The Tolkien Translation Game!

[Jude]

Was that Frodo speaking to Gandalf in Rivendell?

"Thank goodness I did not realize the horrible danger!"

talking about what would have happened if they hadn't gotten the Morgul-blade out of his body?

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Yup, that's it! I think that is a new record for the fastest guess. Tremendous job!

[Jude]

That phrase always stuck in my mind, that's why I was able to recognize it.

So when I ran this through the TranslationParty, it just disappeared and returned an empty string. So I did the two sentences separately, and it actually returned results. So here they are - remember, it's a two-sentence quote that I split into separate sentences:

Did you really think you could beat me?

- You have not been coerced?

Edit: if it helps, in the original, the first sentence does end with a question mark, but the second ends with an exclamation mark.

[Inanna]

Related to Saruman?

[Jude]

No, we haven't met Saruman yet.

[Inanna]

Is it this one:

Pippin to Frodo:
"Did you really think you had thrown dust in all our eyes? You have not been nearly careful enough or clever enough for that!"

[Jude]

Wow - I'm impressed.

Your turn!

[Voronwë the Faithful]

I'm impressed, too, Inanna!

[Alatar]

Speaking of Tolkien translations...

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[Voronwë the Faithful]

Irish? Gaelic?

[Inanna]

Thank you. I have to let you know that I just read this part....I ran out of reading material on the latest business trip, and since I have LOTR downloaded on my iPhone kindle I started re-reading it. Am about to reach Bree. My last re-read I never went beyond Lothlórien, this time maybe I will.

Ok. This is just WEIRD:

They will not. And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time.

This was a two-part quote (with : in between). Together, TP couldn't translate at all. Separately, the first part became shortened. The second part morphed into that weird long sentence. Some key words remain.

WHAT is TP reading in its spare time??

[Alatar]

Irish? Gaelic?

Yep! (the two are the same)

[Inanna]

Irish? Gaelic?

Yep! (the two are the same)

Oh! I didn't know that - that they are the same. thanks, Al.

[Alatar]

Irish? Gaelic?

Yep! (the two are the same)

Oh! I didn't know that - that they are the same. thanks, Al.

Well there’s also Scots Gaelic, but Irish is also Gaelic.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Interesting. My understanding was that Scots Gaelic was similar enough to Irish that speakers of each could understand each other (with some difficulty) but I did not understand that Irish was also considered Gaelic.

Thanks, Al!

Oh and I missed that there was a new quote. Asnapper? Samaria?

[Frelga]

That's a great way to come up fantasy names. Asnapper. Atilapia. Ashark.

[Primula Baggins]

That new quote has kind of an Old Testament ring to it.

[Eldy]

Is "river" one of the words that was preserved from the original?

[Inanna]

Yes, Eldo

and Rofl, Frelga. Atuna.

[Eldy]

Is it the Anduin?