Dominus Anulorum: LOTR in Latin!
Jan. 14th, 2010 03:22 pmFrom The One Ring:
What I did today to make the world a better place: I took the hamper we'd stuffed with plastic bags to the grocery store to drop the bags in the recycling bin.
Hi everyone my name's Mike. I've been a long time Tolkien fan and TORN visitor. I used to go by Smeagol7 in Barliman's ages ago. Anyways, I've decided to embark on a project that will last me the rest of my life more than likely. After taking two years of Latin, I decided that with no official Latin translation of LOTR around (and one what seems to be abandoned attempt by someone else: http://www.eldalie.ch/~earendilyon/), I decided to do it myself. I'm asking all Tolkien fans who are knowledgable with their Latin and know the language quite well on TORN if they could provide criticism and feedback of my translation (in English please!). My project site can be found here:Here's his translation of the famous Ring poem, just to give you a taste:
http://dominus-anulorum.blogspot.com.
Thanks and any help is appreciated!
Mike
Tres Anuli sub caelo Regibus Elvenibus,
Septem in suis atriumis factis lapidis Dominis Dwarvenibus,
Novem condemnatis mori Viris Mortalibus,
Unus Anulus Domino Tenebricoso in suo sede tenebricosa
In Terra Mordoris ubi Umbrae iacent.
Unus Anulus eos omnes regere, Unus Anulus eos omnes invenire,
Unus Anulus eos omnes conferre et eos in tenebris vincire
In Terra Mordoris ubi Umbrae iacent.
What I did today to make the world a better place: I took the hamper we'd stuffed with plastic bags to the grocery store to drop the bags in the recycling bin.