Re: Bilbo
| From: | Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, June 5, 2001, 16:48 |
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En réponse à Fabian <lajzar@...>:
>
> That Hobbits name is actually 'Bilba'. Tolkein translated it into
> English
> 'Bilbo', as otherwise, the ending would suggest to English speakers that
> the
> character was female. Strange the things that require translation
> sometimes.
>
Strangely enough, in the French version of LotR, the two Hobbits are
respectively called "Bilbon" and "Frodon".
Christophe.
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