The Tolkien Translation Game!
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No, but he’s relevant to the quote.
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Is it from the dialogue between Wormtongue and the Nazgûl? Only I skimmed through it and nothing stood out.
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The Nazgûl are being spoken to, but the speaker is not Wormtongue. It is someone with whom Wormtongue has the same relationship as being specified in the quote.
And UT, remember.
And UT, remember.
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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The Speaker is Saruman after Gandalf has escaped:
"Go with speed, and I will report to your Master that you have done so"
"Go with speed, and I will report to your Master that you have done so"
The Vinyamars on Stage! This time at Bag End
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Correct. Your turn.
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Also from UT:
"He was also worried, so he actually asked for advice."
"He was also worried, so he actually asked for advice."
The Vinyamars on Stage! This time at Bag End
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Is this Gandalf, referring to Thorin?
He was troubled too, so troubled that he actually asked for my advice.
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New quote:
He ran away from the orcs, but I don't think he ran away.
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Concerning Frodo?
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Aragorn concerning Merry or Pippin being dragged across Rohan by a band of orcs?
The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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Another hint needed?
It's interesting how re-ordering the words can change the meaning quite a bit...
It's interesting how re-ordering the words can change the meaning quite a bit...
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Is it Aragorn to Legolas and Gimli, talking about Frodo: ‘He fled, certainly,’ said Aragorn, ‘but not, I think, from Orcs.’
"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!
See how each clause of the sentence ended up meaning pretty much the opposite of the original?
Your turn!
See how each clause of the sentence ended up meaning pretty much the opposite of the original?
Your turn!
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And yet the language was so similar that I immediately recognized it.
New quote:
Even in their time, I see that everything they do ends up in the glory of my work.
New quote:
Even in their time, I see that everything they do ends up in the glory of my work.
"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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Yes.
"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 don't recognize the quote, but it just sounded like something he would say 
If anyone finds the quote before I do, feel free to jump in!
If anyone finds the quote before I do, feel free to jump in!