The Tolkien Translation Game!

Post by **Jude** » Tue May 03, 2022 1:20 pm

Or in Isengard?

Tue May 03, 2022 3:11 pm

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.'

Post by **Frelga** » Tue May 03, 2022 3:50 pm

That's the one, V.

Tue May 03, 2022 10:01 pm

This was reduced significantly.

Go back. No good at all! Do you want to go to the side?

Post by **Inanna** » Wed May 04, 2022 2:33 am

Is this someone talking to themselves?

Wed May 04, 2022 3:21 am

Post by **Eldy** » Wed May 04, 2022 3:39 am

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!

Wed May 04, 2022 4:25 am

That's it! Your turn, Eldy!

Post by **Eldy** » Wed May 04, 2022 5:03 am

Thanks, Voronwë!

How do I learn from Mustard Wharf?

Post by **Alatar** » Wed May 04, 2022 9:26 am

IS this a bastardisation of "Master Dwarf"?

Post by **Eldy** » Wed May 04, 2022 9:52 am

It is indeed.

Post by **Alatar** » Wed May 04, 2022 9:59 am

Gandalf, about Saruman. "And how will you learn that Master Dwarf"

Post by **Eldy** » Wed May 04, 2022 10:04 am

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.

Post by **Alatar** » Wed May 04, 2022 11:01 am

If I wanted to go back north, I couldn't have done that.

Post by **Eldy** » Sun May 08, 2022 8:31 pm

From LOTR?

Post by **Alatar** » Mon May 09, 2022 9:13 am

Post by **Eldy** » Mon May 09, 2022 12:53 pm

Is the original quote also a first person statement?

Post by **Alatar** » Mon May 09, 2022 1:39 pm

Post by **Eldy** » Mon May 09, 2022 7:46 pm

Is the speaker human (not including Hobbits in that category)?

Post by **Alatar** » Mon May 09, 2022 11:00 pm

The Hall of Fire