The Tolkien Translation Game!
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No!
"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 Frodo, speaking of Bilbo?
"I would rather see him than all the towers and palaces in the world."
"I would rather see him than all the towers and palaces in the world."
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It is indeed! You 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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Thanks!
Haunted Pink Bandit! I can't work and I can't keep up with my family.
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Well, since no one else is asking, is this said by a hobbit?
"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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No, not by a Hobbit.
(I don't know if the first sentence put people off from guessing since it's so out there, but the second is a comparatively reasonable translation.)
(I don't know if the first sentence put people off from guessing since it's so out there, but the second is a comparatively reasonable translation.)
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First age?
"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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No, later.
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Said by a dwarf?
"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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Not by a Dwarf.
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Was it spoken by Barliman Butterbur?
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Not Butterbur, nor any other human, nor anyone near Butterbur's corner of Middle-earth.
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Said by an Elf?
Said after the Long Expected Party?
Said after the Long Expected Party?
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No, not by an Elf.
Yes, after the Long-expected Party.
Yes, after the Long-expected Party.
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Gandalf?
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Does the word "family" refer to actual blood-relatives?
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Not Gandalf.
"Family" does not appear in the original quote. The word it's translated from has multiple meanings, and in this case does not refer to blood relatives.
"Family" does not appear in the original quote. The word it's translated from has multiple meanings, and in this case does not refer to blood relatives.
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To summarize what we know so far: not spoken by a hobbit, dwarf, human, elf or Gandalf; said in LOTR somewhere; not stated anywhere near Bree; and the second sentence is a reasonably close translation even though the word family is not present in the original.
"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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Correct!
I'll note that the original quote has synonyms for "bandit" and "work" rather than those specific words, but the contextual meaning is the same in both the original and the translation.
I'll note that the original quote has synonyms for "bandit" and "work" rather than those specific words, but the contextual meaning is the same in both the original and the translation.
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This might be it:
One of the orcs that came within a hair's breath of catching Frodo and Sam near Mount Doom.You cursed peaching sneakthief! You can’t do your job, and you can’t even stick by your own folk.