The Tolkien Translation Game!
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That's correct!
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"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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Haha! Unsay! Amazing.
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Going on so is the best part of this game.Alatar wrote:Oh go on so, I'll post it. Gandalf to Saruman in "The Voice of Saruman".
'What have you to say that you did not say at our last meeting?' he asked. 'Or, perhaps, you have things to unsay?'
I remember Prim finding these Q & A quite fun, the one time she posted a Q.
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I think it's Alatar's turn...
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Indeed.
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"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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A lot of things happened to him, and it didn't seem to be in his speech. I heard he went to the jungle and found many strange things.
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Story of my life!
"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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In that case, it must be from Silmarillion. I don't believe you were mentioned in The Hobbit or LOTR.Voronwë the Faithful wrote:Story of my life!
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"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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Haha
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Its not Voronwë, lest I be accused of not answering the question
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'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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Alatar wrote:Its not Voronwë, lest I be accused of not answering the question
"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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Is it Gandalf speaking about Gollum?
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Nope
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Is it about Bilbo?
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Nope, but it is about a Hobbit.
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Frodo?
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Merry?
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude