Pleased to meet you, Frodo... Reppuli?

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Originally Posted by Thinlómien

Oj, nu är du säkert jättearg - förlåt mig!

Närå, jag kan aldrig bli arg på dig. Ärligt talat är jag inte mycket till patriot heller...

But what do you think of the Swedish translation, by the way? Because I have heard it's bad and those examples didn't really convince me to think otherwise...

I know it has been criticized for a long time and quite recently LotR has also been re-translated to more accurately follow the original, both in language and names (Frodo Bagger is now Frodo Säcker fex.) The old translator, Åke Ohlmarks, did take too many liberties, not only with the names but also at times quite radically altering the text as he saw fit. The thing is, while this in principle is annoying, I must admit that I quite like his translation, even some of his alterations, as they often have a certain charm. This is probably because I first read his version of it though. I haven't read the new translation.