The Tolkien Translation Game!
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Another good guess, but no. More evil.
"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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*has a meltdown*
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The speaker has a fate similar to his father.
"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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I'm guessing one of the sons of Fëanor?
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Nope.
The two speakees both later had sons with names that rhymed with their father's names.
The two speakees both later had sons with names that rhymed with their father's names.
"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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So, one speakee was Túrin?
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Túrin never had a child (unless you include his and Niniel's unborn child that was killed along with her). He is son of one of the speakees, however.
"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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Ok, the speakees were Húrin and Huor. That narrows it down a bit!
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Yup!
"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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Here's the quote again, to save having to look for it:
There's a similar quote by Maeglin, but the text says that it was spoken only to Húrin:Legal notice King's blessing. Lower than the massive welfare and other options
"The King's grace is greater than you know, and the law is become less stern than aforetime; or else no choice would be given you but to abide here to your life's end."
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Right - I meant Húrin.Voronwë the Faithful wrote:Túrin never had a child (unless you include his and Niniel's unborn child that was killed along with her). He is son of one of the speakees, however.
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Jude has it. My interpretation has always been that Huor was also present, even if Húrin was the one who was specifically addressed, and responded.
"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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Okay, here's an easy one to make up for the last one:
When you bid all of you anyway. Yes, it is in the hands of both.
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Was this harder than I thought?
Here's a hint: you get bonus points if you answer in the form of a picture.
Here's a hint: you get bonus points if you answer in the form of a picture.
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I know this one but since I'm flat out and unlikely to provide a new clue I'll let someone else grab it!
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Are there a total of ten limbs in this conversation?
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Right. Because I was waffling between saying legs and limbs.
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