The Tolkien Translation Game!

[Jude]

Before.

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dislike! You have reached a duty!

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Is it said by an Elf?

[Jude]

No, nor to an elf.

Here's another hint: the first word is not a good translation, except that both it and the original are negative.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

I should have just looked at your old cartoon! Ungoliant to Morgoth:

'Blackheart!' she said. 'I have done thy bidding.

[Jude]

You're on the right track, but it's not that quote.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Wow, I was sure that was it!

[Jude]

You're still on the right track.

For those who haven't seen it, here is the cartoon in question:



The quote is somewhere in there...

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Is the last quote of the cartoon?

[Jude]

Nay!!!111

Um, I mean yes.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Here's the new quote:

understood! The hunt is over and we finally meet again. I didn't expect anyone to come there.

[Inanna]

From The Sil?

[narya]

In/near Fangorn?

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Inanna, no.

narya, yes, near Fangorn, but not in Fangorn.

[Jude]

Is "understood!" an accurate translation of the original word?

[Voronwë the Faithful]

It is actually a translation of two words (well, the same word repeated twice), and it is roughly accurate translation of the meaning.

[Inanna]

Is that word "Right"? As in "Right, right" Or
"okay, okay"

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Nope, and nope. But good guesses!

[Jude]

Was it spoken by Saruman?

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Not spoken by Saruman, nor to Saruman, but it is spoken some place closely associated with him.

[Inanna]

So, in Isengard?