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minus-squaregnutrino@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 days agoJust checked my copy of the book and it’s October there too. It also starts by saying that Bilbo and Frodo’s birthday is 22nd September so it’s not a one off.
minus-squareArmand1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 days agoI stand corrected. Not sure where I got the impression then. False memories.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·5 days agoIIRC in the appendices he translated the names of months, days, etc. into a bunch of different languages. That may be what you’re remembering
minus-squareCitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·5 days agoYeah, people who nitpick about that tend to ignore that all of Lord of the Rings is supposed to be a translation.
Just checked my copy of the book and it’s October there too. It also starts by saying that Bilbo and Frodo’s birthday is 22nd September so it’s not a one off.
I stand corrected. Not sure where I got the impression then. False memories.
IIRC in the appendices he translated the names of months, days, etc. into a bunch of different languages. That may be what you’re remembering
Yeah, people who nitpick about that tend to ignore that all of Lord of the Rings is supposed to be a translation.