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Lord of the Rings

Discussion in 'Booktalk' started by Sniper, Apr 12, 2001.

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  1. DragonSlayer21 Guest

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    As I come from Norway some of the names of the chr are not familiar to me.
    Maybe someone could give me the names and a short description so I'd know who you were talking about.

    I got these covered: Gandalv, Gimli, Aragorn, Legolas, Boromir.

    But I don't know If the names of the Hobbit's are correct.
     
    DragonSlayer21, Apr 28, 2001
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    [​IMG] I first read LOTR & The Hobbit when I was in my twenties - I am a LOT older now! I read them again about once a year, so I reckon I have read them about 30-40 times.
    Fav good character: Gandalf
    Fav baddie: Gollum
    Fav bit of action: The stabbing of Frodo with the Nazgul dagger and the race to Rivendell to save him. 2nd fav: Killing the Nazgul king.
    :)
     
    Fljotsdale, Apr 29, 2001
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    Hobbit names for our Norwegian friend:

    Frodo - Bilbo Baggins' nephew (the Ringbearer)

    Samwise - Frodo's servant & friend

    Merry (Meriadoc Brandybuck)& Pippin (Peregrine Took) - Frodo's best friends, who go on the journey with him

    What are their names in the Norwegian version of LOTR?
     
    Fljotsdale, Apr 29, 2001
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    From memory it's only the surname of the Hobbits that have been changed in Norwegian?

    Bilbo, Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin first names are all the same I think. Some of the more minor characters have probably been translated, but I can't remember now. Haven't read it in Norwegian for about 10 years.

    Sorry, just remembered - Merry = Munti (?) or something like that, at least in the version I read. I think this was done to keep the "Happy" connotation in the name when translated.

    Hey Dragonslayer, I would recommend reading it in English, not Norwegian. Better to read the original Has a better feel to it if you know what I mean. Alwasy dodgy when it comes to translating Poems and Songs for example.

    Whatever you do though, read it many times. :)
     
    Viking, Apr 30, 2001
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