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I would guess that its Thingol to Beren?
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Alatar wrote:I would guess that its Thingol to Beren?
Or Finrod, maybe?
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Alatar has the correct speaker. But remember, this is from Unfinished Tales.
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Voronwë the Faithful wrote:Alatar has the correct speaker. But remember, this is from Unfinished Tales.
Appropriately, I never finished it. :oops:
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What? But the last section is the best part of UT!
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Inanna wrote:I just flipped through “History of Galadriel and Celeborn”... so it’s not from that chapter? Can you confirm?
I missed this comment, which was the last one on the last page. It is not from that chapter. Earlier.
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Here is the quote, since I see that it doesn't appear on this page:

I won't order you. But my people are on my own orders. I will send them on my own advice.
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Well, the first sentence doesn't match, but the second one does:
Then you must go alone. The part of my people in the war with Angband I rule according to my wisdom, Túrin son of Húrin.
Thingol to Túrin?
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Nope, but you are getting closer! Right story, right speaker (as I already had said), right family being spoken to.

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This must be it:
I command you not. But my people are my own to command. I will send them at my own advice.
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Yup! Well done, and your turn!
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New quote:
Above all, Mary was headed in the right direction.
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Did she have a little lamb?
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Jude wrote:New quote:
Above all, Mary was headed in the right direction.
Can we guess that this is Merry and not Mary being spoken of?
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Not that I remember...
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:music: *queuing music* "And then along came Mary..."
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Do we need a hint?
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Can you answer Elengil’s Q?
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Yikes, I never saw that until now!

Yes, "Mary" is translationparty's phonetic approximation of "Merry".
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I hope Willow Matilda Shadow Margaret Note Spelling takes you to task for that.
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