Tom Marvolo Riddle <> I am Lord Voldemort

Jim Flanagan jamesf at alumni.caltech.edu
Wed Dec 13 21:38:19 UTC 2000


No: HPFGUIDX 6822

Someone recently posted how the Voldemort anagram from CoS 
(Tom Marvolo Riddle <> I am Lord Voldemort) is given in the Spanish 
translation:  Tom Sorvolo Ryddle <> Soy Lord Voldemort

Here is an interesting site that gives many HP character names in a 
dozen different translations:

http://www.geocities.com/morgenglanz/hp/hpintern.html

It includes the following "translations" for Tom Marvolo Riddle:

German - Tom Vorlost Riddle
Dutch - Marten Asmodom Vilijn
Norwegian - Tom Venster
Swedish - Tom Gus Malvoro Dolder
French - Tom Elvis Jedusor
Finnish - Tom Lomen Valedro 
Hungarian - Tom Rowle Denem

Disappointingly, it doesn't give "Voldemort" at all. It only 
gives "You Know Who" (Du-weißt-schon-wer, Vous-savez-qui). 
Scaredy-cats!!

Would those with access to the books in different languages mind 
posting the translation of Lord V's name, and how the anagram is 
presented (if at all)?  I'll post the French tonight.

Thanks,
-Jim Flanagan





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