The Tolkien Translation Game!

[Jude]

No, but hobbits were present.

[Frelga]

So that leaves Éowyn.

I can't remember, does Arwen say anything on page?

[Voronwë the Faithful]

So that leaves Éowyn.

Or Ioreth.

[Frelga]

So that leaves Éowyn.

Or Ioreth.

!!!

[Jude]

Or someone else.

[Frelga]

There's Goldberry, too.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Just what I was thinking!

[Jude]

You're on the right track!

[Alatar]

"He is, as you see him"? or something to that effect? Sorry, no book handy.

[Jude]

That's the right quote! And you were very close: "He is, as you have seen him."

Incidentally, my first choice was her previous quote: "He is." But when I ran it through the translationparty, the meaning changed completely. I couldn't quite believe it, so I ran it twice and got the same result.

Anyone want to try running it through translationparty and reporting back what they got? I wonder if it's trying to mess with me personally.

[Inanna]

Oh my. Yes, I got “He is evil”

[Alatar]

"I can't help but wonder what they're discussing in the tent below."

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Oh my. Yes, I got “He is evil”

Me too.

[Jude]

Oh my. Yes, I got “He is evil”

Me too.

Yeah, that's what I got!

Alatar, does the original have a reference to an actual tent?

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Is it Gimli, speaking to Legolas, Merry and Pippin, speaking about the Last Debate of the Captains of the West?:

"Much I wonder what counsels they are taking in the tents there below."

[Alatar]

That was quick! Yep, your go.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

The next quote is NOT: "He is evil."

It is:

"No! I brought my own. Just enough to last me until lunch. Food is handed out in rotation."

[Frelga]

By or to Pippin in Minas-Tirith?

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Yup!

[Jude]

Just for fun, I ran "He isn't." through the translationparty - it came up with "He is not that kind of person."