LotR in Latin! - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Earendilyon · 10-20-2003, 02:01 PM

Sharkû, I fel that doing that would put too much of my own (or better: your [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]) ideas into the translation, if I did that name thing.
As to Higher versus Lower language use: I'm not skilled enough (yet?) in Latin to endeavour that. I'm just trying to translate the LotR into 'regular Latin'.
To be honest: I hope to learn Latin that good, I can read it as good as my own language (or at least as good as German [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]). Also I hope Latin will be learned and used a lot more and I hope this translation may play a part in that.

10-20-2003, 02:01 PM	#24
Earendilyon Wight Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 166	Sharkû, I fel that doing that would put too much of my own (or better: your [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]) ideas into the translation, if I did that name thing. As to Higher versus Lower language use: I'm not skilled enough (yet?) in Latin to endeavour that. I'm just trying to translate the LotR into 'regular Latin'. To be honest: I hope to learn Latin that good, I can read it as good as my own language (or at least as good as German [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]). Also I hope Latin will be learned and used a lot more and I hope this translation may play a part in that. __________________ "For I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words Bother me." Dominus Anulorum TolkienGateway - large Tolkien encyclopedia.