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Lord Ye loves dragons

Attribution

Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2026. Reviewed for language by Valerie.

Notes

First posted on VL on 2026-04-29. Review thread: VL.

This is one version of the story. The original is from Xinxu, a compilation of historical stories by Lui Xiang around 24 BCE. See Xinxu 新序.

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Alternative versions: Mandarin, Mandarin (pinyin).

No. Quenya Tengwar Means
1 Heru Yé nilë angulóci     Lord Ye's Love of Dragons
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3 Andanéya, engë atan estaina Heru Yé i eccannë annilë angulóci.             Once upon a time, there was a man named Lord Ye who claimed to love dragons very much.
4 Angulóc' emmar enger quilini hamperyassen, sarinë yulmaryassë, embainë rambaryassen.             Pictures of dragons were embroidered on his clothes, carved on his cup, and painted on his walls.
5 Nanwa angulócë Erumandë sintë i Heru Yé annillë angulóci, saro nunyes mardyanna.               An actual dragon in heaven knew that Lord Ye loved dragons very much, so it descended to his house.
6 I angulócë tirnë ter i lattin ar nirnë pimperya mina i solma.              The dragon looked through the window and pushed its tail into the hall.
7 Mal Heru Yéva anta ninquintanë þossenen o nanwa angulócë. Hórunces.             But Lord Ye's face turned pale out of fear for the real dragon. He fled away.
8 Nemë i Heru Yé uinë naitië nilë angulóci holmo.           Apparently, Lord Ye didn't actually love dragons with sincerity.
9 Tai nilles rië náner nati yai veältaner angulóci.          What he loved were just things that looked like dragons.

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