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Nerwen · 05-14-2010, 02:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Legate

"Lord Black, who left the country! This is very unfair. The illegal seizure of their countries' struggle. Therefore, the king must be wrong battle, he should buy, so it will always exist."

I suspect this started life as:

"Let the Lord of the Black Land come forth! Justice shall be done upon him. For wrongfully he has made war upon Gondor and wrested its lands. Therefore the King of Gondor demands that he should atone for his evils, and depart then forever."

Urwen · 05-15-2010, 05:12 AM

Guess these:

1."Last but not least, cold butter and green bird art beads, silver, ivory, queen mother, Miriam, and in most Gulf countries"

2."Throughout the area, the hair looks like a lily, yellow grass"

3. "Winter can not"

4."Life, or dark immortal, beat I sign up?"

The Might · 05-15-2010, 05:58 AM

The translations are that bad, I don't even have a clue for most of these...

Urwen · 05-15-2010, 06:08 AM

The first three are from UT. The fourth is quote said by fulfiller of prophecy to his/her victim.

If you want more clues,tell me.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 05-15-2010, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urwen

4."Life, or dark immortal, beat I sign up?"

This one was not so difficult, even without your once again impatient and early clues, Urwen. It's Éowyn to the Witch-King.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nerwen

I suspect this started life as:

"Let the Lord of the Black Land come forth! Justice shall be done upon him. For wrongfully he has made war upon Gondor and wrested its lands. Therefore the King of Gondor demands that he should atone for his evils, and depart then forever."

Indeed that was it.

This "capitalist metaphysics" ending made me wish to try my favourite metaphysics quote from LotR. I was not disappointed, what came out, was this:

Quote:

"I'm a ghost ring cold. The skin is your body, when seen, and all other political parties, cold eyes."

I wonder if you people can figure out where that comes from.

Also, from totally different area, this is lovely:

Quote:

"Century, Tags, Obesity Bread of Love "and she Smiled!"

This came out of the maximum translations, as after 10 or even 25, it was still quite easily recognisable. I can let you people wonder about it for a while here before I post where it is from - just for the sake of fun, because honestly, I doubt anybody is going to recognise what was the original quote.

Guinevere · 05-15-2010, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urwen

1."Last but not least, cold butter and green bird art beads, silver, ivory, queen mother, Miriam, and in most Gulf countries"

At least I can recognize that one (from the end of the Akallabêth):

"And last of all the mounting wave, green and cold and plumed with foam, climbing over the land, took to its bosom Tar-Míriel the queen, fairer than silver or ivory or pearls."

Urwen · 05-15-2010, 02:45 PM

Aye.

How did you guess?

05-15-2010, 05:12 AM	#2
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	Guess these: 1."Last but not least, cold butter and green bird art beads, silver, ivory, queen mother, Miriam, and in most Gulf countries" 2."Throughout the area, the hair looks like a lily, yellow grass" 3. "Winter can not" 4."Life, or dark immortal, beat I sign up?" __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

05-15-2010, 05:58 AM	#3
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	The translations are that bad, I don't even have a clue for most of these... __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

05-15-2010, 06:08 AM	#4
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	The first three are from UT. The fourth is quote said by fulfiller of prophecy to his/her victim. If you want more clues,tell me. __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

05-15-2010, 02:45 PM	#7
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	Aye. How did you guess? __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.