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Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum 03-23-2004, 09:52 PM
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Posted By Petty Dwarf
I have a few more thoughts before the entire...

I have a few more thoughts before the entire matter is settled.



Aiwendil wrote: These could suggest Pendoloð was adding on to Rúmil at those points, but I find that doubtful. They contain...
Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum 03-22-2004, 12:08 AM
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Posted By Petty Dwarf
Well, look at the section from Ainu§25... It's...

Well, look at the section from Ainu§25... It's not that it's impossible to deal with the intrusion of the first person singular "I myself...have seen", it's just awkward to do so as an editor...
Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum 03-20-2004, 05:33 PM
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Posted By Petty Dwarf
It might give the wording to Rúmil, but it might...

It might give the wording to Rúmil, but it might not. The ultimate author of this version we're dealing with is Pengoloð. True, he styled it after Rúmil's in Valinor, but that version and its author...
Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum 03-16-2003, 06:27 PM
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Posted By Petty Dwarf
Sting It's hard to do this...we'd have to write for the...

It's hard to do this...we'd have to write for the Translator, and we're definitely not doing that.



Unless we state that the Yavanna tree was seen by some of the Exiles. This would be a flag...
Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum 03-12-2003, 11:17 AM
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Posted By Petty Dwarf
Sting I don't know, antoine... That text...

I don't know, antoine...



That text is still functioning on the idea that it was Aelfwine's rendering of Pengolod's speech. We've voted against Aelfwine and made Pengolod a writer.
...
Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum 03-10-2003, 06:34 PM
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Posted By Petty Dwarf
Sting Two quick things: I think "Behold the towers...

Two quick things:

I think "Behold the towers and mansions of ice!" should be put back in; but how does everyone feel about it?

Yavanna-tree Situation:
The whole statement is a little out of...
Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum 03-10-2003, 03:58 PM
Replies: 129
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Posted By Petty Dwarf
Sting Wow. I don't know if the Yavanna...

Wow.



I don't know if the Yavanna section is completely unsalveagable. {And I myself, long years gone} has to go but why not substitute Eldar or Eldalie (themselves)?
Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum 03-05-2003, 02:09 PM
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Posted By Petty Dwarf
Sting Revising the Ainulindale is a much easier thing...

Revising the Ainulindale is a much easier thing to do compared to FoG. There's only two things to resolve: Add a short blurb about the hand me down authorship of Rumil-Pengolod-Numenor and resolve...
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