The Tolkien Translation Game!
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Is it when they first start travelling with Sméagol and he asks: ‘What is it they eats? Have they nice fisshes?’
"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.
If it helps, fish are mentioned, but only tangentially. The quote is not about fish - the focus is on something else.
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If it helps, fish are mentioned, but only tangentially. The quote is not about fish - the focus is on something else.
Edit: here's the quote again, for the new page:
Good fish cakes of salt and just as good.
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Is it Frodo to Gollum about not having fish to eat?
'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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No, Frodo is not the speaker.
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Gollum is the speaker?
"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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That is correct.
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Gollum to Sméagol: "Let’s be good, good as fish, sweet one, but to ourselfs."
"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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That's the one!
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Here's the new one.
We never give up on friendship.
We never give up on friendship.
"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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Any questions?
"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 addressed to a hobbit?
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No hobbits to be found at this time.
"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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Spoken in the Third Age?
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No.
"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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Second age?
'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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Or relating to Túrin and Beleg?
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Not Second Age and not relating to Túrin and/or Beleg.
"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 referring to a friendship between two different races?
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No, Friendship within one race.
"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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Still can't recognize the quote.
Were the characters in question expected to give up on friendship, hence the quote saying they wouldn't?
Were the characters in question expected to give up on friendship, hence the quote saying they wouldn't?