
22 May, 2021
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2021/5/22 4:24:56 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Edited by Ligandil on 2021/5/22 5:20:27
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An Introduction to Old Norse, by E.V. Gordon. Second edition (1957). Tolkien read the proofs and made suggestions/corrections to the text, and is thanked by Gordon in the Preface. Gordon was once Tolkien's student, and later became friends and collaborators, together they published their Sir Gawain and the Green Knight edition in 1925.
I was looking for a textbook on Old Norse, and Urolóke pointed out this one, so thank you!
Plus, this same copy was previously owned by Murray Gell-Mann, 1969 Physics Nobel Prize and father of the quark model
! I absolutely geeked out when I found this copy: Old Norse, Tolkien and Physics combined!
I was looking for a textbook on Old Norse, and Urolóke pointed out this one, so thank you!
Plus, this same copy was previously owned by Murray Gell-Mann, 1969 Physics Nobel Prize and father of the quark model




22 May, 2021
2021/5/22 4:59:56 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2021/5/22 4:59:56 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Since joining this site, it has been a pleasure to see some of these rare and unusual books...

26 May, 2021
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2021/5/26 9:19:11 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Edited by Trotter on 2021/5/26 9:58:46
Edited by Trotter on 2021/5/26 10:03:46
Edited by Trotter on 2021/5/26 10:03:46
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27 May, 2021
2021/5/27 4:31:47 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2021/5/27 4:31:47 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Unbelievable condition!

27 May, 2021
2021/5/27 4:43:43 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
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Entshelm wrote:
Unbelievable condition!
Yeah, I bought it sight unseen and it was classed as "good", so I wasn't sure what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised.

28 May, 2021
2021/5/28 18:41:20 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
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Very interesting! What do they get 'reverse translated' into, going from that language to English??
Side note: I like how translation can SLIGHTLY be different. Example - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in French was "Reliques de la Mort", which translates to "Relics of Death." Because of that, I thought that they were another name/expression for the horcruxes (IE, "Prisoner of Azkaban" is Sirius)
Side note: I like how translation can SLIGHTLY be different. Example - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in French was "Reliques de la Mort", which translates to "Relics of Death." Because of that, I thought that they were another name/expression for the horcruxes (IE, "Prisoner of Azkaban" is Sirius)

28 May, 2021
2021/5/28 18:46:59 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2021/5/28 18:46:59 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Well “saga” can mean fairytale but also saga as in the Icelandic sagas (more epic story). So my translation would be
The saga of the Ring
The saga of the two towers
The saga of the return of the king
Confusingly both “The Felloship of the Ring” and the complete “The Lord of the Rings” are referred to as Sagan om ringen.
The saga of the Ring
The saga of the two towers
The saga of the return of the king
Confusingly both “The Felloship of the Ring” and the complete “The Lord of the Rings” are referred to as Sagan om ringen.