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−	'''Åke Joel Ohlmarks''' ([[1911]]-[[1984]]) was a Swedish author, translator and historian of religion. He translated nine of Tolkien's works into Swedish and ~~published~~ the first biography on Tolkien in the world.	+	'''Åke Joel Ohlmarks''' ([[1911]]-[[1984]]) was a Swedish author, translator and historian of religion. He translated nine of Tolkien's works into Swedish and credited himself with publishing the first biography on Tolkien in the world.

	==Ohlmarks and Tolkien==		==Ohlmarks and Tolkien==
−	Ohlmarks' translation of ''The Lord of the Rings'' (''Sagan om ringen'', ''Sagan om de två tornen'' and ''Sagan om konungens återkomst'') was considered very bad by Tolkien, who expressed a strong dislike in Letters [[Letter 228\|228]] and [[Letter 229\|229]]. Because of his experience with the Swedish and [[Max Schuchart\|Dutch translations]], Tolkien even wrote ''[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings]]'' to prevent further wrongdoing in translations.<ref>{{HM\|RC}}, pp. 750-1</ref>	+	Ohlmarks' translation of ''The Lord of the Rings'' (''Sagan om ringen'', ''Sagan om de två tornen'' and ''Sagan om konungens återkomst'', collectively known as ''[[Härskarringen]]'') was considered very bad by Tolkien, who expressed a strong dislike in Letters [[Letter 228\|228]] and [[Letter 229\|229]]. Because of his experience with the Swedish and [[Max Schuchart\|Dutch translations]], Tolkien even wrote ''[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings]]'' to prevent further wrongdoing in translations.<ref>{{HM\|RC}}, pp. 750-1</ref>

	Several authors have claimed that Ohlmarks' translation incorporated badly translated names, injection of adjectives and adverbs, and an archaic and poetic style not found in the original work. Above all else, it has been pointed out that there are many errors based on insufficient knowledge of English.<ref>{{webcite\|author=Martin Andersson\|articleurl=http://sswftapa.blogspot.com/2007/01/lord-of-errors-or-who-really-killed.html\|articlename=Lord of the Errors or, Who Really Killed the Witch-King?\|dated=22 January 2007\|website=[http://sswftapa.blogspot.com/ Sword & Sorcery and Weird Fiction Terminus amateur press association]\|accessed=1 January 2012}}</ref><ref name=Beregond>[[Anders Stenström\|Beregond, Anders Stenström]], "Tolkien in Swedish Translation: from ''Hompen'' to ''Ringarnas herre''", in ''[[Translating Tolkien: Text and Film]]'' (ed. [[Thomas M. Honegger]]), pp. 115-124</ref><ref>Ingvar Svensson, ''[[Tolkiens Midgård\|Tolkiens Midgård: en uppslagsbok]]'', p. 4</ref>		Several authors have claimed that Ohlmarks' translation incorporated badly translated names, injection of adjectives and adverbs, and an archaic and poetic style not found in the original work. Above all else, it has been pointed out that there are many errors based on insufficient knowledge of English.<ref>{{webcite\|author=Martin Andersson\|articleurl=http://sswftapa.blogspot.com/2007/01/lord-of-errors-or-who-really-killed.html\|articlename=Lord of the Errors or, Who Really Killed the Witch-King?\|dated=22 January 2007\|website=[http://sswftapa.blogspot.com/ Sword & Sorcery and Weird Fiction Terminus amateur press association]\|accessed=1 January 2012}}</ref><ref name=Beregond>[[Anders Stenström\|Beregond, Anders Stenström]], "Tolkien in Swedish Translation: from ''Hompen'' to ''Ringarnas herre''", in ''[[Translating Tolkien: Text and Film]]'' (ed. [[Thomas M. Honegger]]), pp. 115-124</ref><ref>Ingvar Svensson, ''[[Tolkiens Midgård\|Tolkiens Midgård: en uppslagsbok]]'', p. 4</ref>
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	===Translations===		===Translations===
−	* [[1959]]: ''Sagan om ringen'' (''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'')	+	* ''[[Härskarringen]]'' (''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'')
−	* [[1960]]: ''Sagan om de två tornen'' (''[[The Two Towers]]'')	+	** [[1959]]: ''Sagan om ringen'' (''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'')
−	* [[1961]]: ''Sagan om konungens återkomst'' (''[[The Return of the King]]'')	+	** [[1960]]: ''Sagan om de två tornen'' (''[[The Two Towers]]'')
		+	** [[1961]]: ''Sagan om konungens återkomst'' (''[[The Return of the King]]'')
	* [[1961]]: ''Gillis Bonde från Ham'' (''[[Farmer Giles of Ham]]'')		* [[1961]]: ''Gillis Bonde från Ham'' (''[[Farmer Giles of Ham]]'')
	* [[1971]]: ''Ringens värld'' (''[[The Lord of the Rings Appendices\|The Appendices]]'')		* [[1971]]: ''Ringens värld'' (''[[The Lord of the Rings Appendices\|The Appendices]]'')

Tolkien Gateway - Changes related to "Letter 204" [en]

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