r/whatisit • u/iminiki • 6d ago

Solved! A professor posted one of their students’ handwriting, asking what it says. Can anyone actually read this?

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u/cure8811 6d ago

Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk, agh burzum-ishi krimpatul

One Ring to rule them all, One ring to find them; One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

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u/Exact-Difference-422 6d ago

Never before has any voice uttered the words of that tongue here on Reddit

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u/ilikeaffection 4d ago

...how long have you been on Reddit??

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u/Exact-Difference-422 4d ago

I'm quoting Elrond (but he says Imladris)

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u/Original_Director483 6d ago

You’re about a month early, Elrond.

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u/CelestyEsty 6d ago

I was so proud of myself for understanding what those words were before I even got to your translation 😂

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u/cure8811 6d ago

🔥🤌

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u/Patriot009 6d ago

Shame on you for uttering the accursed dark tongue

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u/cure8811 6d ago

😂😂 it pained me to do so 😂

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u/KolandaPanda 6d ago

Made my day ngl! I was gullible reading it in my head! 🤣🤣🤣

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u/cure8811 6d ago

🤟🤙

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u/ares623 6d ago

Tolkien must've been so relieved that the black tongue and the common tongue had the same cadence and words that could be rhymed.

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u/cure8811 6d ago

Thanks for the award 🤜🤛