The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum - View Single Post - Uderzo of the Downs, or, Asterix meets Middle-earth

Bêthberry · 01-23-2007, 12:01 PM

Tolkien once complained about his translators, that they just couldn't get the names right. A similar problem exists in the Asterix comicbook, which has been translated into about a gazillion languages, with the intent to maintain the humourous puns in the names. This results in several characters having different names in different languages. (She who I know as Panacea is Falbala to Estelyn.)

So, well, what would we Barrow Downers become if we journied to that little Gaulish village?

Now, it is just too obvious to make Rune into Runix and Boromir88 into Borix. Any good ones for them? (Well, Rune could be Marx. hee hee) Here's some other suggestions to start you off:

Fordim: Canonix or Mastix

Mister Underhill: Flix

Hookbill: Syndix

Estelyn: Patientia

piosenniel: Medicinia

Child: Historia

Nogrod: Philosophix

Squatter: Slapstix or Doubleclix

davem: gnostix

Lalwende: Woodbinia

Mithalwen: Furiosa

SaucepanMan: Yardstix

Macalaure: Heimlix

me? I'm obviously Rpgina.

C'mon; there's lots of Downers out there who need a passport to that other celtic country.

01-23-2007, 12:01 PM	#1
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 5,989	Uderzo of the Downs, or, Asterix meets Middle-earth Tolkien once complained about his translators, that they just couldn't get the names right. A similar problem exists in the Asterix comicbook, which has been translated into about a gazillion languages, with the intent to maintain the humourous puns in the names. This results in several characters having different names in different languages. (She who I know as Panacea is Falbala to Estelyn.) So, well, what would we Barrow Downers become if we journied to that little Gaulish village? Now, it is just too obvious to make Rune into Runix and Boromir88 into Borix. Any good ones for them? (Well, Rune could be Marx. hee hee) Here's some other suggestions to start you off: Fordim: Canonix or Mastix Mister Underhill: Flix Hookbill: Syndix Estelyn: Patientia piosenniel: Medicinia Child: Historia Nogrod: Philosophix Squatter: Slapstix or Doubleclix davem: gnostix Lalwende: Woodbinia Mithalwen: Furiosa SaucepanMan: Yardstix Macalaure: Heimlix me? I'm obviously Rpgina. C'mon; there's lots of Downers out there who need a passport to that other celtic country. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.