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The Hobbit takes a Welsh twist at Morriston Library
Adam Pearce will be talking about how he translated JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit into Welsh for the first time at two events – one in Welsh, the other in English at 1pm and 2pm, respectively.
Translated as Yr Hobyd, The Hobbit tells of the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Middle Earth, dragons, treasure and a ring of gold and Adam Pearce brings it all to life through the medium of Welsh.
To go along to the event on Saturday, you must book free tickets by calling 01792 516770 or by emailing [email protected]
Elliott King, Swansea Council’s Cabinet Member for Culture and Equalities, said: “Any fan of a book that was already legendary before the amazing films brought it to an even wider audience, will want to find out more about how Adam translated The Hobbit into Welsh.
“The Hobbit has already been translated into many languages, from Dutch and Latin to Esperanto and Faroese, but never into Welsh. So to have Adam at one of our libraries discussing how and why he did it, is quite a coup.”
AdvertisementAdam has previously translated H.G. Wells into Welsh and works by T. Gwynn Jones and Daniel Owen from Welsh into English.
His translation of The Hobbit has been prepared in accordance with J.R.R. Tolkien’s own instructions for translators of his work and officially licenced by the Tolkien Estate.
Included are J.R.R. Tolkien’s original illustrations and new Welsh versions of the two maps featured in the original novel.
(Lead image: Swansea Council)
Advertisement#books #Morriston #MorristonLibrary #SwanseaCouncil #WelshLanguage
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#Nemetext is the most up-to-date part of my website!
#Nemetext IS THE up-to-date part of my website...
Anyway, playing tonight with The Hat And The Fiddle!
jamienemeth.co.uk
#Gig #Music #LiveMusic #Morriston #Swansea #Wales #Violin #Fiddle #TheHatAndTheFiddle #Teletext
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#Nemetext is the most up-to-date part of my website!
#Nemetext IS THE up-to-date part of my website...
Anyway, playing tonight with The Hat And The Fiddle!
jamienemeth.co.uk
#Gig #Music #LiveMusic #Morriston #Swansea #Wales #Violin #Fiddle #TheHatAndTheFiddle #Teletext
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In 1970 Swansea Council gardeners planted 200 Scots pine saplings in 11 areas of the #Kilvey Hill copper tips.The areas were heavily toxic, but Scots p.were thought to have a good chance of survival as they were traditionally planted on Welsh coal waste.The saplings were probably raised in the 'Gasworks Nursery' in #Morriston being the main tree nursery for the #LowerSwanseaValleyProject of the 1960s. This is one of about fifty surviving Gasworks Pines on the Hill today. #EnvironmentalHistory
