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11-18-2007, 11:45 AM
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A Voice That Gainsayeth
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And the Australian translation... I mean, are you serious? That sounds terribly funny  From dingo - well, I would understand that, but then "Bushman" or "Nuggetberry" (I believe it has something to do with golden nuggets, Aganzir, which is the form in which gold used to be found) and... "Jackeroos of Brumbyland" cannot be really serious, now is it? You made it up, confess!
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11-18-2007, 11:50 AM
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Oh, of course. I should've known that. Thanks, Legate.
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11-18-2007, 05:37 PM
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11-19-2007, 01:22 AM
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11-19-2007, 05:50 AM
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Wisest of the Noldor
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Thankyou!
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11-20-2007, 10:12 AM
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But still, I think it's interesting to see how these Old English names can pass as Modern German names so seamlessly. |
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11-20-2007, 11:20 PM
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For that matter, the German-translated names you listed, Macalaure, didn't sound "alien" to me in the way that the Finnish or Czech ones did (me being a native English speaker).
I agree with you that Kankra is just wrong. The translator must have been trying to copy the way Tolkien came up with Shelob, which is simply "she" + "lob" (dialect word for a spider). |
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