What do you assign to Orthanc? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Rune Son of Bjarne · 07-22-2007, 04:03 PM

heh I just went to see the latest movie and I was worshiping those subtitles. . .otherwise it would have been very confusing.

Even though the main names are the same as in English some of the lesser charachters (especially their surnames) are different in Danish, but the worst part is the curses and spells. . .only few are the same.

Come to think of it LotR would have been worse had I not read them in English as most names and places has a Danish tranlation. . .only when having read the books in both Danish and English do you realise how brilliant the tranlations really are.

Lalwendë · 07-24-2007, 01:07 PM

Why did they translate the spell names? They're in a kind of cod-Latin so they may as well have left 'em?

Rune Son of Bjarne · 07-24-2007, 02:52 PM

Most of them are exactly the same, but the Cruciatus curse is called the Doloroso curse. I expect there are a few others that has been changed as well.

Durelin · 07-24-2007, 03:28 PM

Finishing the last Harry Potter book. A great read, I *had* to know, but...it's over...

Lhunardawen · 07-29-2007, 02:11 PM

Plants. *groan*

Thinlómien · 08-02-2007, 07:14 AM

I assign the latest HP book because it was both very rewarding&intriguing and at times dull and disappointing (the loose ends etc).

Lhunardawen · 08-05-2007, 04:41 AM

Film adaptations of well-loved (by me) books. I can imagine what happens all by myself, yes, but one just can't help wondering how some scenes would look like on-screen.

The sad part here is that most of the time I end up being disappointed. Sometimes I even find the 'film' I create using my own imagination better.

The worse part is when I'm re-watching that film, and I wonder 'Where's that scene?' and I wait until the end of the film, which is just when I remember that it was something I just made up in my mind after all.

07-24-2007, 01:07 PM	#2
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Why did they translate the spell names? They're in a kind of cod-Latin so they may as well have left 'em? __________________ Gordon's alive!

08-02-2007, 07:14 AM	#6
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	I assign the latest HP book because it was both very rewarding&intriguing and at times dull and disappointing (the loose ends etc). __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

07-24-2007, 03:28 PM	#4
Durelin Estelo dagnir, Melo ring Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,063	Finishing the last Harry Potter book. A great read, I had to know, but...it's over...

07-29-2007, 02:11 PM	#5
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Plants. groan

08-05-2007, 04:41 AM	#7
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Film adaptations of well-loved (by me) books. I can imagine what happens all by myself, yes, but one just can't help wondering how some scenes would look like on-screen. The sad part here is that most of the time I end up being disappointed. Sometimes I even find the 'film' I create using my own imagination better. The worse part is when I'm re-watching that film, and I wonder 'Where's that scene?' and I wait until the end of the film, which is just when I remember that it was something I just made up in my mind after all.