The Tolkien Translation Game!

Post by **Inanna** » Thu Mar 08, 2018 5:19 pm

Book?

Post by **Frelga** » Thu Mar 08, 2018 5:21 pm

Yes.

Sorry, sorry! LOTR

Post by **Inanna** » Fri Mar 09, 2018 4:37 pm

You crack me up,

Post by **Frelga** » Fri Mar 09, 2018 4:44 pm

"We aim to give satisfaction. Very accurately, if required." *

Post by **Inanna** » Fri Mar 09, 2018 5:22 pm

Let me guess: Seamstresses' Guild?

Post by **Frelga** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:04 am

Yup.

I was listening to Mark Oshiro read Night Watch, and Sandra the Real Seamstress is just too adorable.

OK, back to Tolkien. Do we need a hint?

Post by **Inanna** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 2:06 am

Yes

(Nothing funny to follow that up with)

Post by **Frelga** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 2:12 am

Most words in the translation are synonyms of the words in the original.

Post by **Inanna** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:10 pm

QUOTE: Enemy in front of your family.

Is it related to Gandalf and the Balrog?

Post by **Frelga** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:12 pm

No, later.

Post by **Jude** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:21 pm

Spoken at Isengard?

Post by **Frelga** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:23 pm

Later

Post by **Inanna** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 12:22 am

the "enemy" referred to is Sauron? Related to the palantír?

Post by **Frelga** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 1:26 am

No and no. As I said, the words in the translation are synonyms of the words in the original, so we are not talking about the Enemy.

Post by **Jude** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 2:16 am

Is the speaker actually referring to the family, or relatives, of the addressee?

Post by **Frelga** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 5:05 am

In a sense. Not quite that literally, but yes. Also, addressees, plural.

Post by **Jude** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 10:53 am

So instead of "your family", it's got more of a sense of "your people"?

Post by **Inanna** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 9:28 pm

Enemy = foe?

Tolkien did use "foe" a LOT.

Post by **Frelga** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 9:37 pm

Jude, it's a different word for that concept.

Inanna, yes, foe. Foes, actually.

Post by **Inanna** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 9:56 pm

okay so Enemy = foe

"your family" --> "your people" --> "your lands"/"your homes"/"your kin"/"your men"

(Did Tolkien ever use "kin", though?)

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