The Tolkien Translation Game!
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Um. Ents? The Dead?
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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This is before they know that Gandalf is back?
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No, not Ents, not the Dead. But Many of a kind, unnamed individually.
Gandalf has shown himself as Gandalf the white, but he is not with Aragorn right now, he comes soon.
Gandalf has shown himself as Gandalf the white, but he is not with Aragorn right now, he comes soon.
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Just to bring it to the new page:
How about this:"His new things must be brought to you. It attacks before evil"
Spoken to a rabble of orcs?None knows what the new day shall bring him. Get you gone, ere it turn to your evil.
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That’s it!
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And here is our new quote!
Oh! Even now you are hard to beat!
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LOTR or Hobbit?
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Could it be Gandalf to Saruman? In a cartoon-y, foot stamping version of Gandalf on Orthanc.
'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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Nope - after
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Related to Legolas and Gimli's murdering of helpless orcs for fun?
The Vinyamars on Stage! This time at Bag End
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Nope - before that.
Helpless?
Helpless?
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Hey, there were thousands of them in Moria and they needed a Balrog to make a dent in the Fellowship! Worse than Stormtroopers!
The Vinyamars on Stage! This time at Bag End
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But.. but... but... they killed Haldir!
Those bastards!
Those bastards!
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In Rivendell?
Related to songs & Bilbo?
Related to songs & Bilbo?
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I'd say "yes" to all of the above except for "songs".
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Is it Bilbo to Frodo after Bilbo gives Frodo the Mithril coat and then slaps him on the back: "‘Ow!’ he cried. 'You are too hard now to slap!'"
"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!
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Ok, I've made sure I chose something that I would definitely recall where it came from. However, it did change quite a bit.
Excuse me. Unfortunately stayed in his hands. Compassion and mercy: no, you need to win there.
Excuse me. Unfortunately stayed in his hands. Compassion and mercy: no, you need to win there.
"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 Gandalf to Frodo about Bilbo not killing Gollum?
'Pity? It was Pity that stayed his hand. Pity, and Mercy: not to strike without need.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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