#Thunderbolt Fantasy transcript

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[thedwarrowscholar]

Hi,

I saw that you helped someone in the past with the Dwarvish translation for their tattoo. I'd like to ask for your help. My husband is wanting "My wings are a hurricane" translated but I can find any source at all on the word for wings, and the only thing I can come up for, for hurricane, is 'mighty wind'. Any help you can give would be much appreciated.

Thank you,

Rae

Hi there, Thank you for your patience. A wonderful piece of a quote from the Hobbit indeed (The Hobbit, Ch. 12 "'Inside Information").

“My armor is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!”

Smaug is his signature boastful over-confidence (eventually getting him killed) is what makes him such a perfect villain in my view. Not only is he not your typical 2D fantasy monster, he is a carefully crafted complex character that talks with the aggressive civility of British aristocracy (which bewilders all that hear it by overwhelming greed) and at the same time cannot get enough of far-too-obvious flattery. Almost a shame he dies so quickly in the book and we don't get to hear more of him.... almost. Your requested translation/transcription:

If we have a closer look at the Neo-Khuzdul translation we see: ◉ "agâhê": "my-wings" (agâh = wings / -ê = my) ◉ "tâtîn": (they)-are ◉ "mulumikhbênbagd": hurricane, whirlwind, tornado, gyre (consisting of "mulum" = quick, fast, speedy / "ikhbên" = twirling/whirling (the act of) / "bagd" = wind. So literally "mulumikhbênbagd" means "fast whirling wind"). The majority of these words you can find in the Dictionary on the site, though I believe "hurricane" is currently not listed yet (as it is still in the current draft, to be published later). Ever at your service, The Dwarrow Scholar

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