts are incorrect.

[Curufin]

Master/Gandalf/,/I/know/you/only/by/sight/,
/but/now/I/should/be/held/to/_p_a_/with/you/.
/Now/you/have/often/come/into/my/thoughts/of/late/,
/as/if/I/were/bidden/to/seek/you/.
/Indeed/I/should/have/come/so/,
/if/I/had/known/where/to/find/you.

Any of those right?

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Master Gandalf, I know you only by sight,
but now I should be held to speak with you.
For you have often come into my thoughts of late,
as if I were bidden to seek you.
Indeed I should have come so,
if I had known where to find you.

Thorin Oakenshield

[Curufin]

Argh! Foiled by The Hobbit again. I should really put myself through the torture of reading it again just for the Quote Game.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

It's actually from Unfinished Tales but indeed Hobbit related. I don't recall the chapter...

[Curufin]

Argh, I'm so wretched at keeping books straight. They all blend together into one in my mind.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

They are all part of one story. Add to that the fact that there are huge volumes of work that are rough drafts of the published works and you've got a lot of overlapping stuff to sort through. Anyway, when we get Val's confirmation, (I could be off on a word or two), I'll post the next quote.

[Valandil]

Originally Posted by The Dread Pirate Roberts

Master Gandalf, I know you only by sight,
but now I should be held to speak with you.
For you have often come into my thoughts of late,
as if I were bidden to seek you.
Indeed I should have come so,
if I had known where to find you.

Thorin Oakenshield

Speaker is right, bolded words are not correct. Take a second look at letter arrangement on the first of those.

FYI: This quote isn't from the UT account - it's Appendix A.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Thanks for the info on source. It's been awhile since I've read either UT or the Appendices.

Master Gandalf, I know you only by sight,
but now I should be glad to speak with you.
For you have often come into my thoughts of late,
as if I were bidden to seek you.
Indeed I should have done so,
if I had known where to find you.

[Valandil]

That's correct. Your turn, DPR.

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

N_t/_e_/,/b_t/_h_r_/a_e/_a_r_r/_h_n_s/_n/
_r_e_e_o_/t_a_/a/_a_/c_u_d/_i_d/_l_e_h_r_/,/
e_e_/i_/t_e/_a_d_/o_/t_e/_l_a_/./
B_t/_a_i_e_s/_r_/m_n/_f/_w_/m_n_s/,/_t/_a_/w_t_/t_e_s_l_e_/;/
a_d/_h_/d_s_r_/o_/t_e/_e_/s_i_l/_o_d_/m_/./

[Curufin]

Not/yet/,/but/there/are/fairer/things/in/
_r_e_e_o_/that/a/man/could/find/_l_e_h_r_/,/
even/of/the/hands/of/the/Eldar/./
But/_a_i_e_s/are/men/of/_w_/m_n_s/,/it/was/with/themselves/;/
and/the/desire/of/the/_e_/still/_o_d_/me/./

That's a mess, but let me know what's right.

[Valandil]

"Not yet, but there are fairer things in
/_r_e_e_o_/ than a man could find elsewhere,
even in the lands of the Eldar.
But /_a_i_e_s/ are men of two minds, it was with themselves;
and the desire of the /_e_/ still /_o_d_/ me."

[Curufin]

"Not yet, but there are fairer things in
/_r_e_e_o_/ than a man could find elsewhere,
even in the lands of the Eldar.
But /mariners/ are men of two minds, it was with themselves;
and the desire of the /sea/ still /holds/ me."

Eärendil?

And are you sure there's not an extra letter in that one last word?

[Valandil]

Oh... 'at war' with themselves.

Sounds like maybe Amandil