Re: [LoGH] German Name Research Notes
Rosalind L. (rosalind24@rocketmail.com)
Mon, 25 Sep 2000 15:16:19 -0700 (PDT)
Wasn't it suppose to be "The Wolf that's as fast as
Wind"???????
--- $B%9%:%-%f%_(J wrote:
> I believe that Mittermyer's nickname is "Gale Wolf"
> ,
> not "Beowolf".
> He was called Gale Wolf for his agility.
> "Beowolf" is his shipname.
>
> Rikako
>
> ----------
> >From: "Lance Gemmell"
> >To:
> >Subject: Re: [LoGH] German Name Research Notes
> >Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 06:39:27 -0700
> >
>
> > I am not sure. Well I might be completely
> wrong, but earlier in the
> > series Mittermeyer was nic named the "Gale wolf"
> or in some cases Beowolf.
> > The translators might have been makeing an mistake
> from the begining and
> > mistook the nic name for the name of the ship or
> vice versa and not bothered
> > to recheck their work. You know, "ok I have
> translated the ships name" then
> > just suplement the name in all the instances they
> beleave the the ships name
> > comes up. Thanks for finding the correction
> though. Werewolf, that is kind
> > of a cool intimidating name for a ship.
> >
> > I just wanted to thank everyone on the list that
> has helped promote this
> > series. I think you are all doind a great job.
> >
> > Lance Gemmell
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: xerxes@pacific.net.hk
>
> > To: logh@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
>
> > Date: Sunday, September 24, 2000 11:16 AM
> > Subject: Re: [LoGH] German Name Research Notes
> >
> >
> >>At 07:13 AM 2000/9/19 -0700, you wrote:
> >>
> >>>I don't know if anyone's particularly interested
> but here are the notes
> > for
> >>>the German LoGH Name Research.
> >>>
> >>>Any contributions or opinions are welcomed. I
> think the Free Planets
> >>>Alliance should be the next research task.
> >>
> >>[deleted]
> >>
> >>>Beowulf
> >>
> >>If this refers to Mittermeyer's flagship, you have
> been misled by the
> >>transliteration
> >>mistake made in the animation. In the novel,
> Mittermeyer's flagship is
> >>meant to be
> >>called "Waerewolf", which is German for werewolf.
> (I am not sure about the
> >>spelling. Check with somebody who speaks German.)
>
>>_____________________________________________________________________
> >>
> >>Xerxes J.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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Rosalind L.
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