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Originally Posted by Thinlómien
barrow-wight = haudanhaamu
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The first thing that came into my head was Haudh-en-Ndengin. Obviously Elvish has some of its roots in Finnish.
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Originally Posted by Thinlómien
Gollum - Klonkku
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Haha!
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Middle-Earth - Keski-Maa
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I just read that as Pesky and for some reason it made me laugh.
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Originally Posted by Thinlómien
Leaflock - Lehvähapsi
("Lehvä" is an old-fashioned word that means leaf and "hapsi" does not actually translate as lock, rather as a tuft of thin hair.)
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I assume you mean it doesn't mean anything to do with a lock as in "lock and key" because in English you do get lock as in "lock of hair"
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Huorn - huorni
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Haha! I was reminded of the "
Middle-Earth Bumper Stickers" thread.
And on the whole I think that the Finnish translation gives it a very Middle-Earth-ish feel.