The Tolkien Translation Game!
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"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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One of Saruman's orcs?
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Nope. Think scrubbing bubbles.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Oh! I completely forgot about the King of the Dead.
Can it be "To fulfill our oath and have peace"? That seems too short.
Can it be "To fulfill our oath and have peace"? That seems too short.
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That's it! I did say that the translation was much longer than the original. Isn't it amazing that it changed that much and reached equilibrium in one set of translations?
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Your turn, Frelga!
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Do not kill; the hobbit is to prevent them from harm.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Huh?Voronwë the Faithful wrote:Nope. Think scrubbing bubbles.
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Really? You never heard the Dead men that Aragorn recruited referred to as the green scrubbing bubbles?
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Haha. No... or if I did I've forgotten. Very appropriate, though.Voronwë the Faithful wrote:Really? You never heard the Dead men that Aragorn recruited referred to as the green scrubbing bubbles?
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Definitely one of my least favorite aspects of the films.
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"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Do we need a hint? Here's the translated quote.
Frelga wrote:Do not kill; the hobbit is to prevent them from harm.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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No.
The original has "hobbits", plural and without the "the".
The original has "hobbits", plural and without the "the".
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Is "Do not kill" a fairly accurate translation of the first part of the quote?
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It conveys the same sense, yes.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Is "hobbits" used in a general sense, or does the quote refer to specific hobbits?
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Generic. I mean, general.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Is it from the Scouring of the Shire? Frodo saying there is to be no killing of Hobbits?
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That's it.
Although possibly not the quote you are thinking. There are two that are similar in content, but the first one did not do well in the translation.
Although possibly not the quote you are thinking. There are two that are similar in content, but the first one did not do well in the translation.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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