The Tolkien Translation Game!

[Voronwë the Faithful]

The word "West" itself is not in the quote (at least not as the complete word). The quote is the second sentence of the speaker's two-sentence statement. The meaning is not changed, but the words are switched around.

[Jude]

Was it spoken by Tuor?

[Voronwë the Faithful]

No, but it was spoken by an ancestor of Tuor's!

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Here is the quote again so that it is on this page:

We believe that our hearts are facing west and that we will find light there.

[Jude]

Spoken by Hador?

[Voronwë the Faithful]

No, and NOT spoken by an ancestor of Hador, but spoken by a Man who lived earlier than Hador.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Do we need another hint? When I said it was said by an ancestor of Tuor's, it was through Tuor's mother, not his father.

[Jude]

Bëor the Old?

I’m just guessing until I narrow it down…

[Voronwë the Faithful]

You have successfully narrowed it down!

[Jude]

Good old Bëor, always ready with an apt quote:

Westwards our hearts have been turned, and we believe that there we shall find light.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

That's it!

[Jude]

The original has a "said so-and-so" in the middle of it:

Maybe, but not mine.

[Inanna]

That’s vague….

Is it talking about a thing or thought?

[Jude]

Hmm, that's hard to answer.

The phrase that got translated as "mine" is what an AI might make of the original phrase, but it's misleading.

[Inanna]

Ah…

Hmm…

Tricksy one.

[Inanna]

From LOTR?

[Jude]

No, The Silmarillion.

[Jude]

Another hint: this conversation brought up a discussion in the News from Bree thread a while back, because the speaker is a bit controversial.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Another hint: this conversation brought up a discussion in the News from Bree thread a while back, because the speaker is a bit controversial.

Well, I think that gives it away for me, but I am hoping someone else will respond.