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Old 09-07-2007, 02:06 PM   #1
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Did you write it in church-Latin or Classical Latin?
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Old 09-07-2007, 03:05 PM   #2
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My aim was Classical Latin, though I didn't hesitate to use a few ecclesiastical words when appropriate (like 'daemon'). But I think the style tends toward later imperial Latin rather than that of Caesar or Cicero.
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Old 10-06-2007, 12:05 PM   #3
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How far are you with translating the next bit? I really can't wait for it ....

Although it is quit troublesome I can understand most of it with aid of a dictionairy and my school book .
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Old 10-07-2007, 02:05 PM   #4
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Not far, I'm afraid. Though I am working on it.
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Old 10-31-2010, 09:20 PM   #5
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Well, after more than three years I've put revised versions of the Ainulindale and the Valaquenta, as well as what I've done so far of the Quenta Silmarillion up here. I've decided to base my translations not on the '77 published Silmarillion but rather on what one might consider the 'veritable' documents from Middle-earth. The upshot of this for these early chapters is that some material found in 'Of the Beginning of Days' in the published book is here placed in the Ainulindale, Tolkien's original chapter titles have been used, and the text concerning the Ents and Eagles has been broken off as a separate chapter from 'Of Aule and the Dwarves'.

Any comments, criticisms, or (especially) suggestions or corrections would be greatly appreciated!
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How far are you with translating the next bit? I really can't wait for it ....
Whoa! Zoetermeer? If you're still haunting these parts, Wanderer, then you'll have to know that there are a couple of Downers who have visited your town.

Great stuff, Aiwendil. I will check that out when I have some time.
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Old 11-01-2010, 05:08 PM   #8
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The other chapters are pretty cool to have - must have been quite a job. I have to read them when I have a piece of free time
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This makes me wish I had continued studying Latin at Uni!
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