In The Lord of the Rings: The Power Rings, Nori has a best friend, Magsame. In the original English, however, her name is Poppy. Why the change in translation?
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Megan Richards as Magsame Pridefriend (Source: Amazon Prime Video)
- In the German translation, Poppy Magsame became “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”.
- The name change is entirely in keeping with Tolkien’s spirit, who was also working on the German translations of his books at the time.
- Poppy comes from Old English and refers to growing poppies. Magsame means something like poppy seeds.
In The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, we meet numerous new residents of Middle-earth, including Magsame Pridefriend (Megan Richards). In the original English language, however, her name is Poppy Proudfellow. Why was the name changed?
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In fact, the “new” name is due to an old Tolkien tradition. The names that the British cult author gave his characters had etymological backgrounds. He wanted these word origins to be preserved in the translations as well. Thus, Tolkien worked on the first German-language translations of his works.
The name Poppy comes from Old English and refers to the cultivation of poppies, which was practiced from the early 15th century. The German equivalent of the name is Magsame, which means something like “poppy seeds”.
So we can see that Amazon had Tolkien’s spirit in mind when translating the name, which may at first seem a bit odd to some viewers. The name Magsame still exists in some regions of Germany today.
How the journey of Magsame Stolzfreund and the other harfeet continues in the upcoming episodes of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” Season 1, we find out every Friday in the new episodes. A new episode appears in the Amazon Prime Video streaming program every morning at 6 a.m.
| The Lord of the Rings: Evaluating the Rings of Power | |
| Genre | Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
| first airing |
02.09.2022 |
| First broadcast in Germany |
02.09.2022 |
| Homepage | amazon.com |
| More sources | |
| network | Amazon |
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Production |
Amazon Studios, New Line Cinema, Harper Collins Publishers, Tolkien Enterprises |
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