Post by Nahtan on May 26, 2007 13:51:15 GMT
Thanks Mugglenet:
Last one got me thinking, could it be the thing around Harrys neck in the American version of DH?
Swedish Deathly Hallows translation may give clues
Tilden, the Swedish Potter publisher, has revealed on their official website that JK Rowling has provided an alternative DH title to foreign countries: Harry Potter and the Relics of Death. The second title was released by Jo and Bloomsbury because the phrase "Deathly Hallows" is hard to translate without being able to read the novel.
Relics of Death can easily translate to dödsrelikerna, and now many are speculating over exactly what these relics are. Thanks to everyone who e-mailed with this information!
Tilden, the Swedish Potter publisher, has revealed on their official website that JK Rowling has provided an alternative DH title to foreign countries: Harry Potter and the Relics of Death. The second title was released by Jo and Bloomsbury because the phrase "Deathly Hallows" is hard to translate without being able to read the novel.
Relics of Death can easily translate to dödsrelikerna, and now many are speculating over exactly what these relics are. Thanks to everyone who e-mailed with this information!
OH mY GOODNESS! Yay I've been waiting for some foreign titles that were actually decided by Jo! This could mean sooo many things 
Relics are usually from saints right? and saints can also be known as hallows - think All Hallows Eve -the day before All Saints Day
Relics are usually from saints right? and saints can also be known as hallows - think All Hallows Eve -the day before All Saints Daythe results of my search for relics on answers.com... Relics (European mythology) "The preservation of objects, believed to contain virtue because of former associations, is very ancient." then it says some stuff about st. augustine that no one cares about... then it says... "It became the custom to carry relics as a means of protection from evil influences. In 1066 William the Conqueror went into action at Hastings wearing round his neck a string of relics given to him by the Pope. Voices were raised against the cult—Alcuin (735–804), the ecclesiastical adviser of Charlemagne, said that it was better to copy the example of the saints than to treasure their bones—but it continued with unabated vigour throughout the Middle Ages." plus a definition... "Somethi ng that has survived the passage of time, especially an object or custom whose original culture has disappeared" hmmmm.. . something to think about!!
Last one got me thinking, could it be the thing around Harrys neck in the American version of DH?