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    Default Re: I will translate anything into Latin.

    Quote Originally Posted by Tannhaeuser View Post
    Not quite as snappy in Latin, is it? By the way, both "elf" and "dwarf" are cruxes in Latin; neither word has an exact equivalent. The usual gloss of Old English ælf is nympha, a word that is always feminine in meaning as in grammatical gender (when, indeed, ælf is not used to translate dæmon or diabolus). Latin nanus is never used to denote a supernatural being.
    Since Tolkien was referring to populations largely defined by language, you might want to follow the classical manner of referring to the barbarian tribes - "the people who call themselves Eledhrim" and "the people who call themselves Khazad", Romanizing their tribe names as usual.
    Last edited by TheYell; 2013-04-02 at 12:34 AM.