"Minor works" Quotes - Page 5 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 12-13-2002, 11:13 AM

Righto. Here's one that could prove topical:

Quote:

I'll give your otter-fell to Barrow-wights.

Estelyn Telcontar · 12-14-2002, 03:55 AM

That's Tom Bombadil; he continues:

Quote:

They'll taw you! Then smother you in gold-rings!

Hmmmmmm, that brings us back to the old question: What was Tom B's role in the matter of the Rings of Power???

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 12-14-2002, 07:19 AM

Tom it most certainly is, and indeed it does. You may continue.

Estelyn Telcontar · 12-14-2002, 09:14 AM

Here's a challenge, I hope!

Quote:

For children are innocent and love justice; while most of us are wicked and naturally prefer mercy.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 12-14-2002, 12:05 PM

G.K. Chesterton. Tolkien quotes him in the section of On Fairy-Stories entitled Children. That was rather a tricky one, as I was naturally inclined to think that it was Tolkien himself who had said it.

Estelyn Telcontar · 12-14-2002, 01:14 PM

I might have known that I couldn't baffle you for long; you're right, of course, Squatter. Your turn!

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 12-14-2002, 02:55 PM

Thank you. Let's see how you fare with this one:

Quote:

To mortal fields say farewell

Estelyn Telcontar · 12-14-2002, 05:07 PM

That is spoken by Elven boatsmen to Fíriel in 'The Last Ship'.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 12-14-2002, 05:09 PM

Indeed it is. Your turn.

Estelyn Telcontar · 12-14-2002, 05:25 PM

Quote:

The shadow was the truth.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 12-14-2002, 05:33 PM

Ned Smithson, from Smith of Wootton Major

Estelyn Telcontar · 12-14-2002, 05:36 PM

Quite right, Spectre of Decay! Continue, please.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 12-14-2002, 05:41 PM

Thank-you, Your Highness. Here's one:

Quote:

I bow not yet before the Iron Crown

HerenIstarion · 12-16-2002, 06:01 AM

Sounds like Hurin, but I assume it can't be him, since we are playing minor works...hm...
a hint, maybe?

Estelyn Telcontar · 12-16-2002, 12:47 PM

...not cast my own small golden sceptre down.

Wonderful line! That's Philomythus to Misomythus in Mythopoeia.

HerenIstarion · 12-16-2002, 02:07 PM

blimey... how could I forgot...

*H-I is ashamed [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Squatter?

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 12-16-2002, 02:58 PM

Esty's right. For shame, Heren.

Estelyn Telcontar · 12-17-2002, 01:41 AM

Quote:

I never knew you were so clever.

HerenIstarion · 12-18-2002, 01:58 AM

Parish to Niggle in Niggle's Parish in conversation with Shepherd

Estelyn Telcontar · 12-18-2002, 04:19 AM

Absolutely and completely right, HI - your turn!

HerenIstarion · 12-18-2002, 07:26 AM

Quote:

...I feel so fat, for I have fed on cramsome bread...

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 12-19-2002, 03:57 PM

That's Perry the Winkle again. This time to the townsfolk.

HerenIstarion · 12-20-2002, 08:23 AM

Yes Sir, you may proceed

HerenIstarion · 12-30-2002, 11:21 AM

Squatter?

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 01-03-2003, 08:58 PM

Sorry. Call of being somewhere remote for a while. Here's another to keep you going:

Quote:

Green is the land, the leaves are long, and the birds are singing.

Estelyn Telcontar · 01-07-2003, 12:21 PM

Ah, I finally found it! It's sung by the Elven rowers in 'The Last Ship'.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 01-07-2003, 02:40 PM

That's the one. I am agog with anticipation of your next quotation. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Estelyn Telcontar · 01-07-2003, 02:46 PM

Quote:

You need not grudge him his name.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 01-07-2003, 03:35 PM

Atkins, reproving the unpleasant Councillor Tompkins at the end of Leaf by Niggle.

Estelyn Telcontar · 01-07-2003, 03:41 PM

Yes, Squatter, that's it - please proceed!

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 01-09-2003, 03:34 PM

Try this one on for size then:

Quote:

I shall enchant my heart, and I shall place it upon the top of the flower of the cedar. Now the cedar shall be cut down and my heart will fall to the ground, and thou shalt come to seek for it...

Estelyn Telcontar · 01-13-2003, 10:15 AM

Quote:

...even though thou pass seven years in seeking it; but when thou hast found it, put it into a vase of cold water, and in very truth I shall live.

