When Solas tells the Wisdom Spirit “Ir Abelas”, it responds with “Tel'Abelas.” Maybe it was saying “ not be sorry.” There’s an example of “Tel'Abelas being used in the game, after freeing Solas’s friend Wisdom. It wouldn’t really mean anything by itself. In that case, “Tel'Abelas” would basically just be an acknowledgment that there was an apology. Sort of like when people say “how are you?” and you just reply “fine” as a default. u/kittymaverick pointed out to me that “Tel'Abelas” could just be the default response to “Ir Abelas”. Given the nature of the Elven language, she could mean both things at the same time. Lavellan could be saying “You’re not sorry (for lying to me)” or “I’m not sorry (for calling you a liar)”. Tel'Abelas is a very interesting phrase in this context, and I think there are several ways we could interpret it. “Tel'Abelas” literally means “Not - sorrow/sorry”. “Ir abelas” literally means “I’m - sorrow/sorry”. So the best figurative translation of “ma lasa banal'ghilana” would probably be “you misled me”.Īltogether I think the intent is to say “ You lied to me!… You misled me!” Since “not-guide” doesn’t really make sense, then “banal'ghilana” probably means something like “misguide” or “mislead”. The intent is “You lied to me!” or “You tricked me!”Įdited: A literal translation of “Ma lasa banal'ghilana” would be something like “you - give - nothing/not/no - guide”. The dialogue wheel for this option is “You lied to me!” which is pretty much the intent of the elven.Ī literal translation of “ma harel lasa” would be “you - trick/deceive - give”. Solas: What would you have had me say? That I was the great adversary in your people’s mythology? Lavellan is saying “ Guide me, Heart.” (Enlighten me. Solas: Then you would carry the same burden I do. In Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, the ring-inscription appears similarly to its description in Tolkien's works.DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN’T PLAYED TRESPASSER YET. The ring-inscription appearing to Isildur (top), Frodo (middle), and as the ring is destroyed in Mount Doom in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy When Gandalf subsequently heated the ring that Bilbo had found and passed on to Frodo, the inscription appeared, leaving him in no doubt that it was the One Ring. When Isildur had cut the Ring from Sauron's hand, it was burning hot, and so Isildur was able to transcribe the inscription before it faded. Gandalf first learned of the Ring-inscription when he read the account that Isildur had written before marching north to his death and the loss of the Ring. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. ![]() Note: some recent editions of The Fellowship of the Ring accidentally omit the first two clauses of this phrase from Chapter 2. ![]() ![]() One Ring to rule them all, One ring to find them One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. Spoken out loud the words sound as follows:Īsh nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk, agh burzum-ishi krimpatul The inscription uses the Fëanorian characters (Tengwar) because all forms of writing Tolkien describes at that time were invented by the Elves. These words, in the Black Speech of Mordor, sound sufficiently evil that during the Council of Elrond, the Elves present stopped their ears upon hearing the inscription spoken in that tongue. A transliteration appears in Book II, Chapter 2, " The Council of Elrond", where the inscription is read by Gandalf ( listen to the inscription). A drawing of the Inscription appears in Book I, Chapter 2 of The Fellowship of the Ring, " The Shadow of the Past". Normally, the One Ring appeared perfectly plain and featureless, but when heated in a fire the inscription appeared in fiery letters inside and outside the Ring. The Ring-inscription was a Black Speech inscription in Tengwar script upon the One Ring, symbolizing the Ring's power to control the other Rings of Power. " Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk, agh burzum-ishi krimpatul" - The transliterated inscription upon the One Ring, in the Black Speech of Mordor
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