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by Jude » Tue Nov 08, 2022 4:17 pm
Were the three hunters the only ones present?
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And I'm glad to see it again, it's short now, but I doubt I'll stay there.
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by Voronwë the Faithful » Tue Nov 08, 2022 4:35 pm
No, nor was it said by one of them.
"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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by Frelga » Tue Nov 08, 2022 5:56 pm
Is it Théoden?
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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by Voronwë the Faithful » Tue Nov 08, 2022 6:18 pm
It is!
"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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by Voronwë the Faithful » Wed Nov 09, 2022 9:53 pm
Do you have the quote?
"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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by Frelga » Wed Nov 09, 2022 10:18 pm
My books are charging.
(I also have two different paper editions, but Kindle is easier to navigate.)
If someone wants to get the quote, go for it.
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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by Eldy » Thu Nov 10, 2022 10:29 pm
Is it, "And glad shall I be to see it again, though brief now, I doubt not, shall be my abiding there."(?)
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by Voronwë the Faithful » Thu Nov 10, 2022 10:37 pm
Indeed it is. 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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by Eldy » Thu Nov 10, 2022 10:50 pm
Thanks, Voronwë!
The next quote is longer in translation than in the original. Also, uh, well...
Yo, eyes open. An unidentified enemy has breached our coastlines in a swift and militaristic attack.
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by Frelga » Fri Nov 11, 2022 12:19 am
That looks like a Google translation of a Russian mil blogger.
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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by Eldy » Fri Nov 11, 2022 12:25 am
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by Eldy » Wed Nov 16, 2022 8:54 am
Perhaps a hint? Neither "enemy" nor any synonym of it appears in the quote, but it is said to someone the speaker considers an enemy.
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by Alatar » Wed Nov 16, 2022 10:40 am
Denethor to Gandalf?
The Vinyamars on Stage! This time at Bag End
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by Eldy » Wed Nov 16, 2022 11:12 am
No, much earlier.
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by Jude » Wed Nov 16, 2022 12:09 pm
Somebody to Thorin?
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by Voronwë the Faithful » Wed Nov 16, 2022 1:51 pm
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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by Eldy » Wed Nov 16, 2022 8:47 pm
Jude wrote: ↑ Wed Nov 16, 2022 12:09 pm Somebody to Thorin?
Earlier.
Yep!
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by Voronwë the Faithful » Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:56 pm
Is the word "coastlines" or something similar in the quote?
"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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by Eldy » Wed Nov 16, 2022 10:07 pm
No. There is in fact only one word—"swift"—that was retained unaltered from the original.
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by Jude » Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:22 pm
Is "Yo" a translation of "Behold"? Or some other attention-grabbing word?