The Tolkien Translation Game!

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That's correct!
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:doh:
"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! Unsay! Amazing.
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Alatar wrote:Oh go on so, I'll post it. Gandalf to Saruman in "The Voice of Saruman".

'What have you to say that you did not say at our last meeting?' he asked. 'Or, perhaps, you have things to unsay?'
Going on so is the best part of this game.

I remember Prim finding these Q & A quite fun, the one time she posted a Q.
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I think it's Alatar's turn...
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Indeed.

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A lot of things happened to him, and it didn't seem to be in his speech. I heard he went to the jungle and found many strange things.
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Story of my life!
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Voronwë the Faithful wrote:Story of my life!
In that case, it must be from Silmarillion. I don't believe you were mentioned in The Hobbit or LOTR.
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Haha
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Its not Voronwë, lest I be accused of not answering the question :)
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:rofl:
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Alatar wrote:Its not Voronwë, lest I be accused of not answering the question :)
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Is it Gandalf speaking about Gollum?
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Nope


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Is it about Bilbo?
"Aargragaah. It mean lit’rally der time when you see dem little pebbles and you jus’ know dere’s gonna be a great big landslide on toppa you and it already too late to run. Dat moment, dat’s aagragaah.”
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Nope, but it is about a Hobbit.
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Frodo?
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Merry?
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