The Tolkien Translation Game!
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Or in Isengard?
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That would be Aragorn to Pippin about dropping his Elven brooch to leave a trail: ‘One who cannot cast away a treasure at need is in fetters.'
"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, V.
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This was reduced significantly.
Go back. No good at all! Do you want to go to the side?
Go back. No good at all! Do you want to go to the side?
"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 this someone talking to themselves?
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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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Is it Bilbo in the goblin-tunnels?
Go back? No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!
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That's it! Your turn, Eldy!
"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, Voronwë!
How do I learn from Mustard Wharf?
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IS this a bastardisation of "Master Dwarf"?
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It is indeed.
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Gandalf, about Saruman. "And how will you learn that Master Dwarf"
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That's correct! A less convoluted translation than I tend to like, but I laughed at "Mustard Wharf" and couldn't not use it.
Your turn, Al.
Your turn, Al.
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If I wanted to go back north, I couldn't have done that.
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From LOTR?
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Is the original quote also a first person statement?
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Is the speaker human (not including Hobbits in that category)?