In this second part of our series on translating Tolkien, Hannah and Zoe talk about some of the stories around translating the Lord of the Rings trilogy into different real-world languages. We also discuss copyright law around translations, fanfiction, derivative works, and the performance arts (specifically, circus).

Music Credits (via Free Music Archive):

Intro/Outro - ‘Bagopolier Freylekhs’ by Alicia Svigals/Lauren Brody Klezmer Mash