The Tolkien Translation Game!
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Would it be Gandalf to Hama, the doorward of Théoden: ‘Prudence is one thing, but discourtesy is another.'
"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. Your turn, V.
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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I removed the "_______ said" from the middle of this.
If I were you, I wouldn't be screaming.
If I were you, I wouldn't be screaming.
"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.
"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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Bizarrely, even though the original quote had two sentences, the translated quote appears to only contain the first sentence.
"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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It was!
"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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Does it reflect the quote’s meaning?
'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 spoken by an orc?
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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Inanna, yes.
Frelga, no.
Frelga, 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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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 should not shout, if I were you” said Merry to Pippin, warning him, in the Old Forest.
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I'll give it to you, but as I said earlier, it is actually both that and the following sentence: 'I should not shout, if I were you' said Merry. 'It does more harm than good.' For some reason it completely eliminated the "It does more harm than good."
Your turn.
Your 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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Yes, but since the last sentence completely disappeared….
New Quote:
Now is the time to draw your sword.
New Quote:
Now is the time to draw your sword.
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Is it this? "‘This is the hour when we draw swords together!" Aragorn to Éomer.
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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Yes! TP cut out the first part “Come!”
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Next:
Those who cannot throw away their treasure as needed will be detained
Those who cannot throw away their treasure as needed will be detained
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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From the Hobbit?
Or Bag End in LOTR?
Or Bag End in LOTR?
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