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@ 2002-02-12 16:39 Michael Baldwin
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From: Michael Baldwin @ 2002-02-12 16:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
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actually, bilbo did not translate it. he wrote it.

On Thursday, February 7, 2002, at 06:55 , joelcsalomon@excite.com wrote:

> rosh spark@yahoo.com (Roshan James) wrote in message 
> news:<004c01c19c51$44a48040$17ba09ca@rosh>...
>> All that is gold does not glitter,
>>     Not all those who wander are lost;
>> The old that is strong does not wither,
>>     Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
>> From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
>>    A light from the shadow shall spring;
>> Renewed shall be a blade that was broken,
>>    The crownless again shall be king.
>> (Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring)
>>
> Actually the poem was translated by Bilbo Baggins from the original 
> (Elvish?)



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