The Tolkien Translation Game!
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Is this, from when Aragorn asks to speak to Frodo after the furor dies down, following Frodo singing "A Cow Jumps Over the Moon" and accidentally putting on the Ring:
‘A matter of some importance – to us both,’ answered Strider, looking Frodo in the eye. ‘You may hear something to your advantage.
‘A matter of some importance – to us both,’ answered Strider, looking Frodo in the eye. ‘You may hear something to your advantage.
"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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That's the one! Your turn.
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TranslationParty still doesn't seem to be working, so I too used Google Translate. This is from Unfinished Tales.
Their eyes are not dim, and their hearts are hardened. Look at this in tokens!
Their eyes are not dim, and their hearts are hardened. Look at this in tokens!
"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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The cadence of that is like a Trump tweet
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Think "as far away from Trump as you can get" and that is the speaker.
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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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Gandalf?
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Yup (though he is not called "Gandalf" in the "tale" in which the quote comes from).
"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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Is it from Unfinished Tales?
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Hence my comment in the original post, "This is from Unfinished Tales."
"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 have to confess, I used the index at the back of Unfinished Tales to find this one:
He then proceeds to show Galadriel the Elessar, which he got from Yavanna.Olórin wrote:Their eyes are not dimmed nor their hearts hardened. In token of which look upon this!
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Well, however you got it, you got it! Well done.
Your turn!
Your turn!
"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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Translationparty is still down; I guess they've exceeded the limit of their subscription to Bing translation.
This one got so changed I think I'll need to give a lot of hints:
This one got so changed I think I'll need to give a lot of hints:
I can't guess it's true. But it has the power and the danger it should be.
Hidden text.
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Spoken about The Nazgûl?
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No. The speaker is speculating about an object that plays a significant role in the story.
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The palantír?
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Nope, another object...
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Not the bloody ring.
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Yes, the bloody Ring.
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I wonder if folks in ME felt about the ring the way I feel about the bloody CoVid.
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Do you think anyone in ME would murder to get their hands on CoVid?