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Title First Gaelic translation of Tolkien's The Hobbit Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet BBC Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 24/04/25 Description The first Scottish Gaelic translation of JRR Tolkien's fantasy adventure The Hobbit has been completed by a professor at the University of Aberdeen. URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y6kyk093eo Persons Moray Watson Title First Gaelic translation of The Hobbit published Media name/outlet University of Aberdeen Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 23/04/25 Description The first (Scottish) Gaelic translation of JRR Tolkien's timeless classic, The Hobbit, has been completed by a University of Aberdeen professor.
Moray Watson, Professor of Gaelic and Translation and a lifelong Tolkien fan, began working on a Gaelic version titled A’ Hobat prior tothe Covid lockdowns.URL https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/24303/ Persons Moray Watson