JRR Tolkien translation of Beowulf to be published after 90-year wait
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| | | Great--I can't wait. | Mar 21, 2014 |
Tolkien--a wonderful linguist and writer. I read Beawulf only in the original, and very few people know Old English to such a degree that they can fully enjoy it. I only studied it for two semesters, so the text still seems slightly hard to read, and you have to check things all the time.
| | | | | Would love to learn Old English. | Mar 22, 2014 |
Now, all I have to do is make about 10 million bucks as a translator in the next 6 months. Then I can retire and study languages. I'm starting with Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and Old English.
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JaneTranslates wrote:
Now, all I have to do is make about 10 million bucks as a translator in the next 6 months.
Good luck with that. You might want to start with something like the Voynich manuscript...
| | | | | Love Old English | Mar 22, 2014 |
JaneTranslates wrote:
Now, all I have to do is make about 10 million bucks as a translator in the next 6 months. Then I can retire and study languages. I'm starting with Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and Old English. As to the
Yes, I love Old English--I wish I knew it better.
As to the Voynich Manuscript--it may not be in Old English, after all. Is there any consensus which language it is? I thought most of the linguists were considering some Romance languages, or a Romance language based cryptography
[Edited at 2014-03-22 10:51 GMT]
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LilianBNekipelo wrote: JaneTranslates wrote:
Now, all I have to do is make about 10 million bucks as a translator in the next 6 months. Then I can retire and study languages. I'm starting with Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and Old English. As to the Yes, I love Old English--I wish I knew it better. As to the Voynich Manuscript--it may not be in Old English, after all. Is there any consensus which language it is? I thought most of the linguists were considering some Romance languages, or a Romance language based cryptography [Edited at 2014-03-22 10:51 GMT]
My comment was regarding making $10,000,000 in six months as a translator. To accomplish such a feat, one would certainly have to translate a pretty impressive body of work (i.e. things that no one else can translate).
The Voynich manuscript is not written in any known language, past or present. There are many theories about its origins, but as of yet no one has provided evidence of having deciphered its text. It has been carbon-dated to the early 15th century with 95% accuracy.
Were someone to successfully translate it, though, I'd imagine they could shop the translation for quite a nice sum of money - maybe not 10 million dollars, but it would be a nice step in that direction.
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