That's beautiful, Squatter! It's from the essay 'On Fairy-Stories', quoting The Tale of the Two Brothers; speaker is the younger brother to the elder.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 01-13-2003, 10:55 AM

It is quite a nice piece. Next time I promise one from a named speaker. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Esty's turn

Estelyn Telcontar · 01-14-2003, 11:21 PM

Quote:

The woven staves have yet worth in them for woeful hearts.

Estelyn Telcontar · 01-21-2003, 07:13 AM

This quote has been up almost a week - any takers??

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 01-21-2003, 03:11 PM

Quote:

...But there's work to do ere the funeral begins.

That's Tídwald to Torhthelm again from The homecoming of Beorhtnoth, Beorhthelm's Son

Estelyn Telcontar · 01-21-2003, 03:24 PM

Righto, Squatter - your turn!

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 01-21-2003, 03:28 PM

Thank'ee, Marm.

Here's a nice easy one:

Quote:

I told you so.

Estelyn Telcontar · 01-24-2003, 06:03 AM

'Twas the blacksmith in Farmer Giles of Ham. Is that the only occurrence, or does this quote show up in more than one place?

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 01-24-2003, 02:31 PM

You're right again. I think he does say it more than once, as it happens.

12-14-2002, 07:19 AM	#163
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Tom it most certainly is, and indeed it does. You may continue. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

12-14-2002, 12:05 PM	#165
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	G.K. Chesterton. Tolkien quotes him in the section of On Fairy-Stories entitled Children. That was rather a tricky one, as I was naturally inclined to think that it was Tolkien himself who had said it. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

12-14-2002, 01:14 PM	#166
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	I might have known that I couldn't baffle you for long; you're right, of course, Squatter. Your turn! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

12-14-2002, 05:07 PM	#168
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	That is spoken by Elven boatsmen to Fíriel in 'The Last Ship'. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

12-14-2002, 05:09 PM	#169
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Indeed it is. Your turn. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

12-14-2002, 05:33 PM	#171
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Ned Smithson, from Smith of Wootton Major __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

12-14-2002, 05:36 PM	#172
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Quite right, Spectre of Decay! Continue, please. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

12-16-2002, 06:01 AM	#174
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	Sounds like Hurin, but I assume it can't be him, since we are playing minor works...hm... a hint, maybe? __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

12-16-2002, 12:47 PM	#175
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	...not cast my own small golden sceptre down. Wonderful line! That's Philomythus to Misomythus in Mythopoeia. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

12-16-2002, 02:07 PM	#176
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	blimey... how could I forgot... *H-I is ashamed [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Squatter? __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

12-16-2002, 02:58 PM	#177
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Esty's right. For shame, Heren. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

12-18-2002, 01:58 AM	#179
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	Parish to Niggle in Niggle's Parish in conversation with Shepherd __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

12-18-2002, 04:19 AM	#180
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Absolutely and completely right, HI - your turn! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

12-19-2002, 03:57 PM	#182
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	That's Perry the Winkle again. This time to the townsfolk. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

12-20-2002, 08:23 AM	#183
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	Yes Sir, you may proceed __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time! Last edited by HerenIstarion; 04-20-2005 at 04:17 AM. Reason: sweeping party - smilies

12-30-2002, 11:21 AM	#184
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	Squatter? __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

01-07-2003, 12:21 PM	#186
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Ah, I finally found it! It's sung by the Elven rowers in 'The Last Ship'. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

01-07-2003, 02:40 PM	#187
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	That's the one. I am agog with anticipation of your next quotation. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

01-07-2003, 03:35 PM	#189
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Atkins, reproving the unpleasant Councillor Tompkins at the end of Leaf by Niggle. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

01-07-2003, 03:41 PM	#190
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Yes, Squatter, that's it - please proceed! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

01-13-2003, 10:55 AM	#193
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	It is quite a nice piece. Next time I promise one from a named speaker. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Esty's turn __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

01-21-2003, 07:13 AM	#195
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	This quote has been up almost a week - any takers?? __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

01-21-2003, 03:24 PM	#197
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Righto, Squatter - your turn! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

01-24-2003, 06:03 AM	#199
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	'Twas the blacksmith in Farmer Giles of Ham. Is that the only occurrence, or does this quote show up in more than one place? __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

01-24-2003, 02:31 PM	#200
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	You're right again. I think he does say it more than once, as it happens. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?