[Guinevere]

Well, that was interesting to read, Veon! (I even read a part of the Swedish Translation alalysis you gave as a link (I understand most of it, since I can also read and speak Norwegian)
In this case where the "old" translator preferred his own fancy to the actual words of Tolkien, a new translation will really be a good thing!

I just hope for you that they don't make the same mistake as with the new German translation (by W.Krege)!

In fact there existed quite a good translation in German (M.Carroux), but the Publishing house thought it necessary to "modernize" Tolkien. The new translation is disastrous!! Not only does it ruin the special atmosphere of Middle Earth when the hobbits speak a modern slang (eg Sam calling Frodo "Chef") but often the translator just tried to be "original" and different from the old translation. (eg "his voice was like music" = "seine Stimme klang wie ein Orchester" and other such nonsense.

The worst is, that in the bookshops you find now practically only the new translation, so any new readers of Tolkien are bound to buy this. My sons have also got it (as a gift) and I just hope that some day, when their knowledge of English has improved, they will come back to Tolkien and read the original!