My jaw is tentatively on the floor? (Melkor)

Jun 17, 2014 23:05

If I understand correctly (based upon the really inadequate in-browser translations and my limited grasp of the orthography), a Russian entity at some point in the recent past--or possibly present--made a musical of the Russian fanfic The Black Book of Arda?
Just linking to my tumblr thing for simplicity's sake.I have been cursing loudly in my ( Read more... )

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huinare June 18 2014, 17:41:47 UTC
Thanks, I think at this point an actual translation of the stuff would be more what I'm looking for. I've poked around in Russian fandom enough to start recognizing some Cyrillic characters, enough to grasp when Tolkienish names are being used (I saw one that evidently said Gorthaur also!)

Did you learn to read Cyrillic somewhere, or just start studying it yourself? It seems a useful thing to know and I keep meaning to learn more about it.

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huinare June 18 2014, 19:33:47 UTC
But I do sort of collect languages and alphabets/writing systems just because I think they're neat. :)

They are! I had considered majoring in linguistics at one point. And not just neat, but potentially useful, e.g. your library story.

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huinare June 18 2014, 18:30:52 UTC
Are you referring to the bit at ~4:22 here? Or if something else, link please? =D It's incredibly goofy, and also he looks totally wrong, but I'm having the proverbial "Feelings" about this.

But I am also jealous because now I want to be in a musical opera based on Tolkien. That would be awesome.

YES IT WOULD. One of my more indulgent daydreams is of being in the LotR musical.
*stands in the most acoustically favorable part of the house and belts this out*

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huinare June 18 2014, 18:53:33 UTC
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ANGST AND BOMBAST PERFECT.

Huinish!Curumo: Fashion police, stat...

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