The Tolkien Translation Game!
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Voronwë the Faithful
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So what is the explanation, then?
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Anticipation?Voronwë the Faithful wrote:So what is the explanation, then?
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"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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NOW, the excuse is that I’m at cape may for the weekend. I’ll do it when I get back. In the meantime, here’s the sunrise:
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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You mean you don't have enough of a book memorized that you can think of a quote and run it through several languages in your head?
Pretty sunrise.
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It's like she's not even trying 
The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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I’m trying, I’m trying. I mean I have My kindle and a phone.
Quote:
Meeting you in bliss now heals my heart.
Quote:
Meeting you in bliss now heals my heart.
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Would this be Aragorn to Éowyn after her engagement to Faramir was announced?
It heals my heart to see thee now in bliss.
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Dammit. Yes.
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New quote:
I don't have the time or tools to properly fill the companion or build the mound. Cairn we build.
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I would guess that would be Legolas, talking to Aragorn and Gimli about Boromir:
‘We have not the time or the tools to bury our comrade fitly, or to raise a mound over him. A cairn we might build.’
‘We have not the time or the tools to bury our comrade fitly, or to raise a mound over him. A cairn we might build.’
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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There is a locked door and a closed window in your mind, behind which is a dark room
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Do we need a hint?
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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The first hint is that the quote barely changed.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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No. It was spoken to someone shorter than Théoden.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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To someone older than Frodo.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Bilbo, or maybe Gollum?
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