Comments on Profile Post by Reudh

Ai-yah...

Well, it proved correct. My grandilioquence was fearsome to behold.

You're the only guy I know that will be more verbose while drunk, haha. Mostly its just a flurry of F-words and C-words.

For those of you reading that don't know what Grandiloquence is, it's "particularly bombastic speech or writing".

Oh, and I only rarely drink anyway.

Sir, my respect for your person just doubled; I know of no one outside of myself who uses "grandilioquence" in common parlance. :D

Tell me, have you a copy of Foyle's Philavery? ^_^

I... I do not. The oldest book in my library I own is a two-hundred year old family bible (I am not religious), but I have always enjoyed older books.

I must look up Foyle's Philavery.

(Incidentally, my current favourite book is "The Screwtape Letters", by CS Lewis. Very funny and dark for a CS Lewis book.)

I have looked up Foyle's Philavery and it sounds like a book I'd very much enjoy. :D

Ah yes, gotta love me a bit of Lewis, particularly Screwtape, the Space trilogy and The Abolition of Man. Actually, I like all his works, but those three (along with Letters to Children) hold a special place for me. :)

[Srsly, if you haven't read TAoM go do so! It's a short book, almost a paper, and I feel it might be up your ally. ;)]

I slogged through the Silmarillion yesterday, and felt very pleased with myself.
Then I tried reading Beowulf in the original Old English (I've got rudimentary-to-competent Old English)...

Hwæt. We Gardena in geardagum,
þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon,
hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon.

My old english was enough to say "What! We Danish of times past, something something something, who the nobles did boldly."

My translation was a bit off. Here's the literal translation.

What. We of the Spear-Danes in old days
of the people-kings, power heard,
how the princes brave deeds did.

Lol, nice effort though! Have you come across Tolkien's translation of Gawain and the Green Knight? It and his paper on the story are truly _fantastic_ reads. :)

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Done and done, deary. ;)

I have heard of it, but have not read it. :P

Tolkien's a brilliant writer. I want to find a copy of some of his other non-Arda texts, like that one... I can't remember the name. *googles*

Ah, Leaf by Niggle.

Ah yes, Leaf by Niggle, one of my all-time favourite books--up there with A Christmas Carol, The Silver Chair, P&P, and the Bible.