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Mithalwen · 10-03-2004, 12:07 PM

I think if you trawl through "Where is everybody from?" In the Barrowdowns section you may well find some compatriots

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I believe Tolkien (who of course was in a better position to judge than most authors) was unhappy about some of the translations. Of course the task would be very challenging given the amount of thought that JRRT put into the linguistic structure of ME. JK Rowling has also disliked some of the ways names have been translated in Harry Potter ... must be a nightmare for the translator when the author is a competent linguist!!!

Anyway I hope you find the new version more satifactory

10-03-2004, 12:07 PM	#2
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	I think if you trawl through "Where is everybody from?" In the Barrowdowns section you may well find some compatriots . I believe Tolkien (who of course was in a better position to judge than most authors) was unhappy about some of the translations. Of course the task would be very challenging given the amount of thought that JRRT put into the linguistic structure of ME. JK Rowling has also disliked some of the ways names have been translated in Harry Potter ... must be a nightmare for the translator when the author is a competent linguist!!! Anyway I hope you find the new version more satifactory __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace Last edited by Mithalwen; 10-03-2004 at 12:08 PM. Reason: spelling - don't want to speculate about the nature of "campetent" linguists!