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Old 12-04-2008, 07:06 AM   #1
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Närå, jag kan aldrig bli arg på dig. Ärligt talat är jag inte mycket till patriot heller...
Lommy var egentligen ganska snäll där. Vanligen är hon styggare när hon talar om svenska.

Skippy you should go ahead and post the new translations.
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Old 12-06-2008, 04:25 PM   #2
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Lommy var egentligen ganska snäll där. Vanligen är hon styggare när hon talar om svenska.
För tillfället är jag fylld av en nästan mordisk ilska mot allt som har med Sverige att göra (fråga inte!) och kan inte riktigt förmå mig att försvara mitt land och språk. Önskar jag kunde finska, det verkar om inte annat vara ett utmärkt språk att uttrycka svordomar och obsceniteter med.

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Skippy you should go ahead and post the new translations.
Like I said, I haven't read the new translation. I tried to google some names of people and places just now but didn't find much. The new names of people and places I found made me cringe though as a rule. I suppose Åke Ohlmarks translation is too ingrained in my mind and I'm too old a dog to change now. In any case, I don't like to read translations of books written in English.

Here are a few changes I found:

Lord Of The Rings = Sagan Om Ringen -> Ringarnas Herre
Hobbiton = Hobsala -> Hobbinge
The Shire = Fylke (unchanged)
The Gaffer = 'Gubbtjuven' -> Gammelfar
Brandywine = Vinfloden -> Brännevinsfloden
Frodo Baggins = Frodo Bagger -> Frodo Secker
Bill Ferny = Bill Ferny -> Bert Färne
Goldberry = Hjortrongull -> Gyllenbär
Sackville-Baggins = Säcksta-Baggerna -> Kofferdi-Secker
Rivendell - Vattnadal -> Riftedal
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Old 12-06-2008, 05:24 PM   #3
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Önskar jag kunde finska, det verkar om inte annat vara ett utmärkt språk att uttrycka svordomar och obsceniteter med.
Hahaha!

Hmm, actually I think I like the new translations more, but then on the other hand I'm not used to the old ones (not having even read my Swedish copy yet ). Except for Gyllenbär. That sounds just awful. To think that I used to laugh at Hjortrongull!

I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet, but The Hobbit was first translated like ages ago. I borrowed a copy from the library once, and it was awfully funny (but it was illustrated by Tove Jansson whom I adore). If I ever feel like reading it again, I promise to post the names here.
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