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Just use English, in quotes, like any dialogue. When we write about medieval fantasy, the narrator is always translating ancient languages to English for the reader. It is understood, whether you ...
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#4: Attribution notice removed
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2019-12-19T22:13:48Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added
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2019-12-08T12:05:03Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
Just use English, in quotes, like any dialogue. When we write about medieval fantasy, the narrator is **always** translating ancient languages to English for the reader. It is understood, whether you are writing for Hobbits or writing for sparrows or writing for medieval humans, that you are translating their communications system into modern English for the reader. Actual medieval speech as spoken would be unintelligible to us; even the writing from two hundred years ago is difficult to read.
#1: Imported from external source
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2019-06-03T20:01:20Z (over 5 years ago)
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