Lament from the Sea, New Method! f2r

[ThomasCoon]

Stellar has said he is finding Druids, Celts and Britain, and I have to agree.

Bunny

Hi Bunny. It is an interesting idea. But you are also proposing Latin translations, and while the words you bring up are Latin, the grammar does not fit. Here's what you proposed:

Merlin(*) qui non malum olor haec eneco K. nec ales Merlin

Merlin did not this (he/she) evil swan slay.   K. and not winged Merlin
                                          or
Merlin did not.  This (he/she) evil swan slay K. and not winged Merlin (cometh)

Here are the issues:

• "malum" (neuter) and "olor" (masculine) are not the same gender but need to be.
  
• "olor" (nominative) is probably the wrong case (accusative seems to be needed here)
  
• "haec" does not seem to fit anywhere. It can't be the subject because it doesn't match the verb, and it can't modify the swan because it is the wrong gender (feminine).
  
• "eneco" means "I" kill / slay. The "o" on the end means "I" in this case. It can't go with Merlin or the swan, nor stand alone as a command.
  
• "Merlin qui non" would be a very odd standalone sentence
  

I am using this as an example to show that one may genuinely believe the text is Latin, or that one finds Druids and Britain and Celts. But genuine beliefs can be wrong and should be scrutinized.