tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jun 16 00:41:10 1995
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Re: Beowulf
- From: "Lawrence M. Schoen" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Beowulf
- Date: Fri, 16 Jun 1995 03:41:10 -0400
> I've been reading this group for a while now and I though it was about
> time to contribute something. I dont know if anyone here has studied
> Old English poetry so I sat down and translated the first twenty lines
> of Beowulf (ghItlh Beyowulve) as a challange for myself. Comments
> please, I do not think the grammar is entirely without improvement. If
> there is any interest in the rest of the poem I have a total of 3182
> lines to translate. I hope the gist of it will be understood without a
> translation into modern English.
This seems like a fine challenge and a very appropriate thing to translate into
Klingon. Epic tales, legends of heroes, what could be more Klingon? And best
of all, Beowulf is in the public domain!
I encourage you to push your way through the remaining 3182 lines. Upload
sections (as you finish them) to our FTP site and send mail to the list
indicating that you have done so. This will in all likelihood provide continual
editorial commentary on your efforts.
Lawrence
